He follows us on the radio, in shopping centers or in playlist Christmas we play to have a background soundtrack that introduces us to the Christmas spirit we need. It is difficult for December (even November) to arrive and we have not heard the voice of Mariah Carey In “All I want for Christmas is you”which survives more than three decades after its release as one of the most sold, listened to and covered pop Christmas carols.
It is estimated that Mariah Carey He currently earns between $2.5 million and $3 million from the royalties for “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” according to the magazine. Forbesand the single placed again in the main charts, where it put up an interesting battle with ‘Last Christmas’ by Bang!in fact, this 2025 has reached a new record, that of spending a total of 20 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100being the seventh Christmas season to achieve this, being one of the songs with the longest lead on the list. As if that wasn’t enough, she is the first solo artist to reach number 1 on the list. Billboard in four different decades, from 1990 to 2020.
How it all started: This is how “All I Want For Christmas Is You” was born
To find the origin of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, we go back to 1993, after Mariah Carey I will reach the top with the album ‘Music box» who left emblematic hits of his career like “Without You” or “Hero”. After that, her record company and her then-husband, Tommy Motolathey suggested that she record a Christmas album, an idea that the singer doubted at first because she felt that it was about “old glories”.
Likewise, Carey eventually recorded “Merry Christmas” and brought the publication of Christmas albums back into fashion in pop music, and it was on this album that the previously unreleased “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, composed by the artist herself with Walter Afanasieffand it’s classicChristmas (Baby please come home)‘ from 1963, of which he shares the chords, as well as the melody and the message.
In her home in northern New York, the singer remembered the complicated Christmases of her childhood and, in just 15 minutes, she composed the song on her piano, which carries an optimistic and positive message even though she did not experience it as a child: “I always loved Christmas my whole life, but I grew up without having a lot of money and without the possibility of experiencing it like other children. I wanted it to be perfect, but for many reasons it didn’t always work out well “Coming from such a dysfunctional family, so when I wrote it I put every ounce of desire into this perfect moment…” he revealed in his memoir published in 2020.
This is how October 29, 1994 came into our lives.All I want for Christmas is you without knowing what this song would mean 30 years later, and its success was moderate and it was placed at number 12 on the Billboard list, although in countries like the United Kingdom or Japan it was number 2.
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Her current popularity increased when she appeared in another timeless Christmas classic such as the film “Love Actually”, played by Olivia Olson in one of the film’s most moving moments. This appearance was essential in reviving the song and the impact of Mariah Careywho was then going through a difficult period in his career after the failure of his film ‘Glitter’, the subject also being the subject of memes on the internet and social networks, and gaining popularity with the rise of streaming.
It was then that the singer took the reins, and in 2019 she chose to take advantage of the revival of her Christmas song to publish the famous “It’s timeeeee” on November 1 after Halloween and thus officially welcome the era into the Christmas and open the season by listening to “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Since then, he has not missed his appointment, and in 2025 even the video of this November 1st was sponsored by the brand Sephora. The artist took it so seriously that in 2022 she attempted to patent the nickname “Christmas Queen”, but her application was refused.
Although this official title is not necessary, because thanks to the undeniable popularity in the festive weeks of its song, which is one of the favorites for capturing a message of hope, optimism, without a religious element, which puts loved ones in a leadership position, and which in turn has a rhythm and harmony that makes what has been considered “the perfect song for Christmas” by several specialized media, capturing the hook of classics as well as pop music.
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