All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey song)

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"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Image shows Carey wearing a Santa suit, while posing in an upright position. She has long brown curly hair, and is smiling. The background imagery is beige, with red letters that spell out the song's title.
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album Merry Christmas
B-side "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
"Joy to the World"
Released November 1, 1994
Format CD single
Recorded 10th July 1994
Genre Christmas pop
Length 4:01
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Producer Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Endless Love"
(1994)		 "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
(1994)		 "Fantasy"
(1995)

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on November 1, 1994 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas. The song's writers were also the producers. An uptempo love song, the instrumentation includes bell chimes and heavy back-up vocals, as well as use of synthesizers. The song's lyrics declare that the protagonist does not care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to to be united with her lover for the holidays.

Two music videos were commissioned for the song, both being filmed during the month of December 1993. The song's primary music video features grainy home footage of Carey, her dogs and family during the holiday season, as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside. Then husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo appearance as Santa Claus, bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh. The second video was filmed in black and white format, and features Carey dressed in 1960s style, while paying homage to The Ronettes, alongside back up singers and male dancers.

Carey performed "All I Want for Christmas is You" during a slew of live television appearances and tours throughout her career. She first sang it live during the Japanese leg of her Daydream World Tour (1996), Butterfly World Tour (1998) and Charmbracelet World Tour (2002–03), as well as the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade in 2004 and 2010, both of which aired on ABC. A So So Def remix version was released in 2000, and a dance mix in 2009. In 2010, Carey re-recorded the song for her second holiday album, Merry Christmas II You, titled "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive)".

Critically, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been lauded, with The New Yorker calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon".[1] The song was commercially successful, reaching the number two position on the single charts of Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in several other countries. The song became the nineteenth-best-selling digital single of the 20th century, the highest-charting entry by a female or holiday song on the list.[2] The Daily Telegraph hailed "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom.[3] Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a "holiday standard."[4]

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[edit] Background and writing

After a string of commercially successful albums, Carey's label Columbia Records began exercising the idea of the singer releasing a Christmas album.[5] They felt that up until that point, Carey had been viewed as a pop singer. With the record, Columbia intended to broaden Carey's target market, and have her perceived more as an entertainer, not just a singer.[5] Having been brought up as Christian and always celebrating Christmas, she agreed to create a holiday-themed album.[5] Carey wrote "All I Want for Christmas Is You" while recording the album in mid-1994. In an interview, Carey explained the inspiration behind the song:

I'm a very festive person and I love the holidays. I've sung Christmas songs since I was a little girl. I used to go Christmas caroling. When it came to the album, we had to have a nice balance between standard Christian hymns and fun songs. It was definitely a priority for me to write at least a few new songs, but for the most part people really want to hear the standards at Christmas time, no matter how good a new song is.[5]

Ostensibly, the song was inspired by Carey's romantic sentiments toward her then-husband Tommy Mottola. After the album's release, many promotional singles were released; while other songs were sent to Christian airplay radio stations, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was sent to pop and Top 40 channels.[6] Author Chris Nickson described the song as "fun and mellow", and he felt its uptempo beat contrasted with the album's strong religious theme, broadening the album's appeal to teenage audiences.[6]

[edit] Composition
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"
A 23-second sample of the song, featuring bell chimes and drum instrumentation
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"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is an uptempo song, composed in a contemporary pop style.[7][8] Its lyrics declare that the singer does not care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to spend time with her lover. The song incorporates various instruments, including bell chimes, bass effect and cowbells.[7] The song layers background vocals throughout the chorus and sections of the bridge.[7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is set in common time and in the key of G major.[8] Carey's vocal range in the song spans from the note of G3 to the high note of G5.[8] Carey wrote the song's lyrics and melody, while Walter Afanasieff arranged and produced the track. Many of the instrumentals were synthetically created with computerized equipment.[7] According to Roch Parisien from Allmusic, the song contains "The Beach Boys-style harmonies, jangling bells, and a sleigh-ride pace, injecting one of the few bits of exuberant fun in this otherwise vanilla set."[9]

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical response

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was well-received by music critics. Parisien called the song "well-crafted", complimenting its instrumentation and melody.[9] Steve Morse, editor of The Boston Globe, wrote that Carey sang with a lot of soul.[10] According to Barry Schwarz from Stylus Magazine, "to say this song is an instant classic somehow doesn't capture its amazingicity; it's a modern standard: joyous, exhilarating, loud, with even a hint of longing." Schwartz praised the song's lyrics as well, describing them as "beautifully phrased," and calling Carey's voice "gorgeous" and "sincere."[11] Bill Lamb from About.com called it a "contemporary classic."[12] Kyle Anderson from MTV labeled the track "a majestic anthem full of chimes, sleigh bells, doo-wop flourishes, sweeping strings and one of the most dynamic and clean vocal performances of Carey's career".[13] While reviewing the 2009 remix version, Becky Bain from Idolator called the song a "timeless classic" and wrote, "We love the original song to pieces—we blast it while decorating our Christmas tree and lighting our Menorah."[14] In his review for Carey's Merry Christmas II You, Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun-Times called the song "a simple, well-crafted chestnut and one of the last great additions to the Christmas pop canon".[15] Shona Craven of Scotland's The Herald, said, "[it's] a song of optimism and joy that maybe, just maybe, hints at the real meaning of Christmas."[16] Additionally, she felt the main reason it was so successful is the subject "you" in the lyrics, explaining, "Perhaps what makes the song such a huge hit is the fact that it's for absolutely everyone."[16] Craven opened her review with a bold statement: "Bing Crosby may well be turning in his grave, but no child of the 1980s will be surprised to see Mariah Carey's sublime All I Want For Christmas Is You bounding up the charts after being named the nation's top festive song."[16] In a 2006 retrospective look at Carey's career, Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker said, the "charming" song was one of Carey biggest accomplishments, calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon".[1] Dan Hancox, editor of The National, quoted and agreed with Jones' statement, calling the song "perfection".[17] In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked "All I Want for Christmas Is You" fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a "holiday standard."[4]

[edit] Sales and impact

A woman wearing black ensemble, performing in a concert.
Carey performing live in Las Vegas in 2009

In the first week of January 1995, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary and at number 12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.[18] The song placed on these two charts again in December 1995 and in December 1996.[18] The song was ineligible for inclusion on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release, because it was not released commercially as a single. This rule lapsed in 1998, however, allowing the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at number 83 in January 2000).[19] The song topped the Hot Digital Songs in December 2005, but it was unable to attain a new peak on the Hot 100 because it was considered a recurrent single and was thus ineligible for chart re-entry.[19] Every December from 2005 to 2008, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re-currents chart. It has become the best-selling holiday ringtone, and it is the first holiday ringtone to be certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[20] Additionally, of songs recorded before the year 2000, it is the nineteenth best-selling digital single and the best-selling digital single by a woman, and is also the overall best-selling holiday digital single.[21][2] As of December 25, 2011, Nielsen SoundScan estimated total sales of the digital track at 2,120,000 downloads.[22]

In the United Kingdom, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number five during the week of December 10, 1994.[23] The following week, the song peaked at number two, staying there for the final three weeks of December.[24] As of December 5, 2010, it had spent fifty weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[25][26] It is Carey's best-selling single in the UK, with sales estimated at over 670,000 units as of 2008.[27] In 2010, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was named the number-one holiday song of the decade in the United Kingdom.[28] The song peaked at number two on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 70,000 units.[29] During its sixth and seventh week on the 2009 singles chart, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" topped the Ultratop charts in Wallonia and Flanders.[30][31] In Denmark, it peaked at number four, staying in the chart for sixteen weeks and being certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[32][33] "All I Want for Christmas Is You" became Carey's best-selling single in Japan. It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29-sai no Christmas (29才のクリスマス?, lit. "Christmas in 29 Years, 29th Christmas"),[34] and was titled Koibito-tachi no Christmas (恋人たちのクリスマス?, lit. "Lovers' Christmas").[6] It sold in excess of 1.1 million units in Japan, and became the best-selling Japanese single of 1994.[35] Due to strong sales and airplay, the song re-charted in Japan in 2010, peaking at number six on the Japan Hot 100.[19] The single has been certified the Million award by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on two different formats (compact disc and ringtone), in 1994 and 2008, respectively.[36][37]

[edit] Remixes, Extra Festive, and Superfestive versions

When the song was first released as a single in 1994, no remixes were commissioned. Carey re-released the song commercially in Japan in 2000, with a new remix known as the So So Def remix.[38] The remix contains new vocals and is played over a harder, more urban beat; it features raps by Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow. The remix appears on Carey's compilation album Greatest Hits (2001) as a bonus track.[38] In 2009, a remix produced by Carey and Low Sunday, called "Mariah's New Dance Mix", was released. The mix laid the original 1994 vocals over new electronic instrumentation.[13] The remix garnered a positive response. MTV's Kyle Anderson wrote that "it's difficult to improve perfection," but that the remix "does dress up the song in a disco thump that should make your office Christmas party 28 percent funkier than it was last year."[13] Idolator's Becky Bain praised the song's catchiness.[14]

In 2010, Carey re-recorded the song for her thirteenth studio and second holiday album, Merry Christmas II You. Titled "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive)", the new version featured re-recorded vocals, softer bell ringing and stronger drumming, and an orchestral introduction that replaced the a capella introduction.[39] Steven J. Horowitz from Rap-Up wrote that the new version "sound[ed] just as enjoyable as it did in 1994."[40] While the song was praised, it drew criticism for being too similar to the original. Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that the new version "just seems to add a few brassy backup singers to the exact same arrangement."[15] Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone agreed, writing that it was "hard to figure out what's 'extra festive'" about the new version.[41] Dan Hancox, editor of The National, also felt the new version was unnecessary.[17]

In 2011, pop singer Justin Bieber also recorded a version of the song as a duet with Carey, titled "All I Want for Christmas Is You (Superfestive!)", on his holiday album, Under the Mistletoe.

[edit] Music videos

"I wanted to do something really special and traditional for the video. I already had the concept and idea, all I needed was a good director's lead. We kinda did this thing with Tommy as Santa Claus, and he spends pretty much the entire video with me in the snow. I really liked the way the video turned out. It was very cute and smooth, and I feel like it easily captured the song's soft and yearning message."[42]

—Mariah Carey

There are three music videos for "All I Want for Christmas Is You". The first, primary video was shot in the style of a home video; it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993.[42] The video begins with Carey placing holiday ornaments on a Christmas tree and frolicking through the snowy mountainside. Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey, where Carey's then-husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus.[7] It continues with scenes of Carey getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack. It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye.[6] In the song's alternate video, inspired by The Ronettes, Carey dances in a 1960s-influenced studio surrounded by go–go dancers. For a 1960s look, the video was filmed in black and white, with Carey in white boots and teased up hair. This video was also directed by Carey. There are two edits to this version of the video.[42]

Another video was created for the So So Def remix, but it does not feature Carey or the hip-hop musicians that perform in the song.[38] Instead, the video is animated and based on a scene in the video from Carey's "Heartbreaker" (1999).[38] It features cartoon cameo appearances by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, Luis Miguel (Carey's boyfriend at the time), Carey's dog Jack, and Santa Claus. Kris Kringle is credited with directing the music video.[38] Since 2009, the song has been included in a music video accompanying ESPN's Christmas Day coverage of the NBA.[43][44]

[edit] Live performances

A woman wearing a long black gown. She has long golden hair and is holding a sparkling microphone. She is standing on a large red stage, surrounded by dancers in white attire. Additional background scenery include the audience and three background singers wearing white ensembles and standing on a large platform.
A pregnant Carey performing the 2010 version of the song live at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida on December 3, 2010

Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances.[7] It was part of the set-list during the Japanese shows of Carey's Daydream World Tour (1996), Butterfly World Tour (1998), Rainbow World Tour (2000), Charmbracelet World Tour (2002–03) (also sung during the December leg of the tour) and The Adventures of Mimi Tour (2006).[7][45] Additionally, Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, which aired on ABC.[46] Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year's Eve.[47] On November 9, 2010, Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song, which aired on December 13, 2010 on ABC.[48] Additionally, Carey performed the song alongside "Oh Santa!" airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010. On December 3, she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park, Magic Kingdom, in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC.[49] She performed them again in a music video promoting the day's NBA games that aired on both networks.[44]

[edit] Cover versions

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been covered by various singers and bands. Shania Twain performed the song live on The Today Show in December 1998, alongside other holiday tunes.[50] "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2003 British film Love Actually, where it was covered by Olivia Olson.[51] In 2004, Swedish pop group Play covered the song for their Christmas album, Play Around the Christmas Tree.[52] My Chemical Romance's version appeared on the 2004 charity album Kevins big time rush also sang this in 2010|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</ref> At the 2007 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade in Anaheim, California, Miley Cyrus performed the song.[53] Singing duo Same Difference performed the song during the season finale of the fourth season of the UK TV show The X Factor.[54] American country music artist Whitney Duncan covered the song on November 2008, which was featured as a digital single.[55] John Mayer performed an acoustic version of the song in New York in 2008.[56] During a British televised Christmas Special, Alexandra Burke, winner of the fifth series of The X Factor, performed the song on November 24, 2009.[56] A Japanese band, Suemitsu & the Suemith, covered "All I Want for Christmas Is You" on their 2008 compilation album Best Angle for the Pianist - Suemitsu & the Suemith 05-08.[57] In 2010, Celtic Thunder covered the song for their Christmas album Celtic Thunder Christmas.[58] Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy also covered the song in 2010 for the Christmas album, All I Want For Christmas, an album which features Christmas songs from various Australian artists.[59] Country music band Lady Antebellum covered "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for their 2010 holiday EP A Merry Little Christmas.[60] Their version entered Billboards Country Songs Chart at number fifty-seven on December 8, 2010.[61] American music group Big Time Rush featuring Miranda Cosgrove covered the song for their 2010 EP Holiday Bundle.[62] During the week of December 8, 2010, their cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" debuted at number nine on Billboards Holiday Chart.[61] Michael Bublé included a cover of the song on his 2011 holiday album, Christmas.[63] "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was also covered on the cast of Glee's newest Christmas album, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2, on which it is sung by Amber Riley who plays Mercedes on the show. In 2011, Justin Bieber included a version entitled "All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" (duet with Carey) in his album Under the Mistletoe. It was released as a single and charted in Norway reaching #2 in Christmas 2011. Filipina singer Sitti Navarro covered the song from her 2008 christmas album Ngayong Pasko. Filipino pop singer Christian Bautista also covered the song from his 2009 christmas album, Wonderful Christmas. Mexican cover group Vazquez Sounds released a cover video on You Tube on December 14th, 2011.

[edit] Ambiguity

"A Christmas Love Song", composed by Johnny Mandel (1988) with lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, has the opening lyric "All I want for Christmas is You". "A Christmas Love Song" was recorded twice by Tony Bennett;[64] although his second recording, on the album "A Swingin' Christmas", was mislabeled "All I Want for Christmas Is You".

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[65] 2
Austrian Singles Chart[66] 11
Dutch Singles Chart[67] 2
German Singles Chart[68] 14
Irish Singles Chart 3
Italian Singles Chart[69] 1
Japanese Singles Chart[70] 2
New Zealand Singles Chart[71] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[72][73] 17
Swiss Singles Chart[74] 18
UK Singles Chart[23] 2
Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[75] 8
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[76] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[77] 12
US Billboard [Pop Songs][78] 9
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[79] 831
Japanese Singles Chart[70] 431
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[66] 32
Danish Singles Chart[80][81] 6
European Singles Chart[19] 9
Irish Singles Chart[82] 8
Norwegian Singles Chart[83][84] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[85] 8
UK Singles Chart[86] 4
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Danish Singles Chart[87] 4
Irish Singles Chart[88] 17
Italian Singles Chart[69] 16
Norwegian Singles Chart[89] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[90] 12
UK Singles Chart[91] 12
US Billboard Holiday Songs[92] 1
Belgium Back Catalog Singles Chart (Flanders)[31] 1
Belgium Back Catalog Singles Chart (Wallonia)[30] 1
Danish Singles Chart[93] 12
Finnish Singles Chart[94] 12
Irish Singles Chart[95] 18
Italian Singles Chart[69] 4
Norwegian Singles Chart[84] 6
Scottish Singles Chart[96] 20
Spanish Singles Chart[97] 13
Swedish Singles Chart[98] 10
UK Singles Chart[99] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales[100] 62
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[66] 22
Danish Singles Chart[101] 11
Dutch Single Chart[67] 19
Irish Singles Chart[102] 16
Italy Singles Chart[103] 6
Japan Hot 100[19] 6
Norwegian Singles Chart[104] 3
Scottish Singles Chart[105] 25
Spanish Singles Chart[97] 12
Swedish Singles Chart[106] 16
Swiss Singles Chart[74] 45
UK Singles Chart[107] 22
US Billboard Holiday Songs[108] 1
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[109] 17
Danish Singles Chart[110] 17
Dutch Singles Chart[111] 21
German Singles Chart[112] 24
Irish Singles Chart[113] 12
Italy Singles Chart[114] 5
Japan Hot 100[115] 19
Scottish Singles Chart[116] 11
Spanish Singles Chart[117] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[118] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[119] 38
UK Singles Chart[120] 11
US Billboard Holiday Songs[121] 1
US Billboard Holiday Airplay Chart[122] 1
US Billboard Holiday Digital Songs[123] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Chart[124] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay Chart[125] 1
US Billboard Digital Tracks Catalog Chart[126] 1
Welsh Singles Chart[127] 12

[edit] Michael Bublé version

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[128] 1
US Billboard Holiday Songs[129] 21
Japan Hot 100[19] 76

[edit] Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey version

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Norwegian Singles Chart[130] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[131] 86
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[132] 3
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs[133] 51
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[134] 100
Japan Hot 100[19] 19

[edit] End-of-decade charts

Decade-end chart (2000–2009) Peak
position
UK Holiday Songs[28] 1

[edit] Certifications

Country (Provider) Certification
Australia (ARIA) Platinum[29]
Denmark (IFPI) Gold[33]
Italy (FIMI) Gold[135]
Japan (RIAJ) Million[136]
Million (Master Tone)[37]
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum[26]
United States (RIAA) Gold[137]
2× Platinum (Master Tone)[137]

[edit] See also

Portal icon Mariah Carey portal

[edit] References

Footnotes
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