Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Columbia Records 1994) All I Want for Christmas Is You is a song written by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, and recorded by Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on November 1, 1994 as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas. The songs writers were also the producers. An uptempo love song, the instrumentation includes bell chimes and heavy back-up vocals, as well as use of synthesizers. The songs lyrics declare that the protagonist does not care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to be united with her lover for the holidays. Critically, All I Want for Christmas Is You has been lauded, with The New Yorker calling it one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon. The song was commercially successful, reaching the No. 2 position on the singles charts of Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and the top 10 in several other countries. The song became the nineteenth-best-selling digital single of the 20th century, the highest-charting entry by a female or holiday song on the list. The Daily Telegraph hailed All I Want for Christmas Is You as the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom. Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a holiday standard. With global sales of over 12 million copies, the song remains one of the best-selling singles of all time. I dont want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I dont care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas Is you, you yeah I dont want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need And I dont care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I dont need to hang my stocking There up on the fireplace Santa Claus wont make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You baby Oh, I wont ask for much this Christmas I wont even wish for snow And Im just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I wont make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick I wont even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click Cause I just want you here tonight Holding on to me so tight What more can I do? Baby all I want for Christmas is you, You Baby Oh, all the lights are shining So brightly everywhere And the sound of childrens Laughter fills the air And everyone is singing I hear those sleigh bells ringing Santa, wont you bring me the one I really need? Wont you please bring my baby to me? Oh, I dont want a lot for Christmas This is all Im asking for I just want to see my baby Standing right outside my door Oh, I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true Baby all I want for Christmas is You, You baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby
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