Phenomenon Song All I Want For Christmas Is You, Get Big Royalty To Transform Guinness World Records

Mariah Carey (Columbia Records)

JAKARTA - Mariah Carey's song All I Want For Christmas Is You is entrenched at number one on the UK charts for the first time since its release 26 years ago. Previously last year, this song reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, also for the first time.

Although only grabbing No.1, All I Want For Christmas Is You is the main track from Mariah Carey's first Christmas album, Merry Christmas, released in 1994.

Not a few have asked why the song All I Want for Christmas Is You is always popular and beats other Christmas releases. Even though it's an old song, the listeners' enthusiasm doesn't stop.

Song Context and Lyrics

All I Want For Christmas Is You was written by Carey with Walter Afanasieff, a collaborator who has always been Carey's partner in writing songs. Inspired by Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You, Afanasieff wanted to add Christmas touches like a church bell, the sound of a reindeer or a walking horse with some percussion additions.

At that time, Mariah Carey was not well known for her lyric writing skills so Afanasieff wanted to showcase Carey's talents. “This song is proof of something where Mariah Carey is still underestimated: songwriting. Mariah Carey wrote this song. Isn't that crazy? It's a classic song that people think is a cover of a song, but it's an original by Mariah Carey. He just sat down one day and 'created' Christmas, "Tynan Sinks told TIME.

All I Want For Christmas Is You also offers a new story related to love. In general, we always find Christmas carols that are spiritually related, Santa Claus or the Christmas atmosphere, but All I Want For Christmas Is You tells of a beautiful Christmas celebration hoping for the arrival of people who are worshiped.

This song provides a nostalgic atmosphere without mentioning gender or the name of the loved one. “He (Mariah Carey) talks about Christmas, but not religious beliefs. "Actually, this is a love song, everyone can feel the lyrics, the person he likes (in the song) is not mentioned, does not race against one gender, so anyone can be in that position," said music professor from Northeastern University Andrew Mall.

Love Actually

The popularity of All I Want For Christmas Is You cannot be separated from the use of songs in the film Love Actually which was released in 2003. Joanna's character (played by Olivia Olson) sings the song All I Want For Christmas Is You at Christmas celebrations at school accompanied by Sam (Thomas Sangster ). This song was performed by Joanna energetically without using high notes like Carey. After being played on Love Actually, All I Want For Christmas Is You has returned to popularity because it was re-sung after 10 years of the original release.

Love Actually, which is called the classic love story, is a favorite of many people, so there is a ritual in which Americans watch this film when they enter the Christmas holidays. The interesting story is also played by a number of famous actors and actresses such as Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, and many others. When it was released in 2003, Love Actually received a profit of US $ 248 million.

Great Royalty

All I Want For Christmas Is You is one of the songs with the greatest royalties that Mariah Carey received during her musical career. This song always entered the charts when it entered the Christmas season and because of this influence, Mariah Carey was nicknamed the Queen of Christmas or Queen of Christmas.

In 2017, Carey earned US $ 60 million which is the total profit that he achieved. Besides the original version, Carey also gave a new touch by releasing another version of All I Want For Christmas Is You. On December 25, 2018, this song reached 10 million total streams in one day via the Spotify music service.

It doesn't stop there, this song received an award from the Guinness World Records as the most successful and most listened Christmas carol. In fact, this song became a song that was frequently played in England during the 21st century.

Realizing her growing success, Mariah Carey made an animated film of the same name which was adapted from her children's book. In addition, Carey also released a new version entitled All I Want for Christmas Is You (Extra Festive) which uses a louder sound of drums and bells and adds an orchestral side to it.

The 51-year-old singer also released a duet version with Justin Bieber followed by the 2019 version. Likewise, the music video has a black and white version, unreleased footage, Super Festive, and Make My Wish Come True Edition.

Until now, no one has been able to replace Mariah Carey's song All I Want For Christmas is You as a successful and popular Christmas song. Through lyrics that can be felt by everyone and the use of Christmas elements such as bells and choirs, listeners will remember this song when Christmas arrives. As a result, Mariah Carey's nickname Queen of Christmas is irreplaceable.