The song, released 23 years ago, has finally hit top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100!
But how could the song of the season just be making it into the top 10 when it is all we have heard throughout the entire month of December for the past two decades? It turns out that, 23 years ago, the song (though iconic from the start) was not released as a single, and therefore wasn’t eligible for a spot on Billboard’s list.
But today, the song finally got the recognition that it deserves. Mariah expressed her gratitude in a tweet, shouting out all of her #lambs.
But she also told Billboard
Did you hear that, kids writing songs on your Casio keyboards? You can also be known as the Christmas Queen! You just need to ~*believe*~.
Carey called making the top 10 “an amazing Christmas gift” and said, “As a songwriter, I feel so honored to have this song reach Billboard’s [Hot 100] top 10 for the first time. I honestly never thought we’d be talking about this happening, but I’m so thankful to everyone who embraces this song as part of their holiday tradition.”
This is such a moment. I think I’m short circuiting out of happiness.
I hope that everyone spends the day the way that Mariah would want us to: Listening to “All I Want for Christmas is You” until our ears fall off.
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