December 22, 2023

Mariah Carey on the Rise of Her Christmas Anthem

by The Journal

We are off for the holidays, but still have a great episode for this Christmas weekend.

Mariah Carey released "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 1994 to moderate success. Today, the song is a megahit and Christmas playlist staple. What happened? WSJ's John Jurgensen called up the "Queen of Christmas" to find out. This episode was originally published on December 11, 2020.


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