Mariah Carey Once Again Reminds Us That She Is the Christmas Queen

Halloween has been over for several hours, which means it’s already time for the holiday season! Actually, sorry, that is so rude of me: It is Mariah Carey Szn. Well, almost.

In a video she posted on social media Monday, November 1, the pop star said goodbye to Halloween and hello to her time to rule us all: Christmas. In the video, the Queen of December performs the ritual of smashing a pumpkin to make way for the new holiday. (Question: Did she call The Smashing Pumpkins for approval?) The video opens with a shot of three jack-o’-lanterns carved to say, “IT’S NOT TIME.” Carey, dressed in red glitter from head to toe, goes outside and destroys the middle pumpkin—the one that says “not”—with a massive candy cane while giggling. The bells from the beginning of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” start playing. Then there are shots of Mariah Carey, in a red glittery Santa outfit, holding Christmas things like ornaments, because why not. 

The words It’s Time!!! To smash that pumpkin and treat it as pie…cause we still gotta get through Thanksgiving!!! then come up on the screen. You can watch the video here:

Mariah Carey became Christmas royalty when she released her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994. Decades later, it is still the most popular Christmas song of all time. It is also one of the most popular songs of all time. Yeah, that includes normal songs that you listen to year-round. In 2019 the song reached Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time, 25 years after its release. 

In 2020, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reached about one million daily streams on Spotify between November 24 and November 30. We’ll probably do the same this year, honestly. Anyways, Happy Mariah Szn!