Mariah Carey—“All I Want for Christmas Is You”
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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Is Mariah Singing Catharsis?
The intensity of Mariah's singing can't be understated. She uses it as the final chord in the entire cycle where you would actually expect a different chord in Western music. You usually want to finish a corporation from the five to the one. But what Mariah does instead is use the four minor, although at the same time, she doesn't actually completely ditch the five.
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