Every October 31 at midnight, Mariah Carey dons her Mrs. Claus costume to kick off the festive season. It’s an opportunity for the 56-year-old pop diva to once again belt out her Christmas anthem “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” For 31 years, this song has been a staple of the season, from shopping malls to movie soundtracks to covers tailored for Christmas albums. It’s also an undeniable commercial success… Here’s the proof in 5 figures.
It’s tiiiime!
The countdown to Christmas shopping, like an early advent calendar, has officially begun! And it’s Mariah Carey, with a 30-year career, sixteen studio albums (including two Christmas albums), one live album, five compilations, and more than 80 singles, who is lending her voice to the occasion.
The five-octave diva, who recorded her first album at the age of twenty, has paved the way for many pop stars to release Christmas songs, from Kelly Clarkson (Santa, Can’t Hear Me) to Gwen Stefani (You Make It Feel Like Christmas), Bianca Ryan (Why Couldn’t It Be Christmas), Lindsey Stirling (Christmas C’mon) and Katy Perry (Cozy Little Christmas).
Her annual “It’s Time” announcement on social media was sponsored for the first time this year by Sephora. The selective distribution brand owned by luxury giant LVMH was able to see the artist’s unwavering popularity, with 3.3 million likes and 1.3 million shares in less than 48 hours, as luxury expert Benjamin Legourd pointed out. And even 3.9 million views three days after its release on YouTube!
15 minutes
That’s how long it took to write the song “All I Want For Christmas Is You” in the summer of 1994. The song, co-written by Walter Afanasieff (producer, author, and composer) and Mariah Carey, was born after the creation of the songs “Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)” and “Jesus Born on This Day.” It took the duo only fifteen minutes to come up with the chords, structure, melody, and lyrics. The result was a catchy song with a lively rhythm and simple melody. It channels the energy of 1960s singers such as Brenda Lee and Darlene Love. Although the title is identical to that of a country ballad performed by Vince Vance & The Valiants, the song is completely different.
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