Mariah Carey declares Christmas time in new Twitter video

Mariah Carey tweeted a video to her 21M followers yesterday that left them buzzing for Christmas. It features her in a black and white Halloween style clip peddling on an exercise bike, wearing a witches hat and cackling with laughter. Moments later she let's out a scream "It's time!!" before bursting into "All I want For Christmas", wearing the iconic festive fluffy jumpsuit we all love while sitting on a reindeer.

Watch the video here:

IT’S TIME!!! ?☃️ #MariahSZN pic.twitter.com/CtRsxYyLo8

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) November 1, 2022

It's hardly surprising she's so excited for the festive season to begin. According to a study by The Economist, 'All I Want For Christmas is You' earns Carey about $2.5 million per year. The study also revealed that by 2016 the artist had earned $60 million from the song in total.

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If you take into account the last couple of years, Mariah Carey has likely generated a further $12.5 million taking her total earnings on the song to over $72 million to date.

Not bad for a song released over 28 years ago.