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Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music, Comedy, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

What makes a holiday song so timeless that it can top the charts decades after it’s released? On this episode, Diallo, LUXXURY, and One Song Executive Producer Lesley Gwam break down Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” They dig into how Mariah co-wrote the track with longtime collaborator Walter Afanasieff, and the sonic choices that turned it into an unforgettable Christmas classic. Get your ears ready for Mariah’s marvelous, isolated vocals! Don’t let financial opportunity slip through the cracks. Use code ONESONG at Monarch.com in your browser for half off your first year. One Song Spotify Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happy Holidays, One Song Nation. Today we're bringing back an episode about the modern Christmas classic.

0:06.9

You've probably heard it everywhere this season. That's right. We're talking about Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You. It's one of the best selling singles of all time.

0:16.4

It's the number one selling single of all time. If you can believe it. That's right, Tialo. In this episode, we're going to unwrap the sonic magic that made this song an instant

0:24.7

addition to the holiday music canon. That's right. And get ready because you're going to hear

0:29.0

Mariah's marvelous, isolated vocals in all the glory. Consider it our gift under your podcast tree.

0:36.4

Luxury today's song is one of the greatest and best-selling holiday songs of all time.

0:40.0

Of all time.

0:40.9

When it was released in 1994, it went all the way to number six in the U.S.

0:47.4

On the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Chart.

0:50.1

But listen, that's okay because it went all the way to number two in the UK in Japan.

0:55.6

All right, listen, music streaming has made this song incredibly popular, to the point

1:00.1

where it finally reached number one on the Billboard chart 25 years after its release,

1:05.1

as well as going number one in 30 other countries.

1:07.9

Now it's certified diamond.

1:09.1

That's right, Diallo.

1:09.8

This holiday jam continues to top

1:11.6

the charts during a very festive time of the year, whether you're out shopping or grabbing a coffee

1:16.2

or attending a dinner party. Or just living. If you're breathing and your ears are on, there's a

1:22.5

pretty good chance you'll hear this pop and fashion icon tell you that there's only one thing that she

1:27.3

needs.

1:28.7

It's one song, and that song is a little underground ditty you might have heard before.

1:33.2

Super niche.

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