All Mariah Carey wants now is a hit during the year other than her Christmas song.
With the holidays over, “All I Want for Christmas” is, too. The perennial hit has dropped of the iTunes top 100, and is 99 on the Christmas song chart.
It’s amazing how fast it disappeared, too, after being ubiquitous for two weeks. Carey promoted it wherever she could, especially on her tour — even though she missed some dates because of illness.
Now “All I Want for Christmas” blissfully goes to sleep and with it, Carey’s record sales. The holiday song drives her whole catalog at this point. She hasn’t had a legitimate non holiday hit since “Touch My Body” in 2008. Carey hasn’t released a new album since 2018’s “Caution,” which didn’t sell many copies.
At 55, Mariah has nothing to prove. She’s wealthier than anyone can imagine. She can rest on her laurels and do the annual tour and spend the rest of the year eating bon bons. One thing she should prioritize is making a great album of standards to show off her voice before it starts to lose power. (This happens to everyone.) Of course, she can’t get publishing royalties on Cole Porter or Richard Rodgers but at this point, it’s probably not necessary.
So until next Thanksgiving, goodbye “All I Want for Christmas.” Your work is done.
