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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.
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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 In the song, she utilizes cheesy, outdated lyrics and faint pathos to portray love.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.