LOS ANGELES — Some people may be divided on whether the Christmas season begins on Nov. 1, or not until after Thanksgiving, but one person is firmly not: Mariah Carey.
Continuing her yearly tradition, the "All I Want For Christmas Is You" singer posted a video on social media at midnight Eastern Time on Nov. 1 to announce that she is officially flipping the switch over to the Christmas season.
This year's #MariahSZN announcement video begins with Carey dancing with a man in a Halloween-haunted castle in a black dress and straight, black wig. Carey pushes the man away to reveal a wardrobe of her classic red Christmas outfit.
As she declares, "It's time!" in her legendary screaming high vocals, the ice shatters — and suddenly, everyone's decked out in red and green, merrily dancing to her iconic Christmas song and the man turns into a dancing snowman.
Carey has celebrated the turn of the calendar with cheeky videos featuring her chart-topping holiday song in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Since the song's release in 1994, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has reportedly earned Carey more than $60 million, The Economist estimated in 2017. Billboard estimates she pulls in about $1.55 million in royalties from the song every Christmas season.
In 2021, it was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it the first holiday single to earn the award. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is also the most-streamed holiday song, according to music streaming app data from Apple Music, Amazon Music, Billboard, Pandora and Spotify.
Carey kicks off a 20-date Christmas tour on Nov. 6, 2024, in California.
Mariah Carey’s 2024 Christmas tour
- Wed Nov 06 | Highland, CA | Yaamava Theater
- Fri Nov 08 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl
- Wed Nov 13 | Greater Palm Springs, CA | Acrisure Arena
- Fri Nov 15 | Phoenix, AZ | Footprint Center
- Sun Nov 17 | Austin, TX | Moody Center
- Tue Nov 19 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center
- Thu Nov 21 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center
- Sat Nov 23 | Atlanta, GA | State Farm Arena
- Mon Nov 25 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
- Wed Nov 27 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena
- Fri Nov 29 | St. Louis, MO | Enterprise Center
- Sun Dec 01 | Washington, DC | Capital One Arena
- Tue Dec 03 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center
- Thu Dec 05 | Boston, MA | TD Garden
- Sat Dec 07 | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena
- Mon Dec 09 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena
- Wed Dec 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena
- Fri Dec 13 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center
- Sun Dec 15 | Belmont Park, NY | UBS Arena
- Tue Dec 17 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center