Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been the soundtrack of the holiday season for nearly 30 years. Why has *this* song become a rare modern Christmas hit? The song has earned a consistent spot at the top of the U.S. Billboard Holiday 100 since the chart’s inception in 2011. But a look at what other songs appear in the top 40 here show its success is an anomaly.
Read more for a breakdown of the magic of everyone’s favourite holiday song.
Christmas is the Time to say I Love You- Billy Squire
Step Into Christmas- Elton John
Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano
Run Rudolph- Chuck Berry
Happy Christmas- John Lennon
I Believe in Father Christmas- Greg Lake
Fun. And a good way to look at my own Christmas playlist and what I might add. Definitely gonna add “Mele Kalikimaka”. I don’t know why I haven’t before. Also interesting that the article ignores certain albums and their impact—such as Brian Setzer’s wildly successful albums.
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Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been the soundtrack of the holiday season for nearly 30 years. Why has *this* song become a rare modern Christmas hit? The song has earned a consistent spot at the top of the U.S. Billboard Holiday 100 since the chart’s inception in 2011. But a look at what other songs appear in the top 40 here show its success is an anomaly.
Read more for a breakdown of the magic of everyone’s favourite holiday song.
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mi0HQrZMhRb2MRdFiUP6v?si=nHWQxcqESGCxUe4HCbPgyQ
Other top songs
Christmas Wrapping- the Waitresses
Father Christmas- The Kinks
Same Auld Lang Syne- Dan Fogelberg
Christmas is the Time to say I Love You- Billy Squire
Step Into Christmas- Elton John
Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano
Run Rudolph- Chuck Berry
Happy Christmas- John Lennon
I Believe in Father Christmas- Greg Lake
Fun. And a good way to look at my own Christmas playlist and what I might add. Definitely gonna add “Mele Kalikimaka”. I don’t know why I haven’t before. Also interesting that the article ignores certain albums and their impact—such as Brian Setzer’s wildly successful albums.