November? Mariah Carey's 'Carols Pension' Season Has Begun!… "It's Time" — Opening Declaration on Instagram

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The "Queen of Christmas," Mariah Carey (57), has returned as expected this year. On the last night of October, Halloween, she transformed into an unrecognizable punk rocker, but as soon as midnight struck on November 1, she announced the start of the carol season in her guise as the Queen of Christmas.

On the 1st (local time), Carey posted a video on her Instagram with the caption "It's time!!!!" This is Carey's annual tradition of releasing a video declaring the start of the Christmas season by shouting "It's time" every November 1.

This year's video held a twist. It begins with the subtitle "New York, October 31" and a clock showing 11:58 p.m. As the camera enters a shabby bar, a punk band is performing on stage. The vocalist, wearing a short red wig, fishnet stockings, and heavy lip makeup, was none other than Carey. Carey threw herself from the stage into the audience, and the screen went dark. At midnight, Carey reappeared in her familiar red Santa outfit, sang "It's Time," and then belted out "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from the top of a Christmas tree.

The song "Hermit," performed on the punk stage, also sparked buzz. The track is included on an alternative rock album that Carey secretly recorded alongside her 1995 studio album "Daydream." At the time, Carey released the album under the band name "Chick" featuring other singers, a fact she revealed in her 2020 autobiography.

The video surpassed 1.1 million "likes" within less than a day. Fans flooded the comments section with messages such as "It's time," "The best time of the year is starting now," and "And so… the Queen of Christmas declared it was time."

The most liked comment read, "The defrosting is complete. The economy is saved. Nature is healing." This comment, which received over 6,500 "likes," alludes to an internet meme that Carey "defrosts" and awakens from ice every late October. It describes Carey's influence, which sweeps global charts only during the Christmas season, as "saving the economy."

Many fans also expressed delight at the appearance of the band Chick. Reactions included "Justice for Chick," "Oh my god, Chick? I need that album right now," and "'Rockaria (ROCK+MARIAH)' is here."

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1994 and reached No. 1 on the US Billboard singles chart for the first time in 2019, 25 years after its release. Since then, it has reigned as a powerhouse in the "carol wars," competing for the top spot on charts every year-end. According to the UK's LADbible, the song is the most-streamed Christmas song of all time, and Carey is known to earn copyright royalties of 2 million to 3 million pounds (approximately 37 billion to 56 billion won) annually.

Carey will continue her Christmas performances in Birmingham, London, and Manchester in the UK starting from the end of this month.

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