Mariah Carey has revealed that she tries to avoid listening to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving.
The news may come as a surprise to fans of the "Queen of Christmas", whose track "All I Want For Christmas is You" is considered one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time. The song earns Carey a reported £376,000 in royalties each year alone.
Carey, who is currently celebrating the release of her 15th studio album, Caution, appeared on The Tonight Show and discussed her music with host Jimmy Fallon.
During the interview, Fallon asked her a question many people must wonder, which was when it is appropriate to start listening to holiday music.
She also revealed that when her label approached her about the idea for a Christmas song she wondered if it was "kind of early" in her career to release something festive-themed.
"I have this rule where I try to get through Thanksgiving," she answered, of listening to festive music ahead of Christmas. "I don't like when people rush it because once I start I don't stop until after New Year's. I can't help it!"
Carey and Fallon went on to discuss how her soundtrack album Glitter became the No 1 album on iTunes thanks to a fan campaign.
"[The album] almost ruined my life," Carey said. "It was a tough time when it came out, it was a whole thing. The fact that Glitter even came back as a thing... But it is a good album and the fans made it happen, I had nothing to do it. It's a movement, and it's bigger than me."
