To many it officially becomes Christmas once “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is played on the air for the first time. Starting in October the internet is filled with memes of Mariah “defrosting”. Although this song is only thirty years old (this year), it already is a Christmas classic.

Written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff for her first holiday album titled “Merry Christmas”, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was released on October 29, 1994.

It has become a song that one either loves or hates. I like it simply because it just isn’t Christmas without it. It’s one of the most iconic modern Christmas songs and in 2023 Billboard named it the “greatest holiday song of all time based on commercial performance”.

Considering it’s only thirty years old and has already been covered by artists from Michael Buble to Barry Manilow, it certainly has proven it’s not going away anytime soon.