Mariah Carey’s 30th anniversary of ruling over Christmas is having some trouble.
I told you earlier this week that Mariah’s annual re-release of “All I Want for Christmas” barrage was in trouble. Page Six from the NY Post wrote the same story four days later, of course.
Now I can tell you that Mariah has really been tackled by the Philadelphia Eagles’s retired star Jason Kelce and friends. Their group, the Philly Specials, now has the numbers 1, 2, and 4 records on the iTunes Christmas songs chart. They have a top 10 hit on the iTunes Top 100 and a hit album with “A Philly Special Christmas Party.”
Mariah’s single is down around number 80 on the iTunes Top 100 and so is the album, called “Merry Xmas,” on the album chart.
Kelce is the brother of Travis, who’s the boyfriend of Taylor Swift. Travis has been known to harmonize with Jason on their previous two albums, but Taylor so far has not joined in. At least we don’t think she has. But fans may be scouring the songs for any sign of her voice or guitar.
Mariah is on her annual Christmas tour right now, and has launched a line of Xmas merch, too. It’s early in the holiday season, so “All I Want” may eventually return to number 1. But for now, the Philly Sounds have undone her longtime reign.
