The History of ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You

Time. The month is December. December belongs to Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey contributed what Christmas songs to her repertoire? “Christmas past.

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The 1994 song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" sounds centuries older in the best way. On impact, Mariah's first chorus sounded classic and timeless.

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This song is very sad. It's not my goal to ruin "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Just the opposite. I want to boost it. Trying to deepen.

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In “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” who was you? I fear Mariah Carey's story will reveal that there was no you.

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It was empty. Actually, she had nobody. Fantasy song. This song aims high. This song shows that pop music—especially Christmas-themed pop music—can transport the singer and songwriter as well as the listener.

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First and foremost, mid-1990s Mariah Carey was wealthy and famous. Not unprecedented, but close. She released her 1990 self-titled debut album after growing up in Long Island. Her age was 21.

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Mariah Carey is like Eddie Van Halen of ‘90s pop vocalists: technically gifted but driven by great songs. Pop tunes. Eddie finger-tapped.

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