Jody Rosen

2020: 'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU' BY MARIAH CAREY | Nearly 62 years after the Hot 100 was invented and "The Chipmunk" song topped the chart as the first No. 1 of 1959, and 25 years after the song's initial release, Mariah Carey's uptempo Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" snagged the top spot. The song peaked at No. 1 just before Christmas on Dec. 20, 2019, and was still holding onto the top spot during the week ending Jan. 4, 2020.

Mariah Carey talks about why she is ‘obsessed’ with Christmas

December 18, 2020 at 7:02 a.m.

Initially, at least, Queen of Christmas was not in the plan. Mariah Carey was already a global superstar when she released her first holiday album, "Merry Christmas," in November 1994....

Pandemic pop: At home and around the world, black-humored new songs about coronavirus go viral

March 21, 2020 at 12:35 p.m.

It should probably come as no surprise that the first hit song to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic is, yes, a viral phenomenon. It is also not surprising, to anyone...

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