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Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ becomes first holiday song to reach 2 billion Spotify streams

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<p>Pop icon Mariah Carrey added another feather to her cap as her Christmas track &quot;All I Want for Christmas Is You&quot; has achieved an additional milestone this year.</p><p>As per report by PEOPLE, Spotify announced that the song has become the first holiday song to reach 2 billion streams on the music platform.</p><p>&quot;This is beyond incredible&quot; Mariah said in a statement as she shared her thoughts on the Christmas track&#x27;s new milestone.</p><p>&quot;I’m honored to have ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ be the first holiday track on Spotify to reach 2 Billion Streams! I’m so grateful to all Spotify listeners around the world who’ve made the song part of their holiday tradition year after year,&quot; she added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1867586191690019091&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-12-14T01%3A54%3A52.177757%3A2e0b3e86-6558-4b87-bcba-fac50cdb245e%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b0cdb96b3162438a8c57646116ce051b08d176ca&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1734149091835526076="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” is the most-streamed holiday song of all time and officially the first holiday song to break 2 billion streams. Congratulations, <a href="https://twitter.com/MariahCarey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mariahcarey</a> 👏🎁✨ <a href="https://t.co/GM4oskaUgl">pic.twitter.com/GM4oskaUgl</a></p>— Spotify News (@SpotifyNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpotifyNews/status/1867586191690019091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;All I Want for Christmas Is You&quot; has become the most-streamed holiday song of all time, both in the United States and globally, according to Spotify.</p><p>On December 9, the song also reached the No. 1 spot anew on the Billboard Hot 100.</p><p>Mariah Carey dropped &quot;All I Want for Christmas Is You&quot; in 1994 as part of her fourth studio album, <em>Merry Christmas</em>. Over the years, it has evolved into a global holiday anthem.</p><p>In 2009, Carey released a music video for the song, which has garnered an impressive 802 million views to date.</p><p>The track achieved diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2021, further cementing its iconic status.</p><p>According to a 2022 report by <em>The Economist,</em> the holiday classic generates $2.5 million annually in royalties for Mariah.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCK7iS9IGR4/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A14215329.799999952%2C%22ls%22%3A11689.799999952316%2C%22le%22%3A11699.899999976158%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In a previous interview with Billboard, Mariah remarked that she did not anticipate the impact that the song would have when she was still writing it early in her career.</p><p>&quot;When I wrote [it], I had absolutely no idea the impact the song would eventually have worldwide. How could I? It was so early on in my career and most young artists, at that time, weren’t really making Christmas music at the onset of their careers,&quot; she said.</p><p>The singer also opened up about the inspiration behind the song.</p><p>&quot;When writing [it], I was tapping into a bittersweet mixture of longing and festiveness. I had grown up wishing I could have a functional family Christmas like the ones I saw on TV or in the movies, but truth is... that never happened! So, I wrote the song for the little girl in me filled with holiday spirit,&quot; she stated.</p><p>&quot;The record really has brought me full circle, and I’m so full of gratitude that so many people enjoy it with me every year.&quot;</p>

<p>'This is beyond incredible.' These were the words of Mariah Carey as she reacted to the new milestone that her hit Christmas track has achieved. </p>

'This is beyond incredible.' These were the words of Mariah Carey as she reacted to the new milestone that her hit Christmas track has achieved.

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