MANILA, Philippines — It's officially the Christmas season because the Christmas song queen Mariah Carey has declared it so.
Mariah has become synonymous with Christmas around the world, the same way Jose Mari Chan is for Filipinos, and the singer is very much aware of the holiday impact she carries.
On November 1, the day after Halloween, Mariah posted on her social media accounts a video that unofficially ushered in the beginning of the Christmas season.
The video sees Mariah dressed up as a witch riding a stationary bike, against a backdrop of a spooky forest that was entirely in black and white.
After a bout of laughter and cackling, the video suddenly shifts to color in the snow where Mariah in her iconic high pitch belts out, "It's time!"