Mariah Carey Kicks Off Holiday Season with Annual 'It's Time' Video, Recruits Billy Eichner

At midnight on Halloween on Friday, the 56-year-old singer shared her annual "It's Time" video on social media, this year teaming up with Billy Eichner and Sephora, as she marked the start of the holiday season, in which her 1994 Christmas hit, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," will undoubtedly dominate the charts once again.

This year's "It's Time" video begins with Carey wearing an angel Halloween costume as she declares, "Halloween slayed!"

"But now, it's time," she adds, beginning to sing as the first few notes of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" start to play.

She then abruptly stops once she notices her vanity, revealing that her Sephora bag has been knocked over and items are missing.

"Spill the tea, who's the thief?" Carey asks, before Eichner -- who is dressed as an elf and carrying Sephora bags and a Santa bag -- confesses, "Busted!"

"Bad news, Mariah Carey, the elves are striking this year," he adds. "Elf revenge for putting us through holiday hell! Santa's helper quit, and I’m pawning all this so I can afford elf therapy."

"That's my blush, elf boy," Carey hits back, calling him out.

Eichner holds up a Sephora gift bag, gloating, "Your lipstick, I'm taking it!" He adds, "Christmas is canceled. No bells, no cheer, no glam. Bye, sweetie!"

Carey argues that you "can't cancel Christmas," with Eichner asking if she has "any last words" before he leaves with his loot.

"Yeah," Carey replies, before she then belts out her whistle-noted line, "It's time!"

"All I Want For Christmas Is You" begins to play, with Carey transforming Eichner into a snowman, and her angel costume into a sparkly, red Santa suit. She then rides a reindeer-pulled sleigh as she drops off Sephora gift bags into chimneys.

"It’s Time!!!🎄🎁 #SephoraPartner," Carey captioned the video.

Eichner commented on the clip on Instagram, writing, "Always an honor to be your elf, @mariahcarey! ❤️🎄."

Carey has continued her annual tradition of kicking off the holiday season at midnight on Halloween since 2018, sharing an "It's Time" video every year since.

Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" -- which is one of the best-selling Christmas songs of all time -- first hit the charts in 1994. However, it took the single 25 years before it reached its place at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 list in 2019.

Last year, the holiday track remained at the top spot on the Hot 100 list for 18 weeks.