Mariah Carey’s cryo-frozen meme delights fans as 2025 ends. A funny video from the account @creepydotorg went viral this week. It shows scientists putting Mariah Carey into cryogenic freezing right after the holidays. The clip got over 1.7 million views in just a few days. People shared it everywhere with jokes about her strong link to Christmas music.
The meme plays on a long-running joke. Fans say Mariah Carey gets “defrosted” every November when stores and radio stations start playing her 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Then, after New Year’s, she goes back into “storage” until the next holiday season.
This year, the freezing version came out as the song wrapped up another huge run on the charts. It just finished its 22nd week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. That sets a new record for the most weeks any song has spent at the top.
Carey has leaned into these memes for years. She posts her own videos around November 1 showing her “thawing out” from ice. In one popular clip, actors in Halloween costumes use blow dryers to melt a block of ice around her.
She breaks free and sings “It’s time!” before launching into her famous song. Fans love how she joins the fun. It keeps the tradition going and makes her seem approachable.
This latest cryo-freeze post fits right at the end of 2025. Carey had a busy holiday period. She wrapped up her Christmastime residency in Las Vegas earlier in December. Those shows mixed Christmas classics with some newer tracks.
Then, on New Year’s Eve, she performed on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. She sang from Las Vegas as part of the big broadcast. Some viewers noted her set felt a bit stiff, but others just enjoyed seeing her ring in 2026.
The memes also tie into bigger news for Carey. Organizers announced she will perform at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. It happens February 6 at San Siro stadium in Milan. She’s the first big international act confirmed.
Some fans joked in replies to the freeze meme that scientists might need to thaw her early for the Olympics gig. Others said the cold Italian winter would suit her just fine.
Not everyone finds the jokes funny every time. A few comments pointed out that Carey works hard year-round. She released new music in 2025 and toured outside the holidays.
But most reactions stayed lighthearted. People shared edited images of her in sci-fi freeze pods or labs. One popular reply showed her capsule labeled “Do not open until November 1.”
The song itself keeps breaking records. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” first hit No. 1 in 2019. Since then, it has returned to the top every December. This season, holiday tracks took over the entire top 24 on the Hot 100. Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” came in second. Carey earns millions in royalties each year from streams and plays.
Fans say the memes show love more than anything. One comment read, “We freeze her because we can’t get enough during the rest of the year.” Another added, “Mariah owns Christmas, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
As January starts, playlists shift away from carols. Stores pack up decorations. The cryo-freeze meme gives a fun goodbye to the season. Carey stays active, though. She has projects lined up, including that Olympics appearance. Fans already look forward to next November when the defrost jokes start again.
These kinds of internet traditions keep popping up around big stars. They mix real achievements with silly humor. For Carey, it all circles back to one song that changed holiday music forever. Thirty-one years later, it still brings smiles and laughs.
People shared the meme across platforms. Some made their own versions with movie clips from sci-fi films. Others just quoted lyrics while posting freeze images. It spread fast because it’s harmless and ties into something everyone notices each year.
Carey has talked about enjoying the attention. In interviews, she calls herself the “Queen of Christmas” with a laugh. She knows the song gave her this spot in pop culture. The memes help keep it fresh for new listeners too.
