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So long, <\/span>spooky season<\/a>! As the clock struck midnight on Nov. 1, <\/span>Mariah Carey<\/a> kicked off “Mariah SZN” by getting into the\u00a0<\/span>Christmas spirit.<\/a><\/p>\n The legendary songstress shared a silly video on Instagram in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as the dust had barely settled on Halloween night, showing a vault and a digital clock ticking its way toward the first day of November. As the vault opens, we see a gaggle of creepy Halloween characters chipping away and thawing an ice block that holds a festively-clad Carey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cue the snowflakes! Carey busts out a jaw-dropping high note, singing, “It’s time!” Then she’s joined by her children, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe — whom she shares with her ex-husband, <\/span>Nick Cannon<\/a> — and dancing elves on a holiday-themed set while her 1994 classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” plays in the background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the end, Carey blows a kiss to the camera before on-screen text doubles down, “It’s Time!”<\/span><\/p>\n The 54-year-old singer previously teased the rollout to her annual holiday season takeover by sharing her pop culture-inspired Halloween costumes on Instagram and the hashtag, #NotYet. In one post, she poses as the sultry Jessica Rabbit. In another, she channels <\/span>Rachel McAdams<\/a>‘\u00a0<\/span>Mean Girls<\/em><\/a>\u00a0character,\u00a0Regina George.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Carey’s fun transformation videos have become <\/span>something of a tradition for the star<\/a>. Last year, she segued from witch mode while riding a stationary bike into the queen of Christmas on a reindeer’s back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Back in November 2021,\u00a0<\/span>Mariah spoke to ET’s Kevin Frazier<\/a>\u00a0about prepping for Christmas early.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I know we’re early, Kevin, I’m not saying we’re not early. We’ve gotta get through Thanksgiving first and I know this, but when I made my first Christmas album and I was traveling the world, I was like, ‘Wow, they’re really into Christmas early because there’s no Thanksgiving,'” she explained at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Carey also shared why going all-in on the holiday season is so important to her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “In my memoir, I talk about how when I was a little kid, growing up with no money, growing up being mixed [race], not understanding, having identity issues,\u00a0and then going through my career and the different things that have happened, that I never even talked about to even some of my best friends,” Carey shared of the childhood experiences she detailed in her book,\u00a0<\/span>The Meaning of Mariah Carey<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0“When I wrote about Christmas, I was like, ‘Oh wait, I don\u2019t want to bring people down,’ ’cause this seemed like depressing stuff that happened.”<\/span><\/p>\n She continued, “But that\u2019s the reason that it motivated me to really go all the way in every Christmas, every year. I just want my kids to have the best time, and honestly, a lot of it is for me.”<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier this week, Carey announced new dates had been added to her <\/span>Merry Christmas One and All<\/a>\u00a0Tour. The trek will kick off Nov. 15 and wrap on Dec. 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n