Overview
- The track has amassed 77 total weeks on the Hot 100, tying Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' for the most weeks on the chart by a female artist.
- Its 20-week run at No. 1 surpasses long stints by Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' and Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road,' according to Billboard.
- Organizers confirmed Carey will be the featured singer at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at Milan’s San Siro on February 6.
- Originally released in 1994, the song reached the Hot 100 top 10 in 2017 as streaming and seasonal playlists transformed listening patterns.
- Opinion writing has renewed criticism of the song’s ubiquity, with a Spanish column arguing it sidelines traditional carols.