Originally released in 1994 on the album “Merry Christmas”, the song had a gradual rise in the charts. With the growth of streaming and the popularization of Christmas music on digital platforms, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reached the Billboard top 10 for the first time in 2017. Since then, the song has dominated the Christmas charts, reaching the first place in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
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On social media, Mariah Carey celebrated. “This is incredible! I will never, ever stop giving due importance to this achievement. Merry Christmas early everyone”, wrote, on his profile on X, the former Twitter.
The success of the song also seems to have boosted other Christmas hits. Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me,” released in 2014, and Kelly Clarkson’s 2013 “Underneath the Tree” reached Billboard’s top 10 for the first time.