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Mariah Carey & Brenda Lee’s Battle for the Christmas Throne | Billboard Explains
Billboard Explains Mariah Carey and Brenda Lee's battle for the Christmas throne. Watch the latest episode here.
Speaking of Mariah, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” first appeared on the Billboard charts in 1994, and it hit the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in December 2017. 1 on the Hot 100 for the first time in 2019, and has continued to dominate every holiday season since then, but that all changed in 2023 when Brenda’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” finally reached the No. With the rise of streaming and curated holiday playlists, these two tracks are always staples on those lists, which helps bring them back to the chart every year.
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