All I Want for Christmas Is You

"**All I Want for Christmas Is You**" is a widely popular Christmas song by American R&B singer Mariah Carey for her fourth studio album, _Merry Christmas_. It was first released in November 1994. The lyrics of the song declare that the protagonist doesn't care about the Christmas presents or lights and that all she is wanting is to be united alongside her lover for the Christmas holidays. The song has been remixed and covered by other musicians, such as The Cheetah Girls, Shania Twain, Miley Cyrus and John Mayer since it was introduced.  Carey wrote and produced the song with her longtime collaborator Walter Afanasieff.

The song's length is four minutes and one second.  On December 18, 2017, _Billboard_ announced that the song had reached the top ten on the Hot 100 for the first time in the 23 years that the song was released.  In 2018, it reached number three on the Hot 100 and was at the top of the Canadian Hot 100 and Australian Singles Chart.

On December 16, 2019, _Billboard_ announced that, after 25 years of release, the song had reached number one on the Hot 100, marking Carey's 19th chart-topper, extending her record as the soloist with the most US number-ones in history.

After peaking at number two, the song was at the top of the UK Singles Chart on December 11, 2020.

On December 3, 2021, the RIAA certified the song Diamond in the US for sales and streams of 10 million copies there.

## Popular culture

In December 2016, British talk show host James Corden recorded a version of the song as part of his Carpool Karaoke segment on CBS's _The Late Late Show_.  The video features British musicians Adele, Elton John, and Chris Martin, along with American entertainers Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Gwen Stefani, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Carey herself, singing lines from the song. As of January 2021, this version has over 49 million views on YouTube.

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## Infobox (song)

- **name**: All I Want for Christmas Is You
- **type**: single
- **artist**: Mariah Carey
- **album**: Merry Christmas (album), Merry Christmas
- **b-side**: "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)"
- **released**: November 1, 1994
- **length**: 4:01
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **prev title**: Anytime You Need a Friend
- **prev year**: 1994
- **next title**: Joy to the World
- **next year**: 1994