Overview

• Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' was written with the goal of creating a timeless piece that did not feel like it belonged in the nineties.
• The song was written in just fifteen minutes during the summer of 1994 with Walter Afanasieff for the album 'Merry Christmas'.
• The song has become a Christmas mainstay, playing on radio stations, playlists, and shopping malls during the holiday season.
• It has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in a record-extending fifth holiday season, adding a 13th total week at the chart's highest position.
• The song drew 42.2 million streams, 26.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 8,000 downloads in the U.S. from Dec. 8-14, 2023.