Mariah Carey—“All I Want for Christmas Is You”
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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The Chords Around the Four Minor Do Not Create the Same Melodrama
Kyla Marcell is a longtime Mariah Carey fan who has written for The Guardian, Ben Folk and O Magazine. She says the four minor chord doesn't sound Christmassy in non-Christmas songs like Creep. But when you incorporate it into a Christmas song, it means that much more, she says.
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