Mariah Carey Informs Fans That It’s Not Quite Time to Defrost for the Christmas Season: ‘I Said Not Yet!’

When Mariah Carey speaks, the world listens. And on Tuesday (Oct. 28), with a cheeky video shared to her official social media pages, the music legend reminded fans that it’s not time for Christmas just yet.

For years, Carey has ushered in the holiday season by singing, “It’s time,” in her signature whistle register. Tuesday’s clips played on that history, with the person behind the camera catching Carey at various points throughout her day, with the expectation of hearing that Christmastime jingle. After yelling “I said not yet” and “It’s not time yet,” Carey closed the video by simply crooning “not yet” while getting her glam done.

Hours before Carey shared own clip, buzzy girl group KATSEYE mounted an elaborate tribute to Carey’s videography with their new Bowen Yang-assisted “Gabriela” music video. Spoofing a viral interaction with Billboard‘s Kyle Denis on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards red carpet (Sept. 7), the six-piece collective made good on their inability to name “a favorite Mariah Carey” music video by dressing up in some of her most iconic video looks, including ones from “Honey,” “We Belong to Together,” and, of course, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

At September’s VMAs, Carey received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, marking her first honor at the awards show. Ariana Grande, who won video of the year for her Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead short film, presented Carey the award after she delivered a knockout medley of her hits like “We Belong Together” and newer cuts like “Sugar Sweet.”

Carey’s splashy VMAs night arrived just a few weeks before the release of Here for It All, her sixteenth studio album. Featuring “Sugar Sweet” and the Hot 100-charting lead single “Type Dangerous” (No. 95), the LP hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Album Sales.

Watch Mariah Carey’s latest Christmas teaser below: