In contrast to her belief that holiday music was something "people did later on," she said in a Bobby Bones Show interview that due to her love of Christmas, she decided to give the song a shot. Prior to dropping "All I Want for Christmas Is You," Carey had only released two albums and thought it was too early in her musical career to put out Christmas music.
Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Mariah Carey Mariah didn't want to do the song at first. "It's literally impossible unless you had three choirs. "We did take some time doing the record, because if you listen to all those background vocals and all that stuff, you can't do it in five minutes," Carey told the outlet. All the things that reminded me of Christmas that made me feel festive that I wanted other people to feel."Īlthough the song was written quite quickly, the recording process took longer. Just writing down everything that I thought about. She explained: "I started writing that on a little DX7 or Casio keyboard that was in this little room in the house that I lived in at the time in Upstate New York lifetimes ago. Though it has long been reported that the song only took 15 minutes to write, Carey later revealed to Parade that the time frame was a little bit longer than that. The Christmas classic was co-written alongside Carey's then-writing partner, Walter Afanasieff. 3.ĭenise Truscello/Getty Images The song was actually written pretty quickly. Her new holiday hit will see its debut performance during the premiere on Apple TV+ on Dec.
Her holiday happenings don't stop there, as Carey is also hosting a Christmas extravaganza with her holiday special, Mariah's Christmas: The Magic Continue. She recently released " Fall in Love at Christmas," her new single in collaboration with Khalid and Kirk Franklin. The pop icon isn't letting her record-breaking single stand alone in the Christmas genre this year. RELATED: Mariah Carey Teams with McDonald's for a 12 Days of Christmas-Inspired 'Mariah Menu' "Christmastime really is my favorite part of the year," she told PEOPLE while discussing her holiday "do's and dont's." 1 spot on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs retrospective.Ĭlearly, Carey's carol is a seasonal staple that's beloved by many, and a reflection of the singer's love of the holiday. This year, the holiday hit earned the No. Each holiday season, the song makes its annual sleigh ride up the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but in 2019, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" reached No.
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