Mariah Carey Kicks Off Christmas: ‘It’s Time’

There are at least two things that we now look forward to every year on November 1. First, we want to know what Heidi Klum and her guests dressed as the prior night at her annual Halloween party. And second, we're looking to see how Mariah Carey announces the end of the Halloween season and the beginning of Christmas.

Mariah came through with a pretty big production this time around. In a pretty elaborate black and white video that channels The Addams Family, Mariah is dressed up, Morticia Addams style, dancing with a guy dressed as Gomez Addams. She then pushes him away and throws a knife at him, missing him.

Then we start to see bits of Christmas color and Mariah wails, "It's time!" And then we hear her singing "Jingle Bells."

Just kidding: she sings her massive Christmas hit, "All I Want For Christmas Is You, as "Gomez" turns into a CGI snowman. Carey captioned the post, "IT'S TIME!!!! Diamonds courtesy of Kay Jewelers #KAYPartner."

Former Brooklyn 99 star Stephanie Beatriz commented, "MOST WONDERFUL TIME." Billy Eichner added, "The best one yet!" The verified account "Santa J Claus" said "It's TIME! Let's GO!"

While Mariah seems to ignore Thanksgiving with her annual November 1 posts, she hasn't forgotten at least one other date on the calendar. Earlier this week, she posted a tease video where she looked like she was about to break into her Christmas hit, but was interrupted by Kerry Washington, who asked her if she was registered to vote and if she had a plan to vote: yes she did and yes she does ("I executed it," she said, hinting that she'd already voted).

One Christmas present Carey might give to her fans at some point (although it might be more appropriate for Halloween) is her long-discussed "grunge" album that she recorded in the 1995, which is supposedly called Someone's Ugly Daughter. She recently discussed the album with the podcast Las Culturistas.

Carey wrote about the album in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, “I was exploring my musical range, but I was also filled with rage. It’s always been a challenge for me to acknowledge and express anger. My personal life was suffocating during Daydream, and I was in desperate need of release.”