It's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime! That's right, the queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, has defrosted and is ready to celebrate the holiday seaso n with us (although let's be real, most of us have been blasting "All I Want for Christmas is You" the second November 1 rolled around).

But in 2023, Mariah Carey is determined for that not to be the case. "Years? What are years? I'm unfamiliar with them," the 54-year-old vocalist joked in her Monday (Dec. 4) digital cover story with People,

Her voice is still strong and powerful. She hit her signature whistle notes throughout the night, including at the end of “Oh Santa!”