#99 Christmas Special with Grammy-Winning Producer/Songwriter Walter Afanasieff (co-writer of "All I Want For Christmas Is You!")
Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino
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4.8 • 8.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2018
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Danny welcomes music legend Walter Afanasieff, the Grammy winning co-writer of "All I Want For Christmas Is You." He also co-wrote other legendary Mariah songs like "Hero," "Anytime You Need A Friend," "Forever," "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)", "Butterfly," "My All," "One Sweet Day," and SO many more. Walter discusses creating the Christmas classic, working with Mariah, Celine, Whitney, Jessica Simpson, and so much more.
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| 2:56.7 | This is the last episode of the year. I love you all so much. |
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| 3:16.4 | this self-emotion is making me feel ill. Let's bring Walter out. Again, he has written |
| 3:22.7 | and produced some of the songs that I grew up with that I love so so much. He also co-wrote |
| 3:27.7 | forever, which is a Mariah Carey song that I truly, in my all time favorite song, out |
| 3:32.8 | of any genre, any song. So he's really done the soundtrack to my life and I'm so excited. |
| 3:38.4 | Shout with him to chat with him. I'm already a little nervous. This is a little bit more |
| 3:42.9 | of a serious interview. I'm going to play it unedited, uninterrupted, and this is just |
| 3:47.1 | my Christmas gift to you. Merry Christmas. I love you guys. |
| 3:55.6 | Okay guys, I'm here with Walter, Afanasia. Did I say that correctly? You said it perfectly. |
| 3:59.7 | I was practicing like legit. I am such a huge fan of yours. You are a brilliant mind, |
| 4:04.8 | a genius. You've truly created songs that I grew up with. Like the soundtrack I was |
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