Mariah Carey dresses in punk rock to kick off Christmas 2026
The singer has shared a tweet with her iconic song
Mariah Carey has once again kicked off Christmas with the release of her eagerly awaited short film “It"s Time” on social media. The promotional video, posted in the first second of November 1 on her social media accounts, surpassed 100 million combined views in its first 18 hours , cementing the cultural transition that marks the end of Halloween and the beginning of the festive season.
This time, the artist has chosen this year to pay tribute to her own musical past. The clip begins by recreating a clandestine atmosphere in New York where Carey, wearing dark makeup and dressed entirely in black leather, performs the song ‘Hermit’ with distorted guitars. This is a direct reference to her secret 1995 punk rock project with the band Chick .
At the stroke of 00:00, the lights flicker, the alternative music stops, and the singer lets out her signature high-pitched vocal whistle before declaring her traditional phrase: "It"s time!". At that moment, the scene instantly transforms into a wintry landscape filled with snow and lights and the American artist appears transformed into the bright star crowning a huge Christmas tree, wearing a tight red sequined bodysuit as ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ begins to play.
Mariah Carey wants to reclaim Billboard's throne
This season's marketing rollout is no accident. Mariah Carey's Christmas classic, originally released in 1994, held the all-time record for the most cumulative weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 22 weeks . However, this fall the country music track Choosin" Texas by Ella Langley broke the record by reaching 25 weeks at the top.
Following this new release, the industry predicts that the singer could reclaim the absolute throne of the music charts before the month of December ends. We will see what happens, but what is evident is that Carey and her song are true emblems of Christmas .
