Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ from 1994 finally made it to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts this December 21st. What took so long, and what’s made the song endure in our affections for 25 years?

<p>Mariah Carey&rsquo;s &lsquo;All I Want for Christmas&rsquo; from 1994 finally made it to the <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546418/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-number-one">No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts</a> this December 21st. What took so long, and what&rsquo;s made the song endure in our affections for 25 years?</p>

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