Mariah Carey: Queen of Christmas ‘defrosts’ herself in hilarious video ringing in festive season
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Halloween may only just be behind us, but that hasn’t stopped Mariah Carey from officially ringing in the festive season as she declared 1 November to be the first day of Christmas. The song reached No 2 in the UK on its first release – closely missing out on the historic Christmas No 1 spot to East 17’s “Stay Another Day” – but only charted one time in the US in its first 18 years, when it reached No 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2000. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up open image in gallery Mariah Carey is the unofficial queen of Christmas In December 2021, the song made pop history when it became the first and only holiday single to win the RIAA’s Diamond Award, which recognises 10 million sales and streaming units in the US. Beneath Carey’s video, in which she declared that we were now in “Mariah season”, fans celebrated the return of Carey and Christmas.