Now that Halloween and Voting season is over and snow is beginning to fall it feels appropriate to start listening to Mariah Carey’s famous Christmas song “All I want for Christmas is you”. Mariah also posted her iconic video on all social media platforms of her iconic Christmas outfit being defrosted and being let out as soon as the clock hit midnight.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” is a holiday classic and love song. Its narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves. Released in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album. The song has since become the Christmas standard. It has sold more than 14 million copies globally since its debut, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.
In 2015 Mariah released a book and mentions her intentions of the song and its future, “When I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the song’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am thrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of families with the picture book.”
With how famous her song has becam
e, it has become a very popular cover song. These celebrities include Miley Cryus, John Mayer, Shania Twain, Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony, Demi Lovato, and many others. Perhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011, Carey re-recorded the song as a duet with Justin Bieber.
The song’s legacy remains undefeated. It charts every holiday season since its original release, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”, and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’
