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Mariah Carey greets Filipino fans on Christmas Day; 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' continues to break records

Published Dec 26, 2024 03:05 am

At A Glance

  • On Dec. 23, 2024, Mariah rewrote her longest Hot 100 reign with her 17th week at No. 1 for "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
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Mariah Carey (Instagram)

On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, pop singer Mariah Carey greeted her Filipino fans as her holiday song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" continued to break records.

"Merry Christmas to my festive Filipino lambily!!!!" wrote Mariah on social media.

In September, Mariah joined Filipino fans in welcoming the holiday season early.

Mariah shared a link to her hit song and encouraged her Filipino fans to start playing the Christmas song at the beginning of the BER months.

Filipinos start to celebrate the holidays in the Philippines as early as September.

"Philippines, it's time (only for you!!)," Mariah wrote. "I hope you're all safe and well. Let’s celebrate together."

In 2023, Mariah reposted a tweet from a fan page indicating that her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was streamed 75 percent more in the Philippines than in any other country.

On Dec. 23, 2024, Mariah rewrote her longest Hot 100 reign with her 17th week at No. 1 for "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

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Billboard.com reported that the holiday carol has topped the Hot 100 chart for a third consecutive week this season. 

It now holds the record for having the third-longest reign in the chart's 66-year history, surpassed only by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which dominated for 19 weeks this year, and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, which held the top spot in 2019. 

Three other songs, including “One Sweet Day,” have also reached the number one position for 16 weeks each.

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” additionally leads the streaming songs chart for a record-breaking 21st total week, besting “Old Town Road” for the longest No. 1 stay dating to the survey’s 2013 start, Billboard.com said.

On Nov. 6, Mariah will kick off the "Christmas Time" concert, visiting Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and more before wrapping up on Dec. 17 in her hometown of New York City.

In December 2023, the pop megastar logged 13 weeks on the top of the chart since its release in 1994, making it the biggest holiday song ever.

In 2023, "All I Want For Christmas is You" remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It achieved 48.4 million streams, 31.7 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 7,000 downloads in the U.S. from December 15 to 21 of that year, as reported by Luminate.

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