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Mariah Carey wrote the last good Christmas song

By Madeline Fry Schultz
Published December 18, 2019 5:18pm ET
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Mariah Carey wrote the last good Christmas song
Mariah Carey performs on stage at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in New York. | (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

Call it a case of seasonal nostalgia. Mariah Carey is trending because her 1994 hit All I Want for Christmas Is You finally topped the music charts this week.

Carey made her name as the cultural queen of Christmas 25 years ago when she released her album Merry Christmas, featuring All I Want for Christmas Is You. The song, co-written by Carey and songwriter Walter Afanasieff, is a Christmas classic in its own right. It’s bubbly, festive, and a little romantic.

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