Mariah Carey, filled with festive power, declares that Christmas has now begun
Carey's latest seasonal campaign began at precisely midnight
The pumpkins have barely begun to decompose and already the tinsel-draped, candy cane-patterned wheels of Mariah Carey’s Christmas-themed armored column has begun thundering into our minds in the first shock volley of her seasonal offensive. As in years past, the last 10 months have been nothing but a prelude to the time of year in which we gather to celebrate the birth of an immortal hit, bowing at Carey’s feet as she accepts homage for the gift she’s given to humankind forevermore.
It’s Christmas time now. So says Carey. So say we all, whether we like it or not.
The Empress Of Good Cheer celebrated the time of her ascension by posting a video on Twitter at exactly midnight of October 31st/November 1st. At this nexus of Halloween and the first morally excusable beginnings of the holiday season, Carey issued a video that opens on a tableau of candles, dead leaves, a decorative tombstone, and jack-o’-lanterns carved to read, “It’s not time.”