Released: October 29th, 1994
Album: Merry Christmas
This is Mariah’s biggest international success, charting at #1 in countless countries and is the 12th best selling single of all time. It is also the best selling Christmas single by a female artist. The week ending December 21st, 2019, the song charted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since it was released.
While Christmas classics are a sacred catalogue of songs, this is one of the few modern songs that is worthy of their company.
Interesting Facts: The song was written in just 15 minutes by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff.