Merry Christmas Mariah: She's back again, and topping the charts

Merry Christmas Mariah: She's back again, and topping the charts

12/16/21 7:00PM

The sun rises every morning, we publish 6 charts a week and Mariah Carey remains the reigning champion of Christmas music. Some things never change.

Her single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is once again at the top of the Christmas hits list, racking up more than 30 million streams in the week ending December 9th — and that's just on Spotify, never mind the other major streaming platforms, radio plays, YouTube, CDs or vinyls.

‍Why do people love it so much?

‍With every year that passes “AIWFCIY” seems to get a stronger claim to "biggest Christmas song of all time", growing along with the rise of streaming platforms. But why is the song so persistently popular? A musicologist offered their thoughts a few years ago, citing the chord progression, the emotional hook at the start and the suspense that builds into the final verse. Whatever it is, it works.

‍P.S. All we actually want for Christmas is for you to sign up 1 family member or friend to Chartr. That would be amazing.

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