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All I Want for Christmas Is You

July 22, 2023

This article is about the Mariah Carey song. For other uses, see All I Want for Christmas Is You (disambiguation).

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album, Merry Christmas (1994). Written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, the song was released as the lead single from the album on October 29, 1994, by Columbia Records. The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes, backing vocals, and synthesizers. The song has become a Christmas standard and continues to surge in popularity each holiday season.[1]

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Merry Christmas
B-side
Written1994
ReleasedOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
RecordedAugust 1994
StudioThe Hit Factory (New York City)
GenreChristmas
Length4:01
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Afanasieff
  • Carey
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Endless Love"
(1994) 		"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
(1994) 		"Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
(1994)
Music video
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" on YouTube

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" received critical acclaim, with The New Yorker describing it as "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon".[2] The song became a global success, topping the charts in over 25 countries including Australia, Canada, France and Germany.[3] In 2019, it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time, 25 years after its original release, thereby breaking several records, including the longest trip to number one.[4] The following year, it also topped the charts in the United Kingdom for the first time, spending a record 69 weeks in its top 40 prior to reaching number one.[5] With sales of 16 million copies worldwide, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the best-selling holiday song by a female artist, and one of the best-selling digital singles of all time.[6] The song is certified 12 times platinum by RIAA, denoting sales of 12 million copies in the United States, becoming the first and only holiday song to accomplish this feat.[7][8] By 2022, it had reportedly earned $80 million in royalties. In 2023, the song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.

Two music videos were originally commissioned for the song. The primary video features grainy home-movie-style footage of Carey, her dogs and family during the holiday season, as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside. Carey's then-husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo as Santa Claus, bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh. The second video was filmed in black and white, and features Carey dressed in 1960s style in homage to the Ronettes, alongside backup singers and female dancers. A third music video directed by Joseph Kahn was released in 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the song.

Carey has performed "All I Want for Christmas Is You" during numerous live television appearances and tours throughout her career. In 2010, Carey re-recorded the song for her second holiday album, Merry Christmas II You (2010), known as the "Extra Festive" version. Carey also re-recorded the song as a duet with Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his 2011 album Under the Mistletoe, known as the "SuperFestive!" version.

Background and writing

 
Walter Afanasieff co-wrote and co-produced the song with Carey

Following the success of her 1993 album Music Box, Carey and her management at Columbia Records — including Carey's then-husband, Tommy Mottola, head of Columbia's parent label Sony Music Entertainment — began planning further projects.[9] The group discussed recording a Christmas album, but hesitated, as such albums were typically released towards when artists' careers are waning.[10] Carey's songwriting partner of over four years, Walter Afanasieff, said: "Back then, you didn't have a lot of artists with Christmas albums. It wasn't a known science at all back then, and there was nobody who did new, big Christmas songs. So we were going to release it as kind of an everyday, 'Hey, you know, we're putting out a Christmas album. No big deal.'"[9]

After Mottola persisted, Carey and Afanasieff began writing and composing songs for Merry Christmas in mid-1994. Carey decorated the home she shared with Mottola with Christmas decorations, feeling she could enter the holiday spirit and make her performance more authentic. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was recorded that August, and took Carey and Afanasieff a total of 15 minutes to write and compose.[10]

At first, Afanasieff admitted that he was puzzled and "blanched" as to where Carey wanted to take the melody and vocal scales, though she was "adamant" in her direction for the song.[11] In an interview with Billboard, Afanasieff described the type of relationship he and Carey shared in the studio and as songwriters:

It was always the same sort of system with us. We would write the nucleus of the song, the melody primary music, and then some of the words were there as we finished writing it. I started playing some rock 'n' roll piano and started boogie woogie-ing my left hand, and that inspired Mariah to come up with the melodic [Sings.] 'I don't want a lot for Christmas.' And then we started singing and playing around with this rock 'n' roll boogie song, which immediately came out to be the nucleus of what would end up being 'All I Want For Christmas Is You.' That one went very quickly: It was an easier song to write than some of the other ones. It was very formulaic, not a lot of chord changes. I tried to make it a little more unique, putting in some special chords that you really don't hear a lot of, which made it unique and special.

Then for the next week or two Mariah would call me and say, 'What do you think about this bit?' We would talk a little bit until she got the lyrics all nicely coordinated and done. And then we just waited until the sessions began, which were in the summer of '94 where we got together in New York and started recording. And that's when we first hear her at the microphone singing, and the rest is history.[9][12]

Afanasieff flew back to California, where he finished the song's programming and production. Originally, he had a live band play the drums and other instruments with the thought of giving it a more raw and affective sound. He was unhappy with the results of the recording and subsequently scrapped the effort and used his original, personal arrangement and programmed all the instruments heard on the song (with the exception of the background vocals) including the piano, effects, drums and triangle. While Carey continued writing material in her rented home in The Hamptons, Afanasieff completed the song's programming and awaited to rendezvous with her a final time in order to layer and harmonize the background vocals.[11]

In touching on several aspects of what excited her to record and release her Christmas album, Carey went into detail on what writing and recording the song and album meant for her, pointing out, "I'm a very festive person and I love the holidays. I've sung Christmas songs since I was a little girl. I used to go Christmas caroling. When it came to the album, we had to have a nice balance between standard Christian hymns and fun songs. It was definitely a priority for me to write at least a few new songs, but for the most part people really want to hear the standards at Christmas time, no matter how good a new song is."[13]

Composition and lyrics

 
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
A 23-second sample of the song's chorus and various computerized programming, instruments and background vocals. Combined with Carey's vocals, the sample illustrates the song's hearkening and inspiration drawn from previous decades as well as what music critics attribute its success to.
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"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is an uptempo song, composed with pop, soul, R&B, gospel, dance-pop and adult contemporary influences and stylings.[14][15][16] By early August, Carey already had two original songs written alongside Afanasieff including the "sad and ballad-y" "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)" and the "Gospel-tinged and religious" "Jesus Born on This Day". The third and final original song the pair planned to write was to be centered and inspired and in the vein of a "Phil Spector, old rock 'n roll, sixties-sounding Christmas song".[9][12]

The song begins with a "sparkling" bit of percussion" chimes played by celesta, resembling an antique music box or a whimsical snow globe."[9][17] The opening chimes is also described to share similarities with the musical structure of celesta from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker as the instrumental build-up and gradual layering of musical elements in both pieces help "creating a growing sense of excitement" in anticipation of the holiday season.[17] After Carey's a cappella style vocal introduction, the song introduces other seasonal percussive signifiers including; celebratory church-like bells, cheerful sleigh bells, and "an underlying rhythmic beat that sounds like the loping pace of a horse or reindeer. These sounds echo religious and secular musical touchstones, without veering blatantly too much in either direction, and give the song an upbeat, joyous tone."[9]

"Carey's masterpiece is an incredible feat of philosophical subterfuge. Christmas is a time of material and affection-based excess, yet the song is narrowly focused on just one thing: getting to be with a specific person, e.g., you. It rejects the idea of love in general in favor of love in particular, simultaneously defying and defining pop-music conventions. With infinitely more economy of expression and undoubtedly catchier lyrics, 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' is a sort of Hegelian dialectic of Christmastime desire, taking the conflicting notions of abundance and specificity and packaging them neatly into an earworm for the generations."

—Emma Green, The Atlantic[18]

In a 1994 interview, Carey described the song as "fun", and continued: "It's very traditional, old-fashioned Christmas. It's very retro, kind of '60s." Afanasieff went further in breaking down the song's musical elements: "A lush bed of keyboards, reminiscent of a small-scale Wall of Sound, cushions the song's cheery rhythms, while a soulful vocal chorus adds robust oohs, tension-creating counter-melodies, and festive harmonies. Most notably, however, the song's jaunty piano chords and melody keep the song merrily bouncing along."[9]

Lyrically, the song describes the singer not caring about the usual material aspect of the holiday season such as ornamental lights, trees, snow and presents, as long as they are with their lover for Christmas. The song incorporates various instruments, including piano, drums, violin, oboe, flute, bell chimes, bass effect, and cowbells.[11][19] The song layers background vocals throughout the chorus and sections of the bridge.[15]

After the rubato introduction, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has an indicated tempo of 150 beats per minute. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in common time and in the key of G major. Carey's vocals in the song range from the low note of G3 to the high note of A5.[16] Carey wrote the song's lyrics and developed its melody, while Afanasieff helped with the musical composition. He also arranged and programmed all of the instruments using synthesized sources.[15]

Slate's Adam Ragusea counts "at least 13 distinct chords at work, resulting in a sumptuously chromatic melody. The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all—a minor subdominant, or 'iv,' chord with an added 6, under the words 'underneath the Christmas tree,' among other places. (You might also analyze it as a half-diminished 'ii' 7th chord, but either interpretation seems accurate)."[19] According to Roch Parisien from AllMusic, the song contains "The Beach Boys-style harmonies, jangling bells, and a sleigh-ride pace, injecting one of the few bits of exuberant fun in this otherwise vanilla set."[20]

Critics have noted the song's 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s influences which, in conjunction with Carey's voice and its simple melody, heralded its recipe for success.[21][19] In discussing the song's chord progression and stylistic approaches, Slate's Ragusea hailed the song as "the only Christmas song written in the last half-century worthy of inclusion in the Great American Songbook."[19] The A.V. Club's Annie Zaleski attributes the song's enduring appeal to its ambiguity in being able to pin it down as belonging to a specific era.

Reception

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" received universal acclaim. Roch Parisien from AllMusic called the song "a year-long banger", complimenting its instrumentation and melody.[20] Steve Morse, editor of The Boston Globe, wrote that Carey sang with a lot of soul.[22] In his review for Carey's Merry Christmas II You, Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun-Times called the song "a simple, well-crafted chestnut and one of the last great additions to the Christmas pop canon".[23] Shona Craven of Scotland's The Herald, said, "[it's] a song of optimism and joy that maybe, just maybe, hints at the real meaning of Christmas."[24] Additionally, she felt the main reason it was so successful is the subject "you" in the lyrics, explaining, "Perhaps what makes the song such a huge hit is the fact that it's for absolutely everyone." Craven opened her review with a bold statement: "Bing Crosby may well be turning in his grave, but no child of the 1980s will be surprised to see Mariah Carey's sublime All I Want For Christmas Is You bounding up the charts after being named the nation's top festive song."[24] While reviewing the 2009 remix version, Becky Bain from Idolator called the song a "timeless classic" and wrote, "We love the original song to pieces—we blast it while decorating our Christmas tree and lighting our Menorah."[25]

Kyle Anderson from MTV labeled the track "a majestic anthem full of chimes, sleigh bells, doo-wop flourishes, sweeping strings and one of the most dynamic and clean vocal performances of Carey's career".[26] Music & Media commented, "Phil Spector's Christmas album has been the main inspiration for this carol in a "Darlene Love against the wall of sound" tradition."[27] Music Week wrote, "Mariah meets Phil Spector, some chimes and the inevitable sleigh-bells; this is everything you would expect from a Mariah Carey record."[28] In a 2006 retrospective look at Carey's career, Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker said, the "charming" song was one of Carey's biggest accomplishments, calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon".[2] Dan Hancox, editor of The National, quoted and agreed with Jones's statement, calling the song "perfection".[29] According to Barry Schwartz from Stylus Magazine, "to say this song is an instant classic somehow doesn't capture its amazingicity; it's a modern standard: joyous, exhilarating, loud, with even a hint of longing." Schwartz praised the song's lyrics as well, describing them as "beautifully phrased," and calling Carey's voice "gorgeous" and "sincere."[30]

Chart performance

North America

 
Carey performing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony near the White House on December 6, 2013.

In the United States, in the first week of January 1995, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary and at No. 12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[31] The song placed on these two charts again in December 1995 and in December 1996.[31] The song was ineligible for inclusion on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release, because it was not released commercially as a single in any physical format. This rule lapsed in 1998, however, allowing the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (appearing for one week, at No. 83 in January 2000). The song topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart in December 2005, but it was unable to attain a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart because it was considered a recurrent single and was thus ineligible for chart re-entry.[32]

Every December from 2005 to 2008, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re-currents chart. In 2012, after the recurrent rule was revised to allow all songs in the top 50 onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the single re-entered the chart at No. 29 and peaked at No. 21 for the week ending January 5, 2013. In December 2017, the song reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Carey her 28th top 10 song in the country and her first since "Obsessed" in 2009.[33] "All I Want For Christmas Is You" subsequently rose to No. 3 on the chart dated January 5, 2019, becoming the second holiday track to reach its top 5 after "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"in 1958.[34]

On the chart dated December 21, 2019, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" topped the Hot 100 for the first time in the United States with 45.6 million streams and 27,000 digital sales sold. It reached the top spot after 35 cumulative weeks on the chart, making it the slowest climb to the top spot in the chart's history, surpassing "Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)" by Los del Río which reached number one in August 1996 after 33 weeks on the chart, and it would remain until Glass Animals' "Heat Waves" broke the record in 2022 when it topped the Hot 100 on its 59th week.[35] Additionally, it broke the record for the longest trip to the number one position, reaching the spot 25 years after the song's original release.[4] It was only the second time in the over 6-decade Hot 100 history a Christmas song hit number one on the main chart and the first to do so since "The Chipmunk Song" in 1958. With "All I Want For Christmas Is You", Carey extended her record of having the most number-one songs for a solo artist on the Hot 100 with nineteen and Carey achieved a record-extending 80th week at number-one on the Hot 100.[4] Although released in 1994, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was the last number-one single of the 2010s decade,[36] as well as the first number-one of the 2020s decade, spending a third week atop the Hot 100 chart dated January 4, 2020,[37] and in doing so, Carey became the first artist in history to top the chart in four separate decades: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s chart.[37]

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" has returned to its peak at number-one every holiday season since. In doing so, the song became the longest-running holiday chart-topper and the first song in the chart's history to reach the top spot in at least three separate chart runs.[38] The only other song to reach number-one in two separate chart runs is Chubby Checker's "The Twist".[39] With the song's success on the chart, Carey also earned her record-extending 90th week at number one.[40]

When the song returned to number one for a sixth non-consecutive week on the chart dated December 25, 2021, Carey became the first artist to top two Hot 100 charts dated Dec 25, following "Hero" in 1993.[41] With the song's eighth week atop the chart, Carey tied Drake as the artists with the most songs to spend eight or more weeks at number one on the Hot 100, both with five songs in total.[42] After the song returned to number-one for the tenth week, Carey became the first female artist in history, and third overall after Boyz II Men and Drake, to have three songs which topped the chart for 10 or more weeks.[43]

Year Chart debut/re-entry
date		 Peak chart
position		 Ref.
2000 January 8 83 [44]
2012 December 22 21 [45]
2013 December 21 26 [46]
2014 December 20 35 [47]
2015 December 19 11 [48]
2016 December 17 16 [49]
2017 December 16 9 [50]
2018 December 1 3 [51]
2019 November 23 1 [52]
2020 November 28 1 [53]
2021 November 27 1 [54]
2022 November 26 1 [55]

On the US Rolling Stone 100, the song topped the charts during the week of December 12, 2019, becoming Carey's first number-one song on the chart, and fourteenth overall to reach the top of the chart.[56]

It has become the first holiday ringtone to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[57] Additionally, of songs recorded before the year 2000, it is the best-selling digital single by a woman, as well as the overall best-selling holiday digital single.[3][58] As of December 2019, total sales of the digital track according to Nielsen SoundScan was 3,588,000.[59] On December 3, 2021, "All I Want for Christmas is You" was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling 10 million units, becoming the first holiday song to achieve this, and making Carey the second female artist in history to have both a Diamond-certified single and album, following Taylor Swift.[60] By December 20, 2021, the song has upped its U.S. totals to 4.3 billion in radio audience, 1.4 billion streams and 3.7 million in download sales.[61]

As of the issue dated January 7, 2023, it has topped the Billboard Holiday 100 chart for a record 57 cumulative weeks, of the chart's 62 total weeks since the list launched in 2011; it has topped the tally for 42 consecutive weeks, dating to the start of the 2015–16 holiday season.[62] No other song has spent more than two weeks at No. 1 on the Holiday 100 since the chart's launch in 2011.[37][63] On November 18, 2021, it was ranked as the #1 Greatest Holiday 100 Song of All Time by Billboard.[64][65]

In Canada, "All I Want for Christmas is You" topped the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the first time, on the issue dated January 5, 2019, becoming the first Christmas song to top the charts and giving Carey her eleventh number-one song in the country, and her first since "Heartbreaker" (1999), as well as her first chart-topping song on the Hot 100 era. Since then, it returned to the number-one spot for three consecutive years (in 2020, 2021 and 2022), spending to date, six weeks atop.[66] "All I Want for Christmas is You" remains Carey's best-selling single in Canada, as it was certified Diamond in the country, becoming Carey's first song to reach that status.[67]

Europe

In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 5 during the week of December 10, 1994.[68] The following week, the song peaked at number 2, staying there for the final three weeks of December (held out of the coveted "Christmas No. 1" honor by East 17's "Stay Another Day").[69] The song ended as the 12th best-selling single of 1994 in the UK.[70] As of January 27, 2017, it had spent seventy-eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart.[71] As of December 19, 2013, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has sold one million copies in the UK.[72] On December 30, 2022, the song was certified seven-times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 4.2 million units (including streams) and remains Carey's best-selling single in the UK, as well as being the highest-certified song of all time by a female in the country.[73] In 2010, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was named the No. 1 Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom.[74] The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom for a second time in December 2017[75] and reached number 2 again in 2018[76] and 2019.[77] It topped the UK Singles Chart for the first time ever on December 11, 2020, 26 years after its initial release. The song also set an Official Chart record, reaching number one in its seventieth week in the top 40; no other song in UK chart history has spent more weeks in the top 40 before reaching number one.[5] As of 2021, "All I Want for Christmas is You" is Carey's most-streamed song in the United Kingdom, and overall the seventh most-streamed song by a female artist in the country,[78] as well as the most-streamed Christmas song in the UK with 248 million streams.[79] As of 2022, "All I Want for Christmas is You" became the 21st most-streamed song of all time in the United Kingdom.[80] The song returned to the number-one spot on December 9, 2022, spending a third week atop the UK Singles chart.[81]

"All I Want For Christmas is You" also experienced massive success across Europe, where it topped the charts for 13 weeks in Austria and Germany; 12 weeks in Switzerland; 11 weeks in the Netherlands; 10 weeks in Sweden and Norway; eight weeks in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; six weeks in Hungary; five weeks in Iceland and Italy; four weeks in Croatia, Latvia and Lithuania; three weeks in Luxembourg and Portugal; two weeks in Denmark, Finland, France and Greece; and one week in Belgium and Slovenia. It also reached number two in Ireland and Scotland; number three in Estonia and Spain; number seven in Poland; and number nine in Romania.

The song was certified 5× Platinum in Denmark; 4× Platinum in Italy and Norway; 3× Platinum in Spain; 2× Platinum in Germany and Portugal; Platinum in Greece; and Gold in Belgium.

Oceania

The song originally peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 1994, and was certified 9× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 630,000 units.[82] Following the inclusion of streams in the ARIA charts, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" topped the chart in December 2018, becoming the first Christmas song to do so in Australia since "Snoopy's Christmas" by The Royal Guardsmen in 1967. It gave Carey her third number-one song in the country after "Fantasy" in 1995 and "We Belong Together" in 2005, and made her the eleventh act to top the country's charts in three back-to-back decades. The song returned to the top spot each year thereafter, and as of the 2022 Christmas period has spent six consecutive Christmas weeks atop the chart.[83]

The song also topped the charts in New Zealand for the first time in December 2018, making Carey's eighth number-one single in the country, and her first since "Heartbreaker" in 1999. The song returned to the top spot in 2019 and 2022, spending to date, three weeks atop.[84][85]

Japan

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released under the regional title "Koibito-tachi no Christmas" (恋人たちのクリスマス, lit. "Lovers' Christmas")[86] and became Carey's best-selling single in Japan. It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29-sai no Christmas (29才のクリスマス, lit. "Christmas in 29 Years, 29th Christmas"),[87] The single peaked at No. 2 for two weeks, blocked from the top spot by "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Everybody Goes", both released by rock band Mr. Children.[88][89] It sold in excess of 1.1 million units in Japan.[90] Due to strong sales and airplay, the song re-charted in Japan in 2010, peaking at No. 6 on the Japan Hot 100.[32] The single has been certified the Million award by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on two different formats (compact disc and ringtone), in 1994 and 2008, respectively.[91][92]

Remixes

When the song was first released as a single in 1994, no remixes were commissioned. Carey re-released the song commercially in Japan in 2000, with a new remix known as the So So Def remix.[93] The remix contains new vocals and is played over a harder, more urban beat that contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force's "Planet Rock;" it features guest vocals by Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow. The remix appears on Carey's compilation album Greatest Hits (2001) as a bonus track.[93] A video was created for the So So Def remix, but it does not feature Carey or the hip-hop musicians that perform in the song.[93] Instead, the video is animated and based on a scene in the video from Carey's "Heartbreaker" (1999). It features cartoon cameo appearances by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Luis Miguel (Carey's boyfriend at the time), Carey's dog Jack, and Santa Claus. In 2009 and 2010, the song was included in a music video accompanying ESPN's (and their sister station, ABC) Christmas Day coverage of the NBA.[94][95]

In 2009, a remix produced by Carey and Low Sunday, called "Mariah's New Dance Mix", was released. The mix laid the original 1994 vocals over new electronic instrumentation. The remix garnered a positive response. MTV's Kyle Anderson wrote that "it's difficult to improve perfection," but that the remix "does dress up the song in a disco thump that should make your office Christmas party 28 percent funkier than it was last year."[26] Idolator's Becky Bain praised the song's catchiness.[25]

In 2010, Carey re-recorded the song for her thirteenth studio and second holiday album, Merry Christmas II You. Titled "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive)", the new version featured re-recorded vocals, softer bell ringing and stronger drumming, and an orchestral introduction that replaced the slow vocal introduction.[96] Steven J. Horowitz from Rap-Up wrote that the new version "sound[ed] just as enjoyable as it did in 1994."[97] While the song was praised, it drew criticism for being too similar to the original. Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that the new version "just seems to add a few brassy backup singers to exactly the same arrangement."[23] Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone agreed, writing that it was "hard to figure out what's 'extra festive'" about the new version.[98] Dan Hancox, editor of The National, also felt the new version was unnecessary.[29]

Live performances

 
Carey performing the 2010 version of the song live at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, on December 3, 2010

Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances.[15] It was part of the setlist of several of her concert tours, including the Japanese shows of Carey's Daydream World Tour (1996), Butterfly World Tour (1998), Rainbow World Tour (2000), Charmbracelet World Tour (2002–03), The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006) and her concert residency All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity (various years).[15][99]

The first performance of the song was at Cathedral of St. John the Divine, on December 8, 1994.[100] Additionally, Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, which aired on ABC.[101] Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year's Eve.[102] On November 9, 2010, Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song, which aired on December 13, 2010, on ABC.[103] Additionally, Carey performed the song alongside "Oh Santa!" airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010. On December 3, 2010, she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park, Magic Kingdom, in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC.[104] Carey performed them again in a video promoting the day's NBA games that aired on both networks.[94]

In 2012, Carey performed the song alongside Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with the help of elementary school-style instruments.[105] On December 18, 2013, Carey performed the song alongside Michael Bublé in his Christmas special via NBC.[106] During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15, 2016, Mariah Carey sang the song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke.[107] Fellow singers Adele, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video.[107] In December 2019, Carey returned to The Late Late Show to perform the song for its 25th anniversary. In addition to this, she performed "Oh Santa!" and "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again".[108] In 2020, Carey re-recorded and performed the song on her Christmas special.[109] In 2022, Carey performed the song on her Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas To All! Christmas special.[110]

Music videos

The first, primary video for the song was shot in the style of a home movie using Super 8 film; it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993.[111] The video begins with Carey decorating a Christmas tree with holiday ornaments and frolicking through a snowy mountainside. Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey, where Carey's then-husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus.[15] It continues with scenes of Carey preparing for the Christmas season of 1994, getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack. It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye.[86] It has more than 713 million views on YouTube as of December 2021.[112] In the song's alternate video, inspired by The Ronettes, Carey dances in a 1960s-influenced studio surrounded by go–go dancers. For a 1960s look, the video was filmed in black and white, with Carey in white boots and teased up hair. This video was also directed by Carey. There are two edits to this version of the video.[111]

In 2019, along with the release of the deluxe 25th-anniversary edition of her album Merry Christmas, she released two new music videos for the song. The first featured unreleased footage of the first primary video.[113][114] The second, directed by Joseph Kahn was a "revamped" version entitled the "Make My Wish Come True Edition" with new scenes of Carey in 2019.[114][115] A montage of celebrities lip-syncing the song was also released on Carey's Vevo channel that same year.[116] Some celebrities featured in the video include Ryan Reynolds, Kim Kardashian, and James Corden.[116]

Lawsuit

On June 3, 2022, songwriter Andy Stone from Vince Vance & the Valiants filed a copyright lawsuit against Carey, alleging that she "exploited" and made "undeserved profits" off his song, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which was written five years prior to Carey's version.[117] However, on November 2, 2022, Stone dropped his lawsuit.[118]

Songwriting controversy

In 2022, co-writer Walter Afanasieff disputed Carey's 2017 claim that she composed music for the song by herself when she was a child, saying Carey "doesn't understand music. She doesn’t play anything, she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. She doesn’t understand music, she doesn’t know chord changes and music theory or anything like that. She doesn’t know a diminished chord from a minor seventh chord to a major seventh chord" and that she was only "responsible for the melodies and lyrics while he took charge of the music and chords".[119]

Legacy and cultural impact

Due to the song's lasting impact, Carey was dubbed the "Queen of Christmas".[120] As of 2017, the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties.[121] The song has been described as a "yuletide tune" by Forbes writer Lauren Alvarez, who went on to say that the song has "become debatably the unofficial song of Christmas each year".[122] Time writer Cady Lang stated that there are multiple reasons for the song's popularity, the first being the "powerhouse vocals of the beloved elusive chanteuse."[123] She also noted the song's impact on pop culture stating that it is "a reminder that pop music, and maybe especially Christmas-themed pop music, can be as transportive for the singer (and the songwriter) as it is for the listener".[122]

The popularity of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is noteworthy, not merely in its staying power (although a quarter of a century at the forefront of the holiday genre is a flex, if there ever was one) or its momentum in gaining ubiquity year after year, but in its ability to command the category over a period in which her industry and the culture has evolved significantly.[123]

Los Angeles Times writer Jody Rosen noted that the song's success reflects "the zeal of Carey's super-fans" and "speaks to the character of the song itself: its timeless quality, the way it seems to hover between musical eras and idioms. The song's harmonic palate, its diminished chords and lustrous chromatic passages, call to mind the jazz-inflected Christmas hits of the midcentury [...] Carey's calisthenic vocals, combining gospel-style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations, are unmistakably 90s, redolent of hip-hop-influenced R&B that Carey herself helped pioneer."[124] Rosen went on to call it the 21st century's "White Christmas" calling Carey "another hall of fame vocalist and showbiz giant who was indelibly associated with the holiday".[124]

The Ringer writer, Rob Harvilla, stated that "December belongs to Mariah Carey".[125] He went on to say that "the very first time you [hear the song, it sounds] classic [...] timeless, like it was playing in the manger when Jesus Christ was born."[125] Critics also noted the song a tad reminiscent of the works of Judy Garland and Nat King Cole, while also describing it as hearkening back to "'60s and '70s Motown covers of prewar Christmas classics, such as The Jackson 5's [and] Stevie Wonder".[19] Slate's Ragusea conceded that "All I Want For Christmas Is You" "sounds like it could have been written in the '40s and locked in a Brill Building safe."[19] In a piece on the song in Vogue, a writer felt the song's lyrics helped solidify its status over two decades later: "those lyrics could have been sung by Frank Sinatra—well, maybe not Frank, but another singer back then. I think that's what gives it that timeless, classic quality."[21]

On December 25, 2018, the song set the single-day record for the most Spotify streams, with 10.82 million plays.[126] After having been subsequently surpassed by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's "I Don't Care", "All I Want For Christmas Is You" re-broke the record exactly a year later with 12.029 million streams in a single day.[127] As of December 2019, the song has earned more than $2 million in royalties since it was first added to Spotify.[128] On November 24, 2019, the song won three records in Guinness World Records for one of the best-selling and most recognizable Christmas songs, most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours (female) (10,819,009 streams in December 2018) and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song (20) titles.[122] In 2022, "All I Want For Christmas is You" broke for a fourth time the all-time record for the most streamed song in a single day on Spotify with 21.2 million global streams, with the record previously held by Adele's "Easy on Me", becoming the first song in history to be streamed over 20 million in 24 hours.[129]

In 2010, The Daily Telegraph named "All I Want for Christmas Is You" the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom.[130] Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a "holiday standard."[131] In a UK-wide poll in December 2012, it was voted fifth on the ITV television special The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song.[132] In 2018 The Washington Post ranked the song sixth on its ranking of 100 best Christmas songs.[133] In 2019, The Guardian ranked the song number one on their list of the 50 greatest Christmas songs.[134] Michael Hann, writer for The Guardian, called it a "rare modern Christmas song that has become a standard."[134] In November 2021, Billboard named "All I Want for Christmas is You" as the Greatest Holiday Song of All Time.[135] In December 2021, the song reached a billion streams on Spotify, making it the first holiday song to achieve this.[136]

Due to the song's ongoing popularity, as well as social media memes that show retail workers' disdain for the song due to its excessive airplay at their jobs (which sometimes require the round-the-clock display of Christmas music), Carey has taken advantage of this annually by posting a video every year since 2019 around midnight Eastern time on November 1 saying when it is time to play the song.[137][138] The Economist reported that Carey makes $2.5 million per year from this song alone.[138]

"All I Want for Christmas is You" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023, based on its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage."[139][140]

Cover versions

Due to the song being internationally popular during the Christmas season, it has been covered multiple times by various artists[141] including Fifth Harmony,[142] Michael Bublé,[141] My Chemical Romance,[141] Tori Kelly,[143] Justin Bieber,[141] Idina Menzel,[144] Dolly Parton,[145] Amber Riley,[141] Shania Twain,[146] Miley Cyrus,[147] Demi Lovato,[148] Ariana Grande,[149] Kelly Clarkson,[150] CeeLo Green, Pentatonix, Ingrid Michaelson, and Christina Perri.

Adaptations

Further information: All I Want for Christmas Is You (film)

Carey released a children's book based on "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on November 10, 2015,[151] which went on to sell over 750,000 copies.[152] On March 21, 2017, Carey announced via her Twitter account that a film based on "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was in development.[153] She later released an animated family film called Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, based upon the book and song on November 14, 2017.[154]

Track listings

  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  3. "Silent Night"
  • European maxi-CD single[157]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  3. "Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child"
  • UK & European 7-inch vinyl[158], European CD[159], Japanese limited edition CD3,[160] Australian CD[161] and UK & Australian cassette singles[162][163]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  3. "Joy to the World"
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Joy to the World"
  3. "Without You"
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
  3. "Joy to the World" (Club Mix)
  • "All I Want for Christmas Is You 2000" Japanese maxi-CD single[167]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Lil' Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri)
  3. "O Holy Night 2000" (Live)
  4. "Joy to the World" (Club Mix)
  • Mariah's New Dance Mixes EP[168]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix)
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix Edit)
  3. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix Edit Extended)
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You / Joy to the World EP[169]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Lil' Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri)
  3. "Joy to the World"
  4. "Joy to the World" (Celebration Mix Edit)
  • Japanese limited edition 7-inch vinyl single[170]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Lil' Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri)
  3. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix)
  4. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  • Limited 25th anniversary edition cassette and 7-inch vinyl singles[171][172]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude"
  3. "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (Anniversary Mix)
  • Limited 25th anniversary edition CD single[173]
  1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
  3. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Lil' Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri)
  4. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix Edit Extended 2009)
  5. "Hero" (Live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
  • Limited 25th anniversary edition 12-inch vinyl[174]
  1. "Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude"
  2. "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
  3. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Live at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
  4. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (So So Def Remix feat. Lil' Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri)
  5. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Mariah's New Dance Mix Edit Extended 2009)
  6. "Joy to the World" (Celebration Mix)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[302] 10× Platinum 700,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[303] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[304] Platinum 60,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[305] Diamond 800,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[306] 5× Platinum 450,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[307] 2× Platinum 1,000,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[308] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[309]
Physical sales 		Million 1,100,000[90]
Japan (RIAJ)[310]
2004 release 		2× Platinum 500,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[311]
2010 release 		Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[312]
2002 release, Chak-Uta (R) 		2× Platinum 500,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[313] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[314] 4× Platinum 240,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[315] 2× Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[316] 3× Platinum 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[319] 7× Platinum 4,003,196[a]
United States (RIAA)[320] 12× Platinum 12,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[321]
Mastertone 		2× Platinum 2,000,000*
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[322] Platinum 2,000,000†
Japan (RIAJ)[323] Gold 50,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Region Date Format(s) Version(s) Label(s) Ref.
Japan October 29, 1994 Mini CD single Original Sony Music Japan [324]
Australia November 14, 1994
Columbia [325]
United States
[326]
Europe November 28, 1994 CD single [327]
United Kingdom
[328]
December 5, 1994 Picture disc CD single [329]
Japan September 21, 1995 Mini CD single Sony Music Japan [330]
November 21, 1996 CD single [331]
December 23, 2000
[332]
United States November 27, 2007 Ringle Legacy [333]
Various November 20, 2009 Digital download Dance remix Sony [327]
November 27, 2015 Picture disc
  • Original
  • So So Def remix
 Columbia [334]
Europe December 15, 2017 Digital download [335]
Japan October 24, 2018 7-inch vinyl
  • Original
  • So So Def remix
  • Dance remix
 Sony Music Japan [336]
Various December 20, 2019 Original
[337]
Cassette single [338]
12-inch vinyl
  • Original
  • Live
  • So So Def remix
  • Dance remix
 [339]
CD single [340]
United States February 2020 [341]

Other versions

Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version

"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
Single by Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber
from the album Under the Mistletoe
ReleasedDecember 9, 2011
Genre
Length4:00
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • James "Big Jim" Wright
  • Randy Jackson
  • Kuk Harrell
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"When Christmas Comes"
(2011) 		"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
(2011) 		"Triumphant (Get 'Em)"
(2012)
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"Mistletoe"
(2011) 		"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
(2011) 		"Live My Life"
(2012)
Music video
"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" on YouTube

"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" is a duet between Carey and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was recorded on his holiday album, Under the Mistletoe,[342] and released as a radio airplay only single in Italy on December 9, 2011, as the second single from the album.[343] The music video for the duet featuring Bieber was filmed in Macy's department store in New York City, and features Bieber shopping with his friends whilst Carey is seen singing in the background.[342]

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
Chart (2011–2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[344] 35
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[345] 61
Canada AC (Billboard)[346] 16
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[347] 19
Norway (VG-lista)[348] 2
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[228] 47
South Korea International (Gaon)[349] 29
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[350] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[351] 148
US Billboard Hot 100[352] 86
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[353] 3
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[354] 20

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
Chart Position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[65] 99

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[355] Gold 45,000‡
United States (RIAA)[356] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Glee Cast version

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Single by Glee cast
from the album Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2
ReleasedNovember 11, 2011
Recorded2011
GenrePop
Length4:03
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Audio video
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" on YouTube

The song was covered by the cast of Glee, led by Amber Riley, and was released in 2011 as a single as a part of the tracklist from the album Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2. The song was featured in the season 3 Christmas episode "Extraordinary Merry Christmas".

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Chart (2011–2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[357] 98
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[358] 18
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[359] 43

Michael Bublé version

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Single by Michael Bublé
from the album Christmas
ReleasedNovember 16, 2011
Recorded2011
StudioCapitol
GenrePop
Length2:51
Label
Songwriter(s)
Michael Bublé singles chronology
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
(2011) 		"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
(2011) 		"Georgia on My Mind"
(2012)
Audio video
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" on YouTube

Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé covered the song and released it on November 16, 2011, as the lead single from his Christmas album. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first time a cover version of the song appeared on the chart.

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Chart (2011–2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[360] 76
Canada AC (Billboard)[361] 5
Croatia (HRT)[362] 75
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[363] 18
France (SNEP)[364] 168
Germany (Official German Charts)[365] 80
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[366] 37
Hungary (Single Top 40)[367] 28
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[368] 35
Italy (FIMI)[369] 46
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[370] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[371] 88
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[372] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[373] 99
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[374] 1
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[375] 13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Chart (2012) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[376] 33

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Chart Position
US Holiday 100 (Billboard)[65] 52

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[377] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[378] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Big Time Rush version

"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Song by Big Time Rush
from the EP Holiday Bundle
Released2010
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Audio video
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" on YouTube

American pop band Big Time Rush covered the song and released it in 2010 from their EP, Holiday Bundle.[379]

Charts

Chart performance for "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[380] 24
US Holiday Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[381] 30
US Kid Digital Songs (Billboard)[382] 1
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[383] 44

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams' as of 2022.[317] "All I Want for Christmas Is You" sold 1.24 million pure sales until December 2020.[318]

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This article is about the Mariah Carey song For other uses see All I Want for Christmas Is You disambiguation All I Want for Christmas Is You is a song by American singer Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album Merry Christmas 1994 Written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff the song was released as the lead single from the album on October 29 1994 by Columbia Records The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes backing vocals and synthesizers The song has become a Christmas standard and continues to surge in popularity each holiday season 1 All I Want for Christmas Is You Single by Mariah Careyfrom the album Merry ChristmasB side Miss You Most At Christmas Time Joy to the World Written1994ReleasedOctober 29 1994 1994 10 29 RecordedAugust 1994StudioThe Hit Factory New York City GenreChristmasLength4 01LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Mariah Carey Walter AfanasieffProducer s Afanasieff CareyMariah Carey singles chronology Endless Love 1994 All I Want for Christmas Is You 1994 Miss You Most At Christmas Time 1994 Music video All I Want for Christmas Is You on YouTube All I Want for Christmas Is You received critical acclaim with The New Yorker describing it as one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon 2 The song became a global success topping the charts in over 25 countries including Australia Canada France and Germany 3 In 2019 it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time 25 years after its original release thereby breaking several records including the longest trip to number one 4 The following year it also topped the charts in the United Kingdom for the first time spending a record 69 weeks in its top 40 prior to reaching number one 5 With sales of 16 million copies worldwide All I Want for Christmas Is You is the best selling holiday song by a female artist and one of the best selling digital singles of all time 6 The song is certified 12 times platinum by RIAA denoting sales of 12 million copies in the United States becoming the first and only holiday song to accomplish this feat 7 8 By 2022 it had reportedly earned 80 million in royalties In 2023 the song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry Two music videos were originally commissioned for the song The primary video features grainy home movie style footage of Carey her dogs and family during the holiday season as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside Carey s then husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo as Santa Claus bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh The second video was filmed in black and white and features Carey dressed in 1960s style in homage to the Ronettes alongside backup singers and female dancers A third music video directed by Joseph Kahn was released in 2019 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the song Carey has performed All I Want for Christmas Is You during numerous live television appearances and tours throughout her career In 2010 Carey re recorded the song for her second holiday album Merry Christmas II You 2010 known as the Extra Festive version Carey also re recorded the song as a duet with Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his 2011 album Under the Mistletoe known as the SuperFestive version Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Reception 4 Chart performance 4 1 North America 4 2 Europe 4 3 Oceania 4 4 Japan 5 Remixes 6 Live performances 7 Music videos 8 Lawsuit 9 Songwriting controversy 10 Legacy and cultural impact 10 1 Cover versions 10 2 Adaptations 11 Track listings 12 Charts 12 1 Weekly charts 12 1 1 Original version 12 1 2 Extra Festive version 12 1 3 Live at the Tokyo Dome 12 1 4 Magical Christmas Mix 12 2 Year end charts 12 3 Decade end charts 12 4 All time charts 13 Certifications and sales 14 Release history 15 Other versions 15 1 Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version 15 1 1 Weekly charts 15 1 2 All time charts 15 1 3 Certifications and sales 15 2 Glee Cast version 15 2 1 Charts 15 3 Michael Buble version 15 3 1 Weekly charts 15 3 2 Year end charts 15 3 3 All time charts 15 3 4 Certifications and sales 15 4 Big Time Rush version 15 4 1 Charts 16 See also 17 Notes 18 ReferencesBackground and writing Edit Walter Afanasieff co wrote and co produced the song with CareyFollowing the success of her 1993 album Music Box Carey and her management at Columbia Records including Carey s then husband Tommy Mottola head of Columbia s parent label Sony Music Entertainment began planning further projects 9 The group discussed recording a Christmas album but hesitated as such albums were typically released towards when artists careers are waning 10 Carey s songwriting partner of over four years Walter Afanasieff said Back then you didn t have a lot of artists with Christmas albums It wasn t a known science at all back then and there was nobody who did new big Christmas songs So we were going to release it as kind of an everyday Hey you know we re putting out a Christmas album No big deal 9 After Mottola persisted Carey and Afanasieff began writing and composing songs for Merry Christmas in mid 1994 Carey decorated the home she shared with Mottola with Christmas decorations feeling she could enter the holiday spirit and make her performance more authentic All I Want for Christmas Is You was recorded that August and took Carey and Afanasieff a total of 15 minutes to write and compose 10 At first Afanasieff admitted that he was puzzled and blanched as to where Carey wanted to take the melody and vocal scales though she was adamant in her direction for the song 11 In an interview with Billboard Afanasieff described the type of relationship he and Carey shared in the studio and as songwriters It was always the same sort of system with us We would write the nucleus of the song the melody primary music and then some of the words were there as we finished writing it I started playing some rock n roll piano and started boogie woogie ing my left hand and that inspired Mariah to come up with the melodic Sings I don t want a lot for Christmas And then we started singing and playing around with this rock n roll boogie song which immediately came out to be the nucleus of what would end up being All I Want For Christmas Is You That one went very quickly It was an easier song to write than some of the other ones It was very formulaic not a lot of chord changes I tried to make it a little more unique putting in some special chords that you really don t hear a lot of which made it unique and special Then for the next week or two Mariah would call me and say What do you think about this bit We would talk a little bit until she got the lyrics all nicely coordinated and done And then we just waited until the sessions began which were in the summer of 94 where we got together in New York and started recording And that s when we first hear her at the microphone singing and the rest is history 9 12 Afanasieff flew back to California where he finished the song s programming and production Originally he had a live band play the drums and other instruments with the thought of giving it a more raw and affective sound He was unhappy with the results of the recording and subsequently scrapped the effort and used his original personal arrangement and programmed all the instruments heard on the song with the exception of the background vocals including the piano effects drums and triangle While Carey continued writing material in her rented home in The Hamptons Afanasieff completed the song s programming and awaited to rendezvous with her a final time in order to layer and harmonize the background vocals 11 In touching on several aspects of what excited her to record and release her Christmas album Carey went into detail on what writing and recording the song and album meant for her pointing out I m a very festive person and I love the holidays I ve sung Christmas songs since I was a little girl I used to go Christmas caroling When it came to the album we had to have a nice balance between standard Christian hymns and fun songs It was definitely a priority for me to write at least a few new songs but for the most part people really want to hear the standards at Christmas time no matter how good a new song is 13 Composition and lyrics Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You source source track A 23 second sample of the song s chorus and various computerized programming instruments and background vocals Combined with Carey s vocals the sample illustrates the song s hearkening and inspiration drawn from previous decades as well as what music critics attribute its success to Problems playing this file See media help All I Want for Christmas Is You is an uptempo song composed with pop soul R amp B gospel dance pop and adult contemporary influences and stylings 14 15 16 By early August Carey already had two original songs written alongside Afanasieff including the sad and ballad y Miss You Most At Christmas Time and the Gospel tinged and religious Jesus Born on This Day The third and final original song the pair planned to write was to be centered and inspired and in the vein of a Phil Spector old rock n roll sixties sounding Christmas song 9 12 The song begins with a sparkling bit of percussion chimes played by celesta resembling an antique music box or a whimsical snow globe 9 17 The opening chimes is also described to share similarities with the musical structure of celesta from Tchaikovsky s The Nutcracker as the instrumental build up and gradual layering of musical elements in both pieces help creating a growing sense of excitement in anticipation of the holiday season 17 After Carey s a cappella style vocal introduction the song introduces other seasonal percussive signifiers including celebratory church like bells cheerful sleigh bells and an underlying rhythmic beat that sounds like the loping pace of a horse or reindeer These sounds echo religious and secular musical touchstones without veering blatantly too much in either direction and give the song an upbeat joyous tone 9 Carey s masterpiece is an incredible feat of philosophical subterfuge Christmas is a time of material and affection based excess yet the song is narrowly focused on just one thing getting to be with a specific person e g you It rejects the idea of love in general in favor of love in particular simultaneously defying and defining pop music conventions With infinitely more economy of expression and undoubtedly catchier lyrics All I Want for Christmas Is You is a sort of Hegelian dialectic of Christmastime desire taking the conflicting notions of abundance and specificity and packaging them neatly into an earworm for the generations Emma Green The Atlantic 18 In a 1994 interview Carey described the song as fun and continued It s very traditional old fashioned Christmas It s very retro kind of 60s Afanasieff went further in breaking down the song s musical elements A lush bed of keyboards reminiscent of a small scale Wall of Sound cushions the song s cheery rhythms while a soulful vocal chorus adds robust oohs tension creating counter melodies and festive harmonies Most notably however the song s jaunty piano chords and melody keep the song merrily bouncing along 9 Lyrically the song describes the singer not caring about the usual material aspect of the holiday season such as ornamental lights trees snow and presents as long as they are with their lover for Christmas The song incorporates various instruments including piano drums violin oboe flute bell chimes bass effect and cowbells 11 19 The song layers background vocals throughout the chorus and sections of the bridge 15 After the rubato introduction All I Want for Christmas Is You has an indicated tempo of 150 beats per minute According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes com by Sony ATV Music Publishing the song is set in common time and in the key of G major Carey s vocals in the song range from the low note of G3 to the high note of A5 16 Carey wrote the song s lyrics and developed its melody while Afanasieff helped with the musical composition He also arranged and programmed all of the instruments using synthesized sources 15 Slate s Adam Ragusea counts at least 13 distinct chords at work resulting in a sumptuously chromatic melody The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all a minor subdominant or iv chord with an added 6 under the words underneath the Christmas tree among other places You might also analyze it as a half diminished ii 7th chord but either interpretation seems accurate 19 According to Roch Parisien from AllMusic the song contains The Beach Boys style harmonies jangling bells and a sleigh ride pace injecting one of the few bits of exuberant fun in this otherwise vanilla set 20 Critics have noted the song s 1940s 1950s and 1960s influences which in conjunction with Carey s voice and its simple melody heralded its recipe for success 21 19 In discussing the song s chord progression and stylistic approaches Slate s Ragusea hailed the song as the only Christmas song written in the last half century worthy of inclusion in the Great American Songbook 19 The A V Club s Annie Zaleski attributes the song s enduring appeal to its ambiguity in being able to pin it down as belonging to a specific era Reception Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You received universal acclaim Roch Parisien from AllMusic called the song a year long banger complimenting its instrumentation and melody 20 Steve Morse editor of The Boston Globe wrote that Carey sang with a lot of soul 22 In his review for Carey s Merry Christmas II You Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun Times called the song a simple well crafted chestnut and one of the last great additions to the Christmas pop canon 23 Shona Craven of Scotland s The Herald said it s a song of optimism and joy that maybe just maybe hints at the real meaning of Christmas 24 Additionally she felt the main reason it was so successful is the subject you in the lyrics explaining Perhaps what makes the song such a huge hit is the fact that it s for absolutely everyone Craven opened her review with a bold statement Bing Crosby may well be turning in his grave but no child of the 1980s will be surprised to see Mariah Carey s sublime All I Want For Christmas Is You bounding up the charts after being named the nation s top festive song 24 While reviewing the 2009 remix version Becky Bain from Idolator called the song a timeless classic and wrote We love the original song to pieces we blast it while decorating our Christmas tree and lighting our Menorah 25 Kyle Anderson from MTV labeled the track a majestic anthem full of chimes sleigh bells doo wop flourishes sweeping strings and one of the most dynamic and clean vocal performances of Carey s career 26 Music amp Media commented Phil Spector s Christmas album has been the main inspiration for this carol in a Darlene Love against the wall of sound tradition 27 Music Week wrote Mariah meets Phil Spector some chimes and the inevitable sleigh bells this is everything you would expect from a Mariah Carey record 28 In a 2006 retrospective look at Carey s career Sasha Frere Jones of The New Yorker said the charming song was one of Carey s biggest accomplishments calling it one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon 2 Dan Hancox editor of The National quoted and agreed with Jones s statement calling the song perfection 29 According to Barry Schwartz from Stylus Magazine to say this song is an instant classic somehow doesn t capture its amazingicity it s a modern standard joyous exhilarating loud with even a hint of longing Schwartz praised the song s lyrics as well describing them as beautifully phrased and calling Carey s voice gorgeous and sincere 30 Chart performance EditNorth America Edit Carey performing All I Want for Christmas Is You at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony near the White House on December 6 2013 In the United States in the first week of January 1995 All I Want for Christmas Is You peaked at No 6 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary and at No 12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart 31 The song placed on these two charts again in December 1995 and in December 1996 31 The song was ineligible for inclusion on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release because it was not released commercially as a single in any physical format This rule lapsed in 1998 however allowing the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 appearing for one week at No 83 in January 2000 The song topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart in December 2005 but it was unable to attain a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart because it was considered a recurrent single and was thus ineligible for chart re entry 32 Every December from 2005 to 2008 the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re currents chart In 2012 after the recurrent rule was revised to allow all songs in the top 50 onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart the single re entered the chart at No 29 and peaked at No 21 for the week ending January 5 2013 In December 2017 the song reached No 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 giving Carey her 28th top 10 song in the country and her first since Obsessed in 2009 33 All I Want For Christmas Is You subsequently rose to No 3 on the chart dated January 5 2019 becoming the second holiday track to reach its top 5 after The Chipmunk Song Christmas Don t Be Late in 1958 34 On the chart dated December 21 2019 All I Want For Christmas Is You topped the Hot 100 for the first time in the United States with 45 6 million streams and 27 000 digital sales sold It reached the top spot after 35 cumulative weeks on the chart making it the slowest climb to the top spot in the chart s history surpassing Macarena Bayside Boys Remix by Los del Rio which reached number one in August 1996 after 33 weeks on the chart and it would remain until Glass Animals Heat Waves broke the record in 2022 when it topped the Hot 100 on its 59th week 35 Additionally it broke the record for the longest trip to the number one position reaching the spot 25 years after the song s original release 4 It was only the second time in the over 6 decade Hot 100 history a Christmas song hit number one on the main chart and the first to do so since The Chipmunk Song in 1958 With All I Want For Christmas Is You Carey extended her record of having the most number one songs for a solo artist on the Hot 100 with nineteen and Carey achieved a record extending 80th week at number one on the Hot 100 4 Although released in 1994 All I Want for Christmas Is You was the last number one single of the 2010s decade 36 as well as the first number one of the 2020s decade spending a third week atop the Hot 100 chart dated January 4 2020 37 and in doing so Carey became the first artist in history to top the chart in four separate decades 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s chart 37 All I Want for Christmas Is You has returned to its peak at number one every holiday season since In doing so the song became the longest running holiday chart topper and the first song in the chart s history to reach the top spot in at least three separate chart runs 38 The only other song to reach number one in two separate chart runs is Chubby Checker s The Twist 39 With the song s success on the chart Carey also earned her record extending 90th week at number one 40 When the song returned to number one for a sixth non consecutive week on the chart dated December 25 2021 Carey became the first artist to top two Hot 100 charts dated Dec 25 following Hero in 1993 41 With the song s eighth week atop the chart Carey tied Drake as the artists with the most songs to spend eight or more weeks at number one on the Hot 100 both with five songs in total 42 After the song returned to number one for the tenth week Carey became the first female artist in history and third overall after Boyz II Men and Drake to have three songs which topped the chart for 10 or more weeks 43 Year Chart debut re entrydate Peak chartposition Ref 2000 January 8 83 44 2012 December 22 21 45 2013 December 21 26 46 2014 December 20 35 47 2015 December 19 11 48 2016 December 17 16 49 2017 December 16 9 50 2018 December 1 3 51 2019 November 23 1 52 2020 November 28 1 53 2021 November 27 1 54 2022 November 26 1 55 On the US Rolling Stone 100 the song topped the charts during the week of December 12 2019 becoming Carey s first number one song on the chart and fourteenth overall to reach the top of the chart 56 It has become the first holiday ringtone to be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 57 Additionally of songs recorded before the year 2000 it is the best selling digital single by a woman as well as the overall best selling holiday digital single 3 58 As of December 2019 total sales of the digital track according to Nielsen SoundScan was 3 588 000 59 On December 3 2021 All I Want for Christmas is You was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling 10 million units becoming the first holiday song to achieve this and making Carey the second female artist in history to have both a Diamond certified single and album following Taylor Swift 60 By December 20 2021 the song has upped its U S totals to 4 3 billion in radio audience 1 4 billion streams and 3 7 million in download sales 61 As of the issue dated January 7 2023 it has topped the Billboard Holiday 100 chart for a record 57 cumulative weeks of the chart s 62 total weeks since the list launched in 2011 it has topped the tally for 42 consecutive weeks dating to the start of the 2015 16 holiday season 62 No other song has spent more than two weeks at No 1 on the Holiday 100 since the chart s launch in 2011 37 63 On November 18 2021 it was ranked as the 1 Greatest Holiday 100 Song of All Time by Billboard 64 65 In Canada All I Want for Christmas is You topped the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the first time on the issue dated January 5 2019 becoming the first Christmas song to top the charts and giving Carey her eleventh number one song in the country and her first since Heartbreaker 1999 as well as her first chart topping song on the Hot 100 era Since then it returned to the number one spot for three consecutive years in 2020 2021 and 2022 spending to date six weeks atop 66 All I Want for Christmas is You remains Carey s best selling single in Canada as it was certified Diamond in the country becoming Carey s first song to reach that status 67 Europe Edit In the United Kingdom the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 5 during the week of December 10 1994 68 The following week the song peaked at number 2 staying there for the final three weeks of December held out of the coveted Christmas No 1 honor by East 17 s Stay Another Day 69 The song ended as the 12th best selling single of 1994 in the UK 70 As of January 27 2017 it had spent seventy eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart 71 As of December 19 2013 All I Want for Christmas Is You has sold one million copies in the UK 72 On December 30 2022 the song was certified seven times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 4 2 million units including streams and remains Carey s best selling single in the UK as well as being the highest certified song of all time by a female in the country 73 In 2010 All I Want for Christmas Is You was named the No 1 Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom 74 The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom for a second time in December 2017 75 and reached number 2 again in 2018 76 and 2019 77 It topped the UK Singles Chart for the first time ever on December 11 2020 26 years after its initial release The song also set an Official Chart record reaching number one in its seventieth week in the top 40 no other song in UK chart history has spent more weeks in the top 40 before reaching number one 5 As of 2021 All I Want for Christmas is You is Carey s most streamed song in the United Kingdom and overall the seventh most streamed song by a female artist in the country 78 as well as the most streamed Christmas song in the UK with 248 million streams 79 As of 2022 All I Want for Christmas is You became the 21st most streamed song of all time in the United Kingdom 80 The song returned to the number one spot on December 9 2022 spending a third week atop the UK Singles chart 81 All I Want For Christmas is You also experienced massive success across Europe where it topped the charts for 13 weeks in Austria and Germany 12 weeks in Switzerland 11 weeks in the Netherlands 10 weeks in Sweden and Norway eight weeks in the Czech Republic and Slovakia six weeks in Hungary five weeks in Iceland and Italy four weeks in Croatia Latvia and Lithuania three weeks in Luxembourg and Portugal two weeks in Denmark Finland France and Greece and one week in Belgium and Slovenia It also reached number two in Ireland and Scotland number three in Estonia and Spain number seven in Poland and number nine in Romania The song was certified 5 Platinum in Denmark 4 Platinum in Italy and Norway 3 Platinum in Spain 2 Platinum in Germany and Portugal Platinum in Greece and Gold in Belgium Oceania Edit The song originally peaked at No 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in 1994 and was certified 9 Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA denoting shipments of over 630 000 units 82 Following the inclusion of streams in the ARIA charts All I Want For Christmas Is You topped the chart in December 2018 becoming the first Christmas song to do so in Australia since Snoopy s Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen in 1967 It gave Carey her third number one song in the country after Fantasy in 1995 and We Belong Together in 2005 and made her the eleventh act to top the country s charts in three back to back decades The song returned to the top spot each year thereafter and as of the 2022 Christmas period has spent six consecutive Christmas weeks atop the chart 83 The song also topped the charts in New Zealand for the first time in December 2018 making Carey s eighth number one single in the country and her first since Heartbreaker in 1999 The song returned to the top spot in 2019 and 2022 spending to date three weeks atop 84 85 Japan Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You was released under the regional title Koibito tachi no Christmas 恋人たちのクリスマス lit Lovers Christmas 86 and became Carey s best selling single in Japan It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29 sai no Christmas 29才のクリスマス lit Christmas in 29 Years 29th Christmas 87 The single peaked at No 2 for two weeks blocked from the top spot by Tomorrow Never Knows and Everybody Goes both released by rock band Mr Children 88 89 It sold in excess of 1 1 million units in Japan 90 Due to strong sales and airplay the song re charted in Japan in 2010 peaking at No 6 on the Japan Hot 100 32 The single has been certified the Million award by the Recording Industry Association of Japan RIAJ on two different formats compact disc and ringtone in 1994 and 2008 respectively 91 92 Remixes EditWhen the song was first released as a single in 1994 no remixes were commissioned Carey re released the song commercially in Japan in 2000 with a new remix known as the So So Def remix 93 The remix contains new vocals and is played over a harder more urban beat that contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa amp the Soulsonic Force s Planet Rock it features guest vocals by Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow The remix appears on Carey s compilation album Greatest Hits 2001 as a bonus track 93 A video was created for the So So Def remix but it does not feature Carey or the hip hop musicians that perform in the song 93 Instead the video is animated and based on a scene in the video from Carey s Heartbreaker 1999 It features cartoon cameo appearances by Carey Jermaine Dupri Bow Wow Luis Miguel Carey s boyfriend at the time Carey s dog Jack and Santa Claus In 2009 and 2010 the song was included in a music video accompanying ESPN s and their sister station ABC Christmas Day coverage of the NBA 94 95 In 2009 a remix produced by Carey and Low Sunday called Mariah s New Dance Mix was released The mix laid the original 1994 vocals over new electronic instrumentation The remix garnered a positive response MTV s Kyle Anderson wrote that it s difficult to improve perfection but that the remix does dress up the song in a disco thump that should make your office Christmas party 28 percent funkier than it was last year 26 Idolator s Becky Bain praised the song s catchiness 25 In 2010 Carey re recorded the song for her thirteenth studio and second holiday album Merry Christmas II You Titled All I Want for Christmas Is You Extra Festive the new version featured re recorded vocals softer bell ringing and stronger drumming and an orchestral introduction that replaced the slow vocal introduction 96 Steven J Horowitz from Rap Up wrote that the new version sound ed just as enjoyable as it did in 1994 97 While the song was praised it drew criticism for being too similar to the original Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun Times wrote that the new version just seems to add a few brassy backup singers to exactly the same arrangement 23 Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone agreed writing that it was hard to figure out what s extra festive about the new version 98 Dan Hancox editor of The National also felt the new version was unnecessary 29 Live performances Edit Carey performing the 2010 version of the song live at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida on December 3 2010Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances 15 It was part of the setlist of several of her concert tours including the Japanese shows of Carey s Daydream World Tour 1996 Butterfly World Tour 1998 Rainbow World Tour 2000 Charmbracelet World Tour 2002 03 The Adventures of Mimi Tour 2006 and her concert residency All I Want For Christmas Is You A Night of Joy amp Festivity various years 15 99 The first performance of the song was at Cathedral of St John the Divine on December 8 1994 100 Additionally Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade which aired on ABC 101 Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year s Eve 102 On November 9 2010 Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song which aired on December 13 2010 on ABC 103 Additionally Carey performed the song alongside Oh Santa airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010 On December 3 2010 she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park Magic Kingdom in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC 104 Carey performed them again in a video promoting the day s NBA games that aired on both networks 94 In 2012 Carey performed the song alongside Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with the help of elementary school style instruments 105 On December 18 2013 Carey performed the song alongside Michael Buble in his Christmas special via NBC 106 During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15 2016 Mariah Carey sang the song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke 107 Fellow singers Adele Lady Gaga Demi Lovato Nick Jonas Elton John Selena Gomez Gwen Stefani Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video 107 In December 2019 Carey returned to The Late Late Show to perform the song for its 25th anniversary In addition to this she performed Oh Santa and Christmas Time Is in the Air Again 108 In 2020 Carey re recorded and performed the song on her Christmas special 109 In 2022 Carey performed the song on her Mariah Carey s Merry Christmas To All Christmas special 110 Music videos EditThe first primary video for the song was shot in the style of a home movie using Super 8 film it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993 111 The video begins with Carey decorating a Christmas tree with holiday ornaments and frolicking through a snowy mountainside Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey where Carey s then husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus 15 It continues with scenes of Carey preparing for the Christmas season of 1994 getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye 86 It has more than 713 million views on YouTube as of December 2021 112 In the song s alternate video inspired by The Ronettes Carey dances in a 1960s influenced studio surrounded by go go dancers For a 1960s look the video was filmed in black and white with Carey in white boots and teased up hair This video was also directed by Carey There are two edits to this version of the video 111 In 2019 along with the release of the deluxe 25th anniversary edition of her album Merry Christmas she released two new music videos for the song The first featured unreleased footage of the first primary video 113 114 The second directed by Joseph Kahn was a revamped version entitled the Make My Wish Come True Edition with new scenes of Carey in 2019 114 115 A montage of celebrities lip syncing the song was also released on Carey s Vevo channel that same year 116 Some celebrities featured in the video include Ryan Reynolds Kim Kardashian and James Corden 116 Lawsuit EditOn June 3 2022 songwriter Andy Stone from Vince Vance amp the Valiants filed a copyright lawsuit against Carey alleging that she exploited and made undeserved profits off his song All I Want for Christmas Is You which was written five years prior to Carey s version 117 However on November 2 2022 Stone dropped his lawsuit 118 Songwriting controversy EditIn 2022 co writer Walter Afanasieff disputed Carey s 2017 claim that she composed music for the song by herself when she was a child saying Carey doesn t understand music She doesn t play anything she doesn t play keyboard or piano She doesn t understand music she doesn t know chord changes and music theory or anything like that She doesn t know a diminished chord from a minor seventh chord to a major seventh chord and that she was only responsible for the melodies and lyrics while he took charge of the music and chords 119 Legacy and cultural impact EditDue to the song s lasting impact Carey was dubbed the Queen of Christmas 120 As of 2017 the song was reported to have earned 60 million in royalties 121 The song has been described as a yuletide tune by Forbes writer Lauren Alvarez who went on to say that the song has become debatably the unofficial song of Christmas each year 122 Time writer Cady Lang stated that there are multiple reasons for the song s popularity the first being the powerhouse vocals of the beloved elusive chanteuse 123 She also noted the song s impact on pop culture stating that it is a reminder that pop music and maybe especially Christmas themed pop music can be as transportive for the singer and the songwriter as it is for the listener 122 The popularity of All I Want for Christmas Is You is noteworthy not merely in its staying power although a quarter of a century at the forefront of the holiday genre is a flex if there ever was one or its momentum in gaining ubiquity year after year but in its ability to command the category over a period in which her industry and the culture has evolved significantly 123 Los Angeles Times writer Jody Rosen noted that the song s success reflects the zeal of Carey s super fans and speaks to the character of the song itself its timeless quality the way it seems to hover between musical eras and idioms The song s harmonic palate its diminished chords and lustrous chromatic passages call to mind the jazz inflected Christmas hits of the midcentury Carey s calisthenic vocals combining gospel style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations are unmistakably 90s redolent of hip hop influenced R amp B that Carey herself helped pioneer 124 Rosen went on to call it the 21st century s White Christmas calling Carey another hall of fame vocalist and showbiz giant who was indelibly associated with the holiday 124 The Ringer writer Rob Harvilla stated that December belongs to Mariah Carey 125 He went on to say that the very first time you hear the song it sounds classic timeless like it was playing in the manger when Jesus Christ was born 125 Critics also noted the song a tad reminiscent of the works of Judy Garland and Nat King Cole while also describing it as hearkening back to 60s and 70s Motown covers of prewar Christmas classics such as The Jackson 5 s and Stevie Wonder 19 Slate s Ragusea conceded that All I Want For Christmas Is You sounds like it could have been written in the 40s and locked in a Brill Building safe 19 In a piece on the song in Vogue a writer felt the song s lyrics helped solidify its status over two decades later those lyrics could have been sung by Frank Sinatra well maybe not Frank but another singer back then I think that s what gives it that timeless classic quality 21 On December 25 2018 the song set the single day record for the most Spotify streams with 10 82 million plays 126 After having been subsequently surpassed by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber s I Don t Care All I Want For Christmas Is You re broke the record exactly a year later with 12 029 million streams in a single day 127 As of December 2019 the song has earned more than 2 million in royalties since it was first added to Spotify 128 On November 24 2019 the song won three records in Guinness World Records for one of the best selling and most recognizable Christmas songs most streamed song on Spotify in 24 hours female 10 819 009 streams in December 2018 and most weeks in the UK singles Top 10 chart for a Christmas song 20 titles 122 In 2022 All I Want For Christmas is You broke for a fourth time the all time record for the most streamed song in a single day on Spotify with 21 2 million global streams with the record previously held by Adele s Easy on Me becoming the first song in history to be streamed over 20 million in 24 hours 129 In 2010 The Daily Telegraph named All I Want for Christmas Is You the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom 130 Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list calling it a holiday standard 131 In a UK wide poll in December 2012 it was voted fifth on the ITV television special The Nation s Favourite Christmas Song 132 In 2018 The Washington Post ranked the song sixth on its ranking of 100 best Christmas songs 133 In 2019 The Guardian ranked the song number one on their list of the 50 greatest Christmas songs 134 Michael Hann writer for The Guardian called it a rare modern Christmas song that has become a standard 134 In November 2021 Billboard named All I Want for Christmas is You as the Greatest Holiday Song of All Time 135 In December 2021 the song reached a billion streams on Spotify making it the first holiday song to achieve this 136 Due to the song s ongoing popularity as well as social media memes that show retail workers disdain for the song due to its excessive airplay at their jobs which sometimes require the round the clock display of Christmas music Carey has taken advantage of this annually by posting a video every year since 2019 around midnight Eastern time on November 1 saying when it is time to play the song 137 138 The Economist reported that Carey makes 2 5 million per year from this song alone 138 All I Want for Christmas is You was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2023 based on its cultural historical or aesthetic importance in the nation s recorded sound heritage 139 140 Cover versions Edit Due to the song being internationally popular during the Christmas season it has been covered multiple times by various artists 141 including Fifth Harmony 142 Michael Buble 141 My Chemical Romance 141 Tori Kelly 143 Justin Bieber 141 Idina Menzel 144 Dolly Parton 145 Amber Riley 141 Shania Twain 146 Miley Cyrus 147 Demi Lovato 148 Ariana Grande 149 Kelly Clarkson 150 CeeLo Green Pentatonix Ingrid Michaelson and Christina Perri Adaptations Edit Further information All I Want for Christmas Is You film Carey released a children s book based on All I Want for Christmas Is You on November 10 2015 151 which went on to sell over 750 000 copies 152 On March 21 2017 Carey announced via her Twitter account that a film based on All I Want for Christmas Is You was in development 153 She later released an animated family film called Mariah Carey s All I Want for Christmas Is You based upon the book and song on November 14 2017 154 Track listings EditUK amp European limited edition CD single 155 156 All I Want for Christmas Is You Miss You Most At Christmas Time Silent Night European maxi CD single 157 All I Want for Christmas Is You Miss You Most At Christmas Time Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child UK amp European 7 inch vinyl 158 European CD 159 Japanese limited edition CD3 160 Australian CD 161 and UK amp Australian cassette singles 162 163 All I Want for Christmas Is You Miss You Most At Christmas Time UK CD single 164 All I Want for Christmas Is You Miss You Most At Christmas Time Joy to the World UK cassette single 165 All I Want for Christmas Is You Joy to the World Without You Japanese mini album 166 All I Want for Christmas Is You Miss You Most At Christmas Time Joy to the World Club Mix All I Want for Christmas Is You 2000 Japanese maxi CD single 167 All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You So So Def Remix feat Lil Bow Wow amp Jermaine Dupri O Holy Night 2000 Live Joy to the World Club Mix Mariah s New Dance Mixes EP 168 All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix Edit Extended All I Want for Christmas Is You Joy to the World EP 169 All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You So So Def Remix feat Lil Bow Wow amp Jermaine Dupri Joy to the World Joy to the World Celebration Mix Edit Japanese limited edition 7 inch vinyl single 170 All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You So So Def Remix feat Lil Bow Wow amp Jermaine Dupri All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix Christmas Baby Please Come Home Limited 25th anniversary edition cassette and 7 inch vinyl singles 171 172 All I Want for Christmas Is You Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude Santa Claus Is Comin to Town Anniversary Mix Limited 25th anniversary edition CD single 173 All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You Live at the Cathedral of St John the Divine All I Want for Christmas Is You So So Def Remix feat Lil Bow Wow amp Jermaine Dupri All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix Edit Extended 2009 Hero Live at the Cathedral of St John the Divine Limited 25th anniversary edition 12 inch vinyl 174 Sugar Plum Fairy Introlude All I Want for Christmas Is You All I Want for Christmas Is You Live at the Cathedral of St John the Divine All I Want for Christmas Is You So So Def Remix feat Lil Bow Wow amp Jermaine Dupri All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah s New Dance Mix Edit Extended 2009 Joy to the World Celebration Mix Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Original version Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You original Chart 1994 2023 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 175 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 176 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 177 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 178 1Canada Canadian Hot 100 179 1Canada Contemporary Hit Radio The Record 180 61CIS TopHit 181 62Croatia HRT 182 1Croatia Christmas Airplay HRT 183 4Croatia Billboard 184 5Czech Republic Radio Top 100 185 14Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 186 1Denmark Tracklisten 187 1Estonia Eesti Tipp 40 188 3Europe European Hot 100 Singles 189 4Europe European AC Radio 190 6Europe European Dance Radio 191 13European Hit Radio Music amp Media 192 2Finland Suomen virallinen lista 193 1France SNEP 194 1Germany Official German Charts 195 1Global 200 Billboard 196 1Greece IFPI 197 1Hong Kong Billboard 198 12Hungary Radios Top 40 199 26Hungary Single Top 40 200 1Hungary Stream Top 40 201 1Iceland Plotutidindi 202 1Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 203 1Ireland IRMA 204 2Italy FIMI 205 1Japan Oricon 206 2Japan Japan Hot 100 207 6Latvia EHR 208 1Lithuania AGATA 209 1Luxembourg Billboard 210 1Malaysia RIM 211 9Netherlands Dutch Top 40 212 5Netherlands Single Top 100 213 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 214 1Nigeria TurnTable Top 100 215 36Norway VG lista 216 1Philippines Billboard 217 10Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 218 7Portugal AFP 219 1Romania Billboard 220 9Scotland OCC 221 2Singapore RIAS 222 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 223 12Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 224 1Slovenia SloTop50 225 1South Africa RISA 226 17South Korea Gaon 227 2South Korea K pop Hot 100 228 52Spain PROMUSICAE 229 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 230 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 231 1Taiwan Billboard 232 12UK Singles OCC 233 1UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 234 1Ukraine Airplay TopHit 235 23US Billboard Hot 100 236 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 237 6US Adult Contemporary Radio amp Records 238 21US Adult Top 40 Billboard 239 27US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 240 2US Holiday 100 Billboard 241 1US Hot AC Adult CHR Radio amp Records 242 27US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles Sales Billboard 243 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 244 9US Rhythmic Billboard 245 14US Rolling Stone Top 100 246 1US Top 100 Pop Singles Cash Box 247 88Vietnam Vietnam Hot 100 248 25Extra Festive version Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Extra Festive version Chart 2010 2021 PeakpositionCanada Digital Song Sales Billboard 249 30Canada AC Billboard 250 35South Korea Gaon 251 82US Digital Song Sales Billboard 252 35US Holiday 100 Billboard 253 80Live at the Tokyo Dome Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Tokyo Dome version Chart 2020 PeakpositionUS Holiday Digital Songs Billboard 254 18Magical Christmas Mix Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Magical Christmas Mix Chart 2020 PeakpositionUS Holiday Digital Songs Billboard 254 25 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 1994 PositionUK Singles OCC 255 12Chart 2006 PositionUK Singles OCC 256 142Chart 2007 PositionUK Singles OCC 257 99Chart 2010 PositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 258 98Chart 2011 PositionUK Singles OCC 259 195Chart 2014 PositionHungary Single Top 40 260 67Chart 2015 PositionHungary Single Top 40 261 82Chart 2016 PositionHungary Single Top 40 262 53South Korea Gaon 263 98Chart 2017 PositionHungary Single Top 40 264 44Chart 2018 PositionHungary Single Top 40 265 25Chart 2019 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 266 64Hungary Single Top 40 267 22Hungary Stream Top 40 268 75UK Singles OCC 269 84Chart 2020 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 270 71Canada Canadian Hot 100 271 72Hungary Single Top 40 272 22Hungary Stream Top 40 273 60Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 274 73UK Singles OCC 275 53US Billboard Hot 100 276 67Chart 2021 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 277 69Canada Canadian Hot 100 278 71Denmark Tracklisten 279 83Germany Official German Charts 280 52Global 200 Billboard 281 90Hungary Single Top 40 282 28Hungary Stream Top 40 283 62South Korea Gaon 284 164Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 285 86UK Singles OCC 286 37US Billboard Hot 100 287 78Chart 2022 PositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 288 71Denmark Tracklisten 289 79Germany Official German Charts 290 71Global 200 Billboard 291 88Hungary Single Top 40 292 25Hungary Stream Top 40 293 62Netherlands Single Top 100 294 85Sweden Sverigetopplistan 295 90Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 296 61UK Singles OCC 297 36US Billboard Hot 100 298 65Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 299 7UK Holiday Songs 74 1Chart 2010 2019 PositionUK Singles OCC 300 77All time charts Edit All time chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart PositionUK Singles OCC 301 82US Holiday 100 Billboard 65 1Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for All I Want for Christmas Is You Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 302 10 Platinum 700 000 Belgium BEA 303 Gold 10 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 304 Platinum 60 000 Canada Music Canada 305 Diamond 800 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 306 5 Platinum 450 000 Germany BVMI 307 2 Platinum 1 000 000 Italy FIMI 308 4 Platinum 280 000 Japan RIAJ 309 Physical sales Million 1 100 000 90 Japan RIAJ 310 2004 release 2 Platinum 500 000 Japan RIAJ 311 2010 release Gold 100 000 Japan RIAJ 312 2002 release Chak Uta R 2 Platinum 500 000 New Zealand RMNZ 313 3 Platinum 90 000 Norway IFPI Norway 314 4 Platinum 240 000 Portugal AFP 315 2 Platinum 20 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 316 3 Platinum 150 000 United Kingdom BPI 319 7 Platinum 4 003 196 a United States RIAA 320 12 Platinum 12 000 000 United States RIAA 321 Mastertone 2 Platinum 2 000 000 StreamingGreece IFPI Greece 322 Platinum 2 000 000 Japan RIAJ 323 Gold 50 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for All I Want for Christmas Is You Region Date Format s Version s Label s Ref Japan October 29 1994 Mini CD single Original Sony Music Japan 324 Australia November 14 1994 CD singleCassette single Columbia 325 United States Adult contemporary radiocontemporary hit radio 326 Europe November 28 1994 CD single 327 United Kingdom 12 inch vinyl singleCD singlecassette single 328 December 5 1994 Picture disc CD single 329 Japan September 21 1995 Mini CD single Sony Music Japan 330 November 21 1996 CD single 331 December 23 2000 OriginalSo So Def remix 332 United States November 27 2007 Ringle Legacy 333 Various November 20 2009 Digital download Dance remix Sony 327 November 27 2015 Picture disc OriginalSo So Def remix Columbia 334 Europe December 15 2017 Digital download 335 Japan October 24 2018 7 inch vinyl OriginalSo So Def remixDance remix Sony Music Japan 336 Various December 20 2019 Original ColumbiaEpicLegacy 337 Cassette single 338 12 inch vinyl OriginalLiveSo So Def remixDance remix 339 CD single 340 United States February 2020 341 Other versions EditMariah Carey and Justin Bieber version Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive Single by Mariah Carey and Justin Bieberfrom the album Under the MistletoeReleasedDecember 9 2011GenreChristmas pop R amp BLength4 00LabelIslandSongwriter s Mariah CareyWalter AfanasieffProducer s Mariah CareyJames Big Jim WrightRandy JacksonKuk HarrellMariah Carey singles chronology When Christmas Comes 2011 All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive 2011 Triumphant Get Em 2012 Justin Bieber singles chronology Mistletoe 2011 All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive 2011 Live My Life 2012 Music video All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive on YouTube All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive is a duet between Carey and Canadian singer Justin Bieber The song was recorded on his holiday album Under the Mistletoe 342 and released as a radio airplay only single in Italy on December 9 2011 as the second single from the album 343 The music video for the duet featuring Bieber was filmed in Macy s department store in New York City and features Bieber shopping with his friends whilst Carey is seen singing in the background 342 Weekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive Chart 2011 2013 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders 344 35Canada Canadian Hot 100 345 61Canada AC Billboard 346 16Japan Japan Hot 100 347 19Norway VG lista 348 2South Korea K pop Hot 100 228 47South Korea International Gaon 349 29Spain PROMUSICAE 350 34UK Singles OCC 351 148US Billboard Hot 100 352 86US Adult Contemporary Billboard 353 3US Holiday 100 Billboard 354 20All time charts Edit All time chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive Chart PositionUS Holiday 100 Billboard 65 99Certifications and sales Edit Certifications and sales for All I Want for Christmas Is You SuperFestive Region Certification Certified units salesDenmark IFPI Danmark 355 Gold 45 000 United States RIAA 356 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Glee Cast version Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You Single by Glee castfrom the album Glee The Music The Christmas Album Volume 2ReleasedNovember 11 2011Recorded2011GenrePopLength4 03LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Mariah CareyWalter AfanasieffAudio video All I Want for Christmas Is You on YouTubeThe song was covered by the cast of Glee led by Amber Riley and was released in 2011 as a single as a part of the tracklist from the album Glee The Music The Christmas Album Volume 2 The song was featured in the season 3 Christmas episode Extraordinary Merry Christmas Charts Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 2011 2019 PeakpositionCanada Canadian Hot 100 357 98US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 358 18US Holiday 100 Billboard 359 43Michael Buble version Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You Single by Michael Bublefrom the album ChristmasReleasedNovember 16 2011Recorded2011StudioCapitolGenrePopLength2 51Label143RepriseSongwriter s Mariah CareyWalter AfanasieffMichael Buble singles chronology Don t Get Around Much Anymore 2011 All I Want for Christmas Is You 2011 Georgia on My Mind 2012 Audio video All I Want for Christmas Is You on YouTubeCanadian singer songwriter Michael Buble covered the song and released it on November 16 2011 as the lead single from his Christmas album The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 becoming the first time a cover version of the song appeared on the chart Weekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 2011 2021 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 360 76Canada AC Billboard 361 5Croatia HRT 362 75Finland Suomen virallinen lista 363 18France SNEP 364 168Germany Official German Charts 365 80Hungary Radios Top 40 366 37Hungary Single Top 40 367 28Hungary Stream Top 40 368 35Italy FIMI 369 46Japan Japan Hot 100 370 27Netherlands Single Top 100 371 88Sweden Sverigetopplistan 372 39US Billboard Hot 100 373 99US Adult Contemporary Billboard 374 1US Holiday 100 Billboard 375 13Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 2012 PositionUS Adult Contemporary Billboard 376 33All time charts Edit All time chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart PositionUS Holiday 100 Billboard 65 52Certifications and sales Edit Certifications and sales for All I Want for Christmas Is You Region Certification Certified units salesItaly FIMI 377 Gold 35 000 United Kingdom BPI 378 Silver 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Big Time Rush version Edit All I Want for Christmas Is You Song by Big Time Rushfrom the EP Holiday BundleReleased2010Length3 32LabelNickelodeon Columbia EpicSongwriter s Mariah Carey Walter AfanasieffAudio video All I Want for Christmas Is You on YouTubeAmerican pop band Big Time Rush covered the song and released it in 2010 from their EP Holiday Bundle 379 Charts Edit Chart performance for All I Want for Christmas Is You Chart 2010 PeakpositionUS Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Billboard 380 24US Holiday Digital Song Sales Billboard 381 30US Kid Digital Songs Billboard 382 1US Pop Digital Songs Billboard 383 44See also EditList of best selling singles in Japan List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2020 List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2021 List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2022 List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2019 List of 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