Welcome to the first ever Anti Song of the Week. This week’s edition is “All I Want For Christmas is You” by American singer-songwriter and record producer Mariah Carey. Released October 29, 1994 as the lead single for her fourth studio album and first holiday album, “Merry Christmas,” “All I Want For Christmas is You” is a song about love during the winter holidays. After her third studio album, “Music Box” and her meteoric rise to fame, Mariah Carey wanted to create a holiday album as she has never done that in the past before. Mariah Carey, in collaboration with Columbia Records, created her holiday album and released “All I Want For Christmas is You” as the lead single. The song became a huge sensation but I do not understand why. The song is extremely basic and has the worst musical composition of Mariah Carey’s entire career.

Born in Huntington, New York, Mariah Angela Carey is a widely popular American singer-songwriter and record producer. She started her rise to fame with the release of her eponymous debut album. After dominating in the music industry, Mariah Carey shifted a little into music production with the recording company that she signed with. Mariah Carey is an extremely decorated artist, winning over 50 different awards including a couple GRAMMYs, Billboard Music Awards and American Music Awards. She also holds the record for highest certified female artist in the United States and 10th worldwide.

As stated in previous editions of the Song of the Week, lyricism is an important aspect of any song, but Mariah Carey didn’t understand that when writing “All I Want For Christmas is You.” In the song, she utilizes cheesy, outdated lyrics and faint pathos to portray love. My least favorite lyric in the entire song is:

“Oh-oh, all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere (so brightly, baby)

And the sound of children’s laughter fills the air (oh, oh, yeah)

And everyone is singing (oh, yeah)

I hear those sleigh bells ringing

Santa, won’t you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh)

Won’t you please bring my baby to me?”

Captivating her audience with phenomenal singing and profound lyrics is a recurring theme in Mariah Carey’s discography, but in “All I Want For Christmas is You” she does not do that. In “All I Want For Christmas is You,” she sings about how she wants her loved one to stay with her for Christmas and that is all she wants. She created a song about dependence. The song is not a great listen with a mediocre message.