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is just me or she wasn’t as present this year? https://t.co/JUUh4UW0Jg

— diana ♱ (@_diana_salam) December 26, 2025

 The X post you shared (from 

@_diana_salam

) humorously suggests that Mariah Carey, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Christmas," has been unusually low-key during the 2025 holiday season. It features an edited image of her in a festive outfit frozen in a block of ice, captioned with a playful "hibernation" joke, implying she's "defrosting" less dramatically this year and that her iconic song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" isn't blasting everywhere as usual.Is this accurate?Not really—Mariah was active this holiday season, but on a smaller scale compared to previous years, which might explain the perception of her being "quieter."

• Performances: She held a limited Las Vegas residency titled "Mariah Carey’s Christmastime in Las Vegas" at Dolby Live (Park MGM), running 10 shows from November 28 to December 13, 2025. This was an extension of her 2024 Christmas Time tour, focused on holiday classics. Reviews were mostly positive (fans praised her vocals and festive vibe on sites like Ticketmaster), but ticket sales were reportedly soft—some shows were only half-sold or needed discounts, per industry reports (e.g., Showbiz411 and Daily Mail). No major national tour or big TV specials beyond streaming replays of past ones.
• Song dominance: Far from fading, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" absolutely crushed it again in 2025. It spent multiple weeks (up to 21 total historically) at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, broke records for the longest-running #1 ever, topped Spotify Global on Christmas Day (18.75 million streams), and dominated radio/store playlists. It's still the undisputed holiday streaming king, with no real challengers.
• Public presence: She did her annual "It's time!" social media kickoff, released merch/vinyl reissues, and posted holiday content, but skipped massive promotions or new Christmas projects. Post-residency (after Dec 13), she's been quieter—typical for her "defrosting/hibernating" meme, where she jokingly "emerges" in November and retreats after Christmas.

The "hibernation" vibe in the post taps into a long-running fan meme about Mariah only fully activating for the holidays. In 2025, with a shorter residency and no huge tour, she did feel less omnipresent live/on TV compared to peak years (like her 2023-2024 tours). But musically and culturally? She's still reigning supreme—no sign of retiring her Christmas crown anytime soon.If you're noticing less Mariah in stores/radio this year, it could just be local variation, but globally, she's as inescapable as ever!