Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" continues to be an undisputed hit of the holiday season.
According to Billboard, the iconic 1994 hit has logged 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, having reigned on the chart for five holiday seasons. The song originally appeared on Carey's fourth studio album first holiday album, Merry Christmas, and has been in constant playlist rotation in the streaming era. "All I Want for Christmas" entered the Billboard Hot 100 top ten in 2017, later reaching No. 1 for three weeks in 2019, for two weeks in 2020, another three weeks in 2021, four weeks in 2022, and currently two weeks this year.
On Christmas Day, "All I Want for Christmas" broke the Spotify record for most streams in one day, clocking in 23,701,697, surpassing last year's record of 21,273,357 streams. The song was briefly dethroned by JID's "Surround Sound" on TikTok earlier this month, thanks to the platform's NSFW 'Ceiling Challenge.'
As 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Merry Christmas, Carey embarked on the multi-city Merry Christmas One and All! Tour from Nov. to mid-Dec., performing traditional Christmas covers and some of her greatest hits.
