# Mariah Carey Declares ‘It’s Time’ for Christmas 2026 With Holiday Campaign — and Another Grunge Album Tease

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mariah-carey-declares-its-time-for-christmas-2026-with-holiday-campaign-and-another-grunge-album-tease/
- Published: 2026-11-02T19:20:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T21:05:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-its-time-christmas-2026-teases-grunge-album-1236372118/
- Topics: Culture, Elections, Entertainment, Music, Politics, Travel

## Key points

- Carey launched her 2026 Christmas season video.
- A Gucci campaign features “All I Want for Christmas Is You”.
- A grunge album tease renewed hopes of its release.

## Summary

Mariah Carey marked the start of the 2026 holiday season with her annual “It’s time!” video and a new festive campaign with Gucci. The video also revisits her shelved grunge album, raising fresh speculation about whether it could finally be released.

In the Halloween section, Carey performs “Hermit”, a song from Someone’s Ugly Daughter, the grunge album she recorded while working on 1995’s Daydream. The album has never been properly released under her name; Carey recently responded to a fan asking about it with “#notyet”, calling it a hint. Gucci’s holiday advert features “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of 22 weeks since its 1994 release.

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