Consider This from NPR : NPR

Consider This from NPR : NPR
Consider This from NPR : NPR

In this handout photo provided by Disney, Grammy Award-winning singer Mariah Carey waves to the crowd while taping the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” special at the Magic Kingdom on December 3, 2010 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas is You” is a holiday favorite.

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In this handout photo provided by Disney, Grammy Award-winning singer Mariah Carey waves to the crowd while taping the “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” TV special at the Magic Kingdom on December 3, 2010 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas is You” is a holiday favorite.

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Whether you play it on loop or whether it drives you crazy, there’s no question Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” song has become a permanent fixture of the Christmas song canon.

But the holiday song canon is big, and a number of other pop artists have made their own Yuletide jingles since 1994 including John Legend, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.

But not even the woman who shattered records with her Eras tour has given us a holiday song that has had staying power worthy of The Canon.

For 30 years Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has dominated the holiday music charts. NPR’s Stephen Thompson explains what makes it a lasting hit.

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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers.

It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Ashley Brown

Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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