As I've said many times before, Mariah Carey is a living legend, a DIVA with the range, and a songwriter and producer who has had 18 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and many, many critically acclaimed albums and singles.
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She is also the undisputed queen of Christmas and all things festive!
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Of course, being the queen of Christmas comes with some occupational hazards...like having to tell people when it's officially time to start playing Christmas music:
Say it with me! #notyet
And literally having to tell them over and over again:
Everybody: Is it time for Christmas??? Me:
Well, finally, at 12 a.m. Nov. 1, Mariah proclaimed with a royal decree (aka a brilliant tweet) that it is officially the Christmas season:
Breaking news ❄️
Of course, Mariah made sure to get the A-OK from Santa himself:
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And as if that weren't enough, Mariah made it extra official by also dropping a new version of the music video for her ICONIC Christmas classic, "All I Want for Christmas Is You":
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So there you have it — the queen of Christmas has spoken: You can start playing Christmas music!!! But especially "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 'cause we need to get that to No. 1!!!
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"It's tiiiimmmmeee" > "Rise and shine."