The Song All I Want For Christmas Is You Wins First Place In The UK After 26 Years

Mariah Carey (Instagram @mariahcarey)

JAKARTA - As December entered, music competition on the music charts was much bigger than the previous months. Like singers Mariah Carey and Wham! who compete for first place.

Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You took first place on the UK charts for the first time in 26 years. The track has never taken No.1 despite being a listener's favorite since its release in 1994.

According to Official Charts today, December 7, All I Want For Christmas reached 1,300 charts while the song Last Christmas from Wham! grabbed second place in 48 hours.

This started with a fan named Jeffrey Ingold who wrote his wish for the song All I Want For Christmas is You to become Carey's third song to win first place.

"Nobody deserves number one in the UK more than Mariah Carey and I went to the national television channel to talk about this historic moment," said Ingold.

“I know how much this song means to Mariah. He cares about music and he loves Christmas. That's what makes me love Christmas and this song describes the spirit of Christmas for many people. "

"After 26 years, he's got the credit he deserves in England."

Thank youuu Jeff! ❤️❤️ Now we can only hope to make it happen 🙏 the dance is my favorite part 😂 https://t.co/zgbDfstfOI

- Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) December 6, 2020

Mariah Carey responded to Ingold's enthusiasm by writing, “Thank you Jeff! Now we can hope for this to happen. "

On the other hand, nowadays many Christmas songs have begun to follow these two iconic songs, including Jess Glynne, Justin Bieber, Shakin 'Stevens, Ariana Grande, Elton John, and many others.

Meanwhile, Mariah Carey released the song Oh Santa! sung with Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande. The song was sung for the first time through the Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special.