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Could Mariah Carey’s Christmas Hit be the Song of the Century?
Will Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" be the song of the century? Its continued popularity every holiday season suggests it could be.
The steadiness of the song’s popularity suggests that there’s a chance it could be the biggest hit of the 21st century, although it’s obviously impossible to know, or even figure out how such things might be measured in the future. 31), according to Luminate; the only other older songs in the top 100 are the Eagles ’ “Hotel California,” Queen ’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and, at 95, Brenda Lee ’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” Some artists with that kind of career would blanch at the idea of being identified with holiday music, but Carey embraced it — to the point that she applied for a trademark on the title “Queen of Christmas,” albeit unsuccessfully.
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