Mariah Carey—“All I Want for Christmas Is You”
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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All I Want for Christmas Is You
The first Christmas song to hit number one since the Chipmunk song in 1958. Mariah makes her late father's famous linguine and white clampsauce every Christmas Eve. The miracle of all I want for Christmas is you is that it yearned so vividly and exuberantly that it felt real and in fact eventually became real. But don't ever forget that this happy ending took 25 years. Do what you have to do. It will make the song sound better.
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