All I Want for Christmas Is You - wikipedia All I Want for Christmas Is You Jump to : navigation , search This article is about the Mariah Carey song that has been covered by many artists . For other uses , see All I Want for Christmas Is You ( disambiguation ) . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' Single by Mariah Carey from the album Merry Christmas B - side `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' `` Joy to the World '' Released November 1 , 1994 Format 7 '' CD Recorded August 1994 Genre Christmas pop R&B Length 4 : 01 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Producer ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey singles chronology `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) Music video `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' on YouTube `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is a Christmas song performed by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . She wrote and produced the song alongside Walter Afanasieff . Columbia Records released it on November 1 , 1994 , as the lead single from her fourth studio album and first holiday album , Merry Christmas ( 1994 ) . It is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes , heavy back - up vocals , and synthesizers . Two music videos were commissioned for the song : the song 's primary music video features grainy home - movie - style footage of Carey , her dogs and family during the holiday season , as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside . Carey 's then - husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo appearance as Santa Claus , bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh . The second video was filmed in black and white , and features Carey dressed in 1960s style in homage to The Ronettes , alongside back up singers and female dancers . Carey has performed `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in numerous live television appearances and tours throughout her career . In 2010 , Carey re-recorded the song for her second holiday album , Merry Christmas II You , titled `` All I Want for Christmas Is You ( Extra Festive ) '' . Carey also re-recorded the song as a duet with Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his 2011 album Under the Mistletoe , titled `` All I Want for Christmas for You ( SuperFestive ! ) '' . The song has also been covered by many artists over the years . In the years since its original release , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' has been critically lauded ; it was once called `` one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon '' in The New Yorker . It has become established as a Christmas standard and continues to surge in popularity each holiday season . The song was commercially successful , topping the charts in the Czech Republic , Hungary , the Netherlands , Norway , Slovenia , and Spain while reaching number two in Australia , Japan , and the United Kingdom , and the top 10 in several other countries . With global sales of over 16 million copies , the song remains Carey 's biggest international success and is the 11th best - selling single of all time . As of 2017 , the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background and writing 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Critical reception 4 Chart performance 5 Remixes and re-releases 6 Live performances 7 Music videos 8 Legacy 9 Charts 9.1 Weekly charts 9.2 Year - end charts 9.3 Decade - end charts 9.4 Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version 10 Certifications and sales 11 List of cover versions 12 See also 13 References 14 External links Background and writing ( edit ) Following the success of the singer 's 1993 career best - selling album Music Box , Carey and her management at Columbia Records began devising ideas and strategies for subsequent projects . Carey 's then - husband , Tommy Mottola , head of Columbia 's parent label Sony Music Entertainment , began mapping out possible follow ups for the singer during the pinnacle years of her career . During initial discussions regarding the thought of doing a Christmas - themed album with Carey and her writing partner of over four years , Walter Afanasieff , fear arose that it was not commercially expedient or wise to release holiday music at the peak of one 's career , as it was more often equated with a release towards the end of a musician 's waning career . Afanasieff recalled his sentiments during initial discussions for a holiday record : `` Back then , you did n't have a lot of artists with Christmas albums . It was n't a known science at all back then , and there was nobody who did new , big Christmas songs . So we were going to release it as kind of an everyday , ' Hey , you know , we 're putting out a Christmas album . No big deal . ' '' Ultimately , with Mottola 's persistence and Carey 's initiative to be a `` risk - taker '' as Afanasieff put it , the song and its parent album , Merry Christmas , began taking form in early - mid 1994 . Recording for the album began in June , while the Carey - Afanasieff songwriting duo penned `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in late August . Often referencing herself a festive person and demonstrating a usual penchant for her love of all things Christmas , Carey began decorating the home she shared with Mottola in upstate New York ( which also came equipped with a personal recording studio ) with Christmas ornaments and other holiday - inspired trinkets . In doing so , Carey felt she could capture the essence and spirit of what she was singing and make her vocal performance and delivery more emotive and authentic . The songwriting pair carved out the chords , structure and melody for the song in just a quarter of an hour : `` It 's definitely not ' Swan Lake , ' ' admits Afanasieff . ' But that 's why it 's so popular -- because it 's so simple and palatable ! '' . At first , Afanasieff admitted that he was puzzled and `` blanched '' as to where Carey wanted to take the melody and vocal scales , though she was `` adamant '' in her direction for the song . In an interview with Billboard , Afanasieff described the type of relationship he and Carey shared in the studio and as songwriters for the song and in general : It was always the same sort of system with us . We would write the nucleus of the song , the melody primary music , and then some of the words were there as we finished writing it . I started playing some rock ' n ' roll piano and started boogie woogie - ing my left hand , and that inspired Mariah to come up with the melodic ( Sings . ) ' I do n't want a lot for Christmas . ' And then we started singing and playing around with this rock ' n ' roll boogie song , which immediately came out to be the nucleus of what would end up being ' All I Want For Christmas Is You . ' That one went very quickly : It was an easier song to write than some of the other ones . It was very formulaic , not a lot of chord changes . I tried to make it a little more unique , putting in some special chords that you really do n't hear a lot of , which made it unique and special . Then for the next week or two Mariah would call me and say , ' What do you think about this bit ? ' We would talk a little bit until she got the lyrics all nicely coordinated and done . And then we just waited until the sessions began , which were in the summer of ' 94 where we got together in New York and started recording . And that 's when we first hear her at the microphone singing , and the rest is history . Afanasieff flew back to California where he finished the song 's programming and production . Originally , he had a live band play the drums and other instruments with the thought of giving it a more raw and affective sound . He was unhappy with the results of the recording and subsequently scrapped the effort and used his original , personal arrangement and programmed all the instruments heard on the song ( with the exception of the background vocals ) including the piano , effects , drums and triangle . While Carey continued writing material in her rented home in The Hamptons , Afanasieff completed the song 's programming and awaited to rendezvous with her a final time in order to layer and harmonize the background vocals . In touching on several aspects of what excited her to record and release a Christmas album , Carey went into detail on what writing and recording the song and album meant for her : `` I 'm a very festive person and I love the holidays . I 've sung Christmas songs since I was a little girl . I used to go Christmas caroling . When it came to the album , we had to have a nice balance between standard Christian hymns and fun songs . It was definitely a priority for me to write at least a few new songs , but for the most part people really want to hear the standards at Christmas time , no matter how good a new song is . '' Composition and lyrics ( edit ) ' All I Want for Christmas Is You ' A sample of the song 's chorus and various computerized programming , instruments and background vocals . Combined with Carey 's voice , the sample illustrates the song 's hearkening and inspiration drawn from previous decades as well as what music critics attribute its success to . Problems playing this file ? See media help . `` Carey 's masterpiece is an incredible feat of philosophical subterfuge . Christmas is a time of material and affection - based excess , yet the song is narrowly focused on just one thing : getting to be with a specific person ; you . It rejects the idea of love in general in favor of love in particular , simultaneously defying and defining pop - music conventions . With more economy of expression and undoubtedly catchier lyrics , ' Want ' is a sort of Hegelian dialectic of Christmastime desire , taking the conflicting notions of abundance and specificity and packaging them into an earworm for the generations . '' -- Emma Green , The Atlantic `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is an uptempo song , composed with pop , soul , R&B , gospel , dance - pop and rhythmic adult contemporary influences and stylings . By early August , Carey already had two original songs written alongside Afanasieff ; the `` sad and balld - y '' `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' and the `` Gospel - tinged and religious '' `` Jesus Born on This Day '' . The third and final original song the pair planned to write was to be centered and inspired and in the vein of a `` Phil Spector , old rock ' n roll , sixties - sounding Christmas song '' . The song begins with a `` sparking '' bit of percussion `` that resembles an antique music box or a whimsical snow globe . '' After Carey 's a cappella style vocal introduction , the song introduces other seasonal percussive signifiers including ; celebratory church - like bells , cheerful sleigh bells , and `` an underlying rhythmic beat that sounds like the loping pace of a horse or reindeer . These sounds echo religious and secular musical touchstones , without veering blatantly too much in either direction , and give the song an upbeat , joyous tone . '' In an interview in 1994 , Carey described the song as `` fun '' , and continued : `` It 's very traditional , old - fashioned Christmas . It 's very retro , kind of ' 60s . '' Afanasieff went further in breaking down the song 's musical elements : `` A lush bed of keyboards , reminiscent of a small - scale Wall of Sound , cushions the song 's cheery rhythms , while a soulful vocal chorus adds robust oohs , tension - creating counter-melodies , and festive harmonies . Most notably , however , the song 's jaunty piano chords and melody keep the song merrily bouncing along . '' Lyrically , the describes the yearning desire to be with a loved one for Christmas , regardless of whether they have to forgo the usual commercial aspect of the holiday season such as ornamental lights , trees , snow and presents . The song incorporates various instruments , including piano , drums , violin , oboe , flute , bell chimes , bass effect , and cowbells . The song layers background vocals throughout the chorus and sections of the bridge . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is played at a original tempo of 150.162 beats per minute . According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony / ATV Music Publishing , the song is set in common time and in the key of G major . Carey 's vocal range in the song spans from the note of G to the high note of G. Carey wrote the song 's lyrics and melody , while Afanasieff arranged and produced the piece with synthetically created computerized equipment . Slate 's Ragusea counts `` at least 13 distinct chords at work , resulting in a sumptuously chromatic melody . The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all -- a minor subdominant , or ' iv , ' chord with an added 6 , under the words ' underneath the Christmas tree , ' among other places . ( You might also analyze it as a half - diminished ' ii ' 7th chord , but either interpretation seems accurate ) . '' According to Roch Parisien from AllMusic , the song contains `` The Beach Boys - style harmonies , jangling bells , and a sleigh - ride pace , injecting one of the few bits of exuberant fun in this otherwise vanilla set . '' Critics have noted the song 's 1940s , 1950s , and 1960s influences which , in conjunction with Carey 's voice and its simple melody , heralded its recipe for success . In discussing the song 's chord progression and stylistic approaches , Slate 's Adam Ragusea hailed the song as `` the only Christmas song written in the last half - century worthy of inclusion in the Great American Songbook . '' The A.V. Club 's Annie Zaleski attributes the song 's enduring appeal to its ambiguity in being able to pin it down as belonging to a specific era . Critics also noted the song a tad reminiscent of the works of Judy Garland and Nat King Cole , while also describing it as hearkening back to `` ' 60s and ' 70s Motown covers of prewar Christmas classics , such as The Jackson 5 's ( and ) Stevie Wonder '' . Slate 's Ragusea conceded that `` All I Want For Christmas Is You '' `` sounds like it could have been written in the ' 40s and locked in a Brill Building safe . '' In a piece on the song in Vogue , a writer felt the song 's lyrics helped solidify its status over two decades later : `` those lyrics could have been sung by Frank Sinatra -- well , maybe not Frank , but another singer back then . I think that 's what gives it that timeless , classic quality . '' Critical reception ( edit ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' was lauded by music critics . Parisien called the song `` a year - long banger '' , complimenting its instrumentation and melody . Steve Morse , editor of The Boston Globe , wrote that Carey sang with a lot of soul . According to Barry Schwartz from Stylus Magazine , `` to say this song is an instant classic somehow does n't capture its amazingicity ; it 's a modern standard : joyous , exhilarating , loud , with even a hint of longing . '' Schwartz praised the song 's lyrics as well , describing them as `` beautifully phrased , '' and calling Carey 's voice `` gorgeous '' and `` sincere . '' Kyle Anderson from MTV labeled the track `` a majestic anthem full of chimes , sleigh bells , doo - wop flourishes , sweeping strings and one of the most dynamic and clean vocal performances of Carey 's career '' . While reviewing the 2009 remix version , Becky Bain from Idolator called the song a `` timeless classic '' and wrote , `` We love the original song to pieces -- we blast it while decorating our Christmas tree and lighting our Menorah . '' Shona Craven of Scotland 's The Herald , said , `` ( it 's ) a song of optimism and joy that maybe , just maybe , hints at the real meaning of Christmas . '' Additionally , she felt the main reason it was so successful is the subject `` you '' in the lyrics , explaining , `` Perhaps what makes the song such a huge hit is the fact that it 's for absolutely everyone . '' Craven opened her review with a bold statement : `` Bing Crosby may well be turning in his grave , but no child of the 1980s will be surprised to see Mariah Carey 's sublime All I Want For Christmas Is You bounding up the charts after being named the nation 's top festive song . '' In his review for Carey 's Merry Christmas II You , Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun - Times called the song `` a simple , well - crafted chestnut and one of the last great additions to the Christmas pop canon '' . In a 2006 retrospective look at Carey 's career , Sasha Frere - Jones of The New Yorker said , the `` charming '' song was one of Carey 's biggest accomplishments , calling it `` one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon '' . Dan Hancox , editor of The National , quoted and agreed with Jones ' statement , calling the song `` perfection '' . Chart performance ( edit ) Carey performing `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' at the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony near the White House on December 6 , 2013 In the United States , in the first week of January 1995 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary and at No. 12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart . The song placed on these two charts again in December 1995 and in December 1996 . The song was ineligible for inclusion on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release , because it was not released commercially as a single . This rule lapsed in 1998 , however , allowing the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 ( peaking at No. 83 in January 2000 ) . The song topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart in December 2005 , but it was unable to attain a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart because it was considered a recurrent single and was thus ineligible for chart re-entry . Every December from 2005 to 2008 , the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re-currents chart . In 2012 , after the recurrent rule was revised to allow all songs in the top 50 onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart , the single re-entered the chart at No. 29 and peaked at number 21 for the week ending January 5 , 2013 . In December 2017 , the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it its highest peak since its original release . As of December 16 , 2017 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' topped the Billboard Holiday 100 chart for a record - extending 27th cumulative week . No other song has spent more than two weeks at No. 1 on the Holiday 100 since the chart 's launch in 2011 . It has become the first holiday ringtone to be certified double - platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Additionally , of songs recorded before the year 2000 , it is the best - selling digital single by a woman , as well as the overall best - selling holiday digital single . As of November 2016 , Nielsen SoundScan estimated total sales of the digital track at 3,200,000 downloads . In the United Kingdom , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 5 during the week of December 10 , 1994 . The following week , the song peaked at number 2 , staying there for the final three weeks of December ( held out of the coveted `` Christmas No. 1 '' honor by East 17 's `` Stay Another Day '' ) . As of January 27 , 2017 , it had spent seventy - eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart . As of December 19 , 2013 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' has sold one million copies in the UK . On December 11 , 2015 , it was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 1.2 million units ( including streams ) and remains Carey 's best - selling single in the UK . In 2010 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' was named the No. 1 holiday song of the decade in the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom for a second time in December 2017 due to strong downloads and streaming . The song peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified triple - platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , denoting shipments of over 210,000 units . In Denmark , it peaked at No. 4 , staying in the chart for sixteen weeks and being certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' became Carey 's best - selling single in Japan . It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29 - sai no Christmas ( 29 才 の クリスマス , lit . `` Christmas in 29 Years , 29th Christmas '' ) , and was titled Koibito - tachi no Christmas ( 恋人 たち の クリスマス , lit . `` Lovers ' Christmas '' ) . The single peaked at No. 2 for two weeks , blocked from the top spot by `` Tomorrow Never Knows '' and `` Everybody Goes '' , both released by rock band Mr. Children . It sold in excess of 1.1 million units in Japan . Due to strong sales and airplay , the song re-charted in Japan in 2010 , peaking at No. 6 on the Japan Hot 100 . The single has been certified the Million award by the Recording Industry Association of Japan ( RIAJ ) on two different formats ( compact disc and ringtone ) , in 1994 and 2008 , respectively . Remixes and re-releases ( edit ) When the song was first released as a single in 1994 , no remixes were commissioned except for the instrumental version ; however , this version was not released on the single that year . Carey re-released the song commercially in Japan in 2000 , with a new remix known as the So So Def remix . The remix contains new vocals and is played over a harder , more urban beat that contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force 's `` Planet Rock ; '' it features guest vocals by Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow . The remix appears on Carey 's compilation album Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) as a bonus track . In 2009 , a remix produced by Carey and Low Sunday , called `` Mariah 's New Dance Mix '' , was released . The mix laid the original 1994 vocals over new electronic instrumentation . The remix garnered a positive response . MTV 's Kyle Anderson wrote that `` it 's difficult to improve perfection , '' but that the remix `` does dress up the song in a disco thump that should make your office Christmas party 28 percent funkier than it was last year . '' Idolator 's Becky Bain praised the song 's catchiness . In 2010 , Carey re-recorded the song for her thirteenth studio and second holiday album , Merry Christmas II You . Titled `` All I Want for Christmas Is You ( Extra Festive ) '' , the new version featured re-recorded vocals , softer bell ringing and stronger drumming , and an orchestral introduction that replaced the slow vocal introduction . Steven J. Horowitz from Rap - Up wrote that the new version `` sound ( ed ) just as enjoyable as it did in 1994 . '' While the song was praised , it drew criticism for being too similar to the original . Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun - Times wrote that the new version `` just seems to add a few brassy backup singers to the exact same arrangement . '' Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone agreed , writing that it was `` hard to figure out what 's ' extra festive ' '' about the new version . Dan Hancox , editor of The National , also felt the new version was unnecessary . In 2011 , Justin Bieber also recorded a version of the song as a duet with Carey on his holiday album , Under the Mistletoe . Live performances ( edit ) Carey performing the 2010 version of the song live at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando , Florida on December 3 , 2010 Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances . It was part of the set - list during the Japanese shows of Carey 's Daydream World Tour ( 1996 ) , Butterfly World Tour ( 1998 ) , Charmbracelet World Tour ( 2002 -- 03 ) , and The Adventures of Mimi Tour ( 2006 ) . Additionally , Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade , which aired on ABC . Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year 's Eve . On November 9 , 2010 , Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song , which aired on December 13 , 2010 on ABC . Additionally , Carey performed the song alongside `` Oh Santa ! '' airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010 . On December 3 , she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park , Magic Kingdom , in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC . She performed them again in a music video promoting the day 's NBA games that aired on both networks . Carey also included the track as the encore to her sold out , first annual Christmas concert series at the Beacon Theater in New York City . The show was entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You , A Night of Joy & Festivity . During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15 , 2016 , Mariah Carey sung this song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke . Fellow singers Adele , Lady Gaga , Demi Lovato , Nick Jonas , Elton John , Selena Gomez , Gwen Stefani , Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video . It quickly went viral , achieving over 2 million views in less than 24 hours , and 25 million views in less than three weeks . Music videos ( edit ) There are three music videos for `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' . The first , primary video was shot in the style of a home movie using Super-8mm film ; it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993 . The video begins with Carey placing holiday ornaments on a Christmas tree and frolicking through the snowy mountainside . Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey , where Carey 's then - husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus . It continues with scenes of Carey getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack . It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye . It has more than 400 million views on YouTube as of December 27 , 2017 . In the song 's alternate video , inspired by The Ronettes , Carey dances in a 1960s - influenced studio surrounded by go -- go dancers . For a 1960s look , the video was filmed in black and white , with Carey in white boots and teased up hair . This video was also directed by Carey . There are two edits to this version of the video . Another video was created for the So So Def remix , but it does not feature Carey or the hip - hop musicians that perform in the song . Instead , the video is animated and based on a scene in the video from Carey 's `` Heartbreaker '' ( 1999 ) . It features cartoon cameo appearances by Carey , Jermaine Dupri , Bow Wow , Luis Miguel ( Carey 's boyfriend at the time ) , Carey 's dog Jack , and Santa Claus . Kris Kringle is credited with directing the music video . Since 2009 , the song has been included in a music video accompanying ESPN 's ( and their sister station , ABC ) Christmas Day coverage of the NBA . The music video for the duet featuring Bieber was filmed in Macy 's department store in New York City , and features Bieber shopping with his friends whilst Carey is seen singing in the background . Legacy ( edit ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' charts every holiday season since its original release . In December 2017 , the song peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the first holiday song to enter Hot 100 's Top 10 since Kenny G 's cover of `` Auld Lang Syne '' in January 2000 . It became Carey 's 28th Top 10 Hit in the Hot 100 . With global sales of over 16 million copies , the song remains Carey 's biggest international success and the 11th best selling single of all time . As of 2017 , the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties . The Daily Telegraph hailed `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' as the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom . Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list , calling it a `` holiday standard . '' Due to the song 's lasting impact , Carey was dubbed the `` Queen of Christmas '' , a title she 's hesitant to accept . `` I do n't accept that name because I feel like it 's ( too much ) , '' she said . `` I humbly thank them and I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season , and it is the best time of the year . '' Carey released a children 's book based on `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' on November 10 , 2015 , which went on to sell over 750,000 copies . She later released an animated family film based on the book and song on November 14 , 2017 . Charts ( edit ) Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 -- 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Brazil ( Hot 100 Airplay ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 7 Portugal ( AFP ) 5 Portugal Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 27 US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 14 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 204 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 Chart ( 1995 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 202 Chart ( 2016 ) Position Hungary ( MAHASZ ) 6 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 98 Decade - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2000 -- 17 ) Peak position UK Holiday Songs Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version ( edit ) Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 35 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 61 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 19 Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 148 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Holiday Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Certifications and sales ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 4 × Platinum 280,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 25,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 3 × Platinum 240,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Digital download 2 × Platinum 180,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Physical sales Million 1,100,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Digital sales 2x Million 2,100,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 10,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Digital downloads Gold 3,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Mastertone 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 Streaming Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Platinum 1,800,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 2 × Platinum 16,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone List of cover versions ( edit ) This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness . You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries . Shania Twain ( live performance , 1998 ) Samantha Mumba ( Samantha Sings Christmas EP , 2001 ) Olivia Olson ( Love Actually : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , 2003 ) My Chemical Romance ( `` Kevin and Bean 's Christmastime in the 909 '' , 2004 ) The Cheetah Girls ( Cheetah - licious Christmas , 2005 ) Agnes Carlsson and Måns Zelmerlöw ( 2007 ) Miley Cyrus ( live performance , 2007 ) Same Difference ( live performance , 2007 ) John Mayer ( live performance , 2008 ) Suemitsu & the Suemith ( Best Angle for the Pianist : Suemitsu & the Suemith 05 -- 08 , 2008 ) Whitney Duncan ( 2008 ) Alexandra Burke ( live performance , 2009 ) Dave Barnes ( Very Merry Christmas , 2010 ) Big Time Rush and Miranda Cosgrove ( Holiday Bundle , 2010 ) Lady Antebellum ( A Merry Little Christmas , 2010 ) US Billboard Hot Country Songs -- No. 57 Jessica Mauboy ( All I Want for Christmas , 2010 ) May J. ( Believin ' ... , 2010 ) Newsboys ( Christmas ! A Newsboys Holiday , 2010 ) Nota ( Nota 's A Capella Christmas , 2010 ) Bowling for Soup ( Merry Flippin ' Christmas , Vol. 1 and 2 , 2011 ) Michael Bublé ( Christmas , 2011 ) Amber Riley ( Glee : The Music , The Christmas Album Volume 2 , 2011 ) Tiffany Alvord ( 2012 ) Demi Lovato ( live performance , 2012 ) Ariana Grande - ( live performance , 2012 ) Cee Lo Green ( Cee Lo 's Magic Moment , 2012 ) Quietdrive ( 2012 ) Atomic Tom ( 2013 ) Ayahi Takagaki ( melodia 2 , 2013 ) Park Bom & Lee Hi ( 2013 ) The Electrical Fire ( 2013 ) Jim Brickman ( 2014 ) Fifth Harmony ( I 'll Be Home for Christmas , 2014 ) The McClymonts ( 2014 ) Idina Menzel ( Holiday Wishes , 2014 ) Tal Wilkenfeld ( 2014 ) Ten Second Songs ( Anthony Vincent ) ( `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in 20 Different Styles , 2014 ) Batfoot ! ( Punk Rock Christmas , 2015 ) Paula Arenas ( 2013 ) Ali Brustofski ( 2015 ) Steve Grand ( Music video , 2015 ) Chase Holfelder ( 2015 ) Kylie Minogue and Mumford & Sons ( live performance , 2015 ) The Girl and the Dreamcatcher ( 2015 ) Giselle Tavera ( 2015 ) Saara Aalto ( The X Factor , 2016 ) Cosmic Girls ( JUSE TV , 2016 ) Steve Grand ( 2016 ) Karmin ( 2016 ) She & Him ( Christmas Party , 2016 ) Straight No Chaser ( I 'll Have Another ... Christmas Album , 2016 ) The Darcys ( 2016 ) The Dollyrots ( 2016 ) Hanson ( Finally It 's Christmas , 2017 ) Lindsey Stirling ( Warmer in the Winter , 2017 ) Lena ( Sing meinen Song -- Das Weihnachtskonzert , 2017 ) Out of the Blue ( 2017 ) Polish Club ( 2017 ) See also ( edit ) Mariah Carey portal Christmas music List of best - selling singles in Japan List of best - selling singles List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2017 List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2018 References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Frere - Jones , Sasha ( April 3 , 2006 ) . `` On Top : Mariah Carey 's Record - Breaking Career '' . The New Yorker . Retrieved December 10 , 2010 . Jump up ^ The Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs - Rolling Stone , Archived from the original on December 22 , 2010 CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) ^ Jump up to : Grein , Paul ( December 14 , 2011 ) . `` Week Ending Dec. 11 , 2011 . Songs : Mariah 's Christmas Gift '' . Yahoo ! Music . 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`` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' Single by Mariah Carey from the album Merry Christmas B - side `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' `` Joy to the World '' Released November 1 , 1994 Format 7 '' CD Recorded August 1994 Genre Christmas pop R&B Length 4 : 01 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Producer ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey singles chronology `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) Music video `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' on YouTube `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' Single by Mariah Carey from the album Merry Christmas B - side `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' `` Joy to the World '' `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' `` Joy to the World '' `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' `` Joy to the World '' Released November 1 , 1994 Format 7 '' CD 7 '' CD Recorded August 1994 Genre Christmas pop R&B Christmas pop R&B Length 4 : 01 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Producer ( s ) Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff Mariah Carey singles chronology `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) `` Endless Love '' ( 1994 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 1994 ) `` Joy to the World '' ( 1994 ) Music video `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' on YouTube `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is a Christmas song performed by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . She wrote and produced the song alongside Walter Afanasieff . Columbia Records released it on November 1 , 1994 , as the lead single from her fourth studio album and first holiday album , Merry Christmas ( 1994 ) . It is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes , heavy back - up vocals , and synthesizers . Two music videos were commissioned for the song : the song 's primary music video features grainy home - movie - style footage of Carey , her dogs and family during the holiday season , as well as Carey dressed in a Santa suit frolicking on a snowy mountainside . Carey 's then - husband Tommy Mottola makes a cameo appearance as Santa Claus , bringing Carey a gift and leaving on a red sleigh . The second video was filmed in black and white , and features Carey dressed in 1960s style in homage to The Ronettes , alongside back up singers and female dancers . Carey has performed `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in numerous live television appearances and tours throughout her career . In 2010 , Carey re-recorded the song for her second holiday album , Merry Christmas II You , titled `` All I Want for Christmas Is You ( Extra Festive ) '' . Carey also re-recorded the song as a duet with Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his 2011 album Under the Mistletoe , titled `` All I Want for Christmas for You ( SuperFestive ! ) '' . The song has also been covered by many artists over the years . In the years since its original release , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' has been critically lauded ; it was once called `` one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon '' in The New Yorker . It has become established as a Christmas standard and continues to surge in popularity each holiday season . The song was commercially successful , topping the charts in the Czech Republic , Hungary , the Netherlands , Norway , Slovenia , and Spain while reaching number two in Australia , Japan , and the United Kingdom , and the top 10 in several other countries . With global sales of over 16 million copies , the song remains Carey 's biggest international success and is the 11th best - selling single of all time . As of 2017 , the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties . Following the success of the singer 's 1993 career best - selling album Music Box , Carey and her management at Columbia Records began devising ideas and strategies for subsequent projects . Carey 's then - husband , Tommy Mottola , head of Columbia 's parent label Sony Music Entertainment , began mapping out possible follow ups for the singer during the pinnacle years of her career . During initial discussions regarding the thought of doing a Christmas - themed album with Carey and her writing partner of over four years , Walter Afanasieff , fear arose that it was not commercially expedient or wise to release holiday music at the peak of one 's career , as it was more often equated with a release towards the end of a musician 's waning career . Afanasieff recalled his sentiments during initial discussions for a holiday record : `` Back then , you did n't have a lot of artists with Christmas albums . It was n't a known science at all back then , and there was nobody who did new , big Christmas songs . So we were going to release it as kind of an everyday , ' Hey , you know , we 're putting out a Christmas album . No big deal . ' '' Ultimately , with Mottola 's persistence and Carey 's initiative to be a `` risk - taker '' as Afanasieff put it , the song and its parent album , Merry Christmas , began taking form in early - mid 1994 . Recording for the album began in June , while the Carey - Afanasieff songwriting duo penned `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in late August . Often referencing herself a festive person and demonstrating a usual penchant for her love of all things Christmas , Carey began decorating the home she shared with Mottola in upstate New York ( which also came equipped with a personal recording studio ) with Christmas ornaments and other holiday - inspired trinkets . In doing so , Carey felt she could capture the essence and spirit of what she was singing and make her vocal performance and delivery more emotive and authentic . The songwriting pair carved out the chords , structure and melody for the song in just a quarter of an hour : `` It 's definitely not ' Swan Lake , ' ' admits Afanasieff . ' But that 's why it 's so popular -- because it 's so simple and palatable ! '' . At first , Afanasieff admitted that he was puzzled and `` blanched '' as to where Carey wanted to take the melody and vocal scales , though she was `` adamant '' in her direction for the song . In an interview with Billboard , Afanasieff described the type of relationship he and Carey shared in the studio and as songwriters for the song and in general : It was always the same sort of system with us . We would write the nucleus of the song , the melody primary music , and then some of the words were there as we finished writing it . I started playing some rock ' n ' roll piano and started boogie woogie - ing my left hand , and that inspired Mariah to come up with the melodic ( Sings . ) ' I do n't want a lot for Christmas . ' And then we started singing and playing around with this rock ' n ' roll boogie song , which immediately came out to be the nucleus of what would end up being ' All I Want For Christmas Is You . ' That one went very quickly : It was an easier song to write than some of the other ones . It was very formulaic , not a lot of chord changes . I tried to make it a little more unique , putting in some special chords that you really do n't hear a lot of , which made it unique and special . Then for the next week or two Mariah would call me and say , ' What do you think about this bit ? ' We would talk a little bit until she got the lyrics all nicely coordinated and done . And then we just waited until the sessions began , which were in the summer of ' 94 where we got together in New York and started recording . And that 's when we first hear her at the microphone singing , and the rest is history . Afanasieff flew back to California where he finished the song 's programming and production . Originally , he had a live band play the drums and other instruments with the thought of giving it a more raw and affective sound . He was unhappy with the results of the recording and subsequently scrapped the effort and used his original , personal arrangement and programmed all the instruments heard on the song ( with the exception of the background vocals ) including the piano , effects , drums and triangle . While Carey continued writing material in her rented home in The Hamptons , Afanasieff completed the song 's programming and awaited to rendezvous with her a final time in order to layer and harmonize the background vocals . In touching on several aspects of what excited her to record and release a Christmas album , Carey went into detail on what writing and recording the song and album meant for her : `` I 'm a very festive person and I love the holidays . I 've sung Christmas songs since I was a little girl . I used to go Christmas caroling . When it came to the album , we had to have a nice balance between standard Christian hymns and fun songs . It was definitely a priority for me to write at least a few new songs , but for the most part people really want to hear the standards at Christmas time , no matter how good a new song is . '' ' All I Want for Christmas Is You ' A sample of the song 's chorus and various computerized programming , instruments and background vocals . Combined with Carey 's voice , the sample illustrates the song 's hearkening and inspiration drawn from previous decades as well as what music critics attribute its success to . Problems playing this file ? See media help . ' All I Want for Christmas Is You ' A sample of the song 's chorus and various computerized programming , instruments and background vocals . Combined with Carey 's voice , the sample illustrates the song 's hearkening and inspiration drawn from previous decades as well as what music critics attribute its success to . Problems playing this file ? See media help . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is an uptempo song , composed with pop , soul , R&B , gospel , dance - pop and rhythmic adult contemporary influences and stylings . By early August , Carey already had two original songs written alongside Afanasieff ; the `` sad and balld - y '' `` Miss You Most ( At Christmas Time ) '' and the `` Gospel - tinged and religious '' `` Jesus Born on This Day '' . The third and final original song the pair planned to write was to be centered and inspired and in the vein of a `` Phil Spector , old rock ' n roll , sixties - sounding Christmas song '' . The song begins with a `` sparking '' bit of percussion `` that resembles an antique music box or a whimsical snow globe . '' After Carey 's a cappella style vocal introduction , the song introduces other seasonal percussive signifiers including ; celebratory church - like bells , cheerful sleigh bells , and `` an underlying rhythmic beat that sounds like the loping pace of a horse or reindeer . These sounds echo religious and secular musical touchstones , without veering blatantly too much in either direction , and give the song an upbeat , joyous tone . '' In an interview in 1994 , Carey described the song as `` fun '' , and continued : `` It 's very traditional , old - fashioned Christmas . It 's very retro , kind of ' 60s . '' Afanasieff went further in breaking down the song 's musical elements : `` A lush bed of keyboards , reminiscent of a small - scale Wall of Sound , cushions the song 's cheery rhythms , while a soulful vocal chorus adds robust oohs , tension - creating counter-melodies , and festive harmonies . Most notably , however , the song 's jaunty piano chords and melody keep the song merrily bouncing along . '' Lyrically , the describes the yearning desire to be with a loved one for Christmas , regardless of whether they have to forgo the usual commercial aspect of the holiday season such as ornamental lights , trees , snow and presents . The song incorporates various instruments , including piano , drums , violin , oboe , flute , bell chimes , bass effect , and cowbells . The song layers background vocals throughout the chorus and sections of the bridge . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' is played at a original tempo of 150.162 beats per minute . According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony / ATV Music Publishing , the song is set in common time and in the key of G major . Carey 's vocal range in the song spans from the note of G to the high note of G. Carey wrote the song 's lyrics and melody , while Afanasieff arranged and produced the piece with synthetically created computerized equipment . Slate 's Ragusea counts `` at least 13 distinct chords at work , resulting in a sumptuously chromatic melody . The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all -- a minor subdominant , or ' iv , ' chord with an added 6 , under the words ' underneath the Christmas tree , ' among other places . ( You might also analyze it as a half - diminished ' ii ' 7th chord , but either interpretation seems accurate ) . '' According to Roch Parisien from AllMusic , the song contains `` The Beach Boys - style harmonies , jangling bells , and a sleigh - ride pace , injecting one of the few bits of exuberant fun in this otherwise vanilla set . '' Critics have noted the song 's 1940s , 1950s , and 1960s influences which , in conjunction with Carey 's voice and its simple melody , heralded its recipe for success . In discussing the song 's chord progression and stylistic approaches , Slate 's Adam Ragusea hailed the song as `` the only Christmas song written in the last half - century worthy of inclusion in the Great American Songbook . '' The A.V. Club 's Annie Zaleski attributes the song 's enduring appeal to its ambiguity in being able to pin it down as belonging to a specific era . Critics also noted the song a tad reminiscent of the works of Judy Garland and Nat King Cole , while also describing it as hearkening back to `` ' 60s and ' 70s Motown covers of prewar Christmas classics , such as The Jackson 5 's ( and ) Stevie Wonder '' . Slate 's Ragusea conceded that `` All I Want For Christmas Is You '' `` sounds like it could have been written in the ' 40s and locked in a Brill Building safe . '' In a piece on the song in Vogue , a writer felt the song 's lyrics helped solidify its status over two decades later : `` those lyrics could have been sung by Frank Sinatra -- well , maybe not Frank , but another singer back then . I think that 's what gives it that timeless , classic quality . '' `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' was lauded by music critics . Parisien called the song `` a year - long banger '' , complimenting its instrumentation and melody . Steve Morse , editor of The Boston Globe , wrote that Carey sang with a lot of soul . According to Barry Schwartz from Stylus Magazine , `` to say this song is an instant classic somehow does n't capture its amazingicity ; it 's a modern standard : joyous , exhilarating , loud , with even a hint of longing . '' Schwartz praised the song 's lyrics as well , describing them as `` beautifully phrased , '' and calling Carey 's voice `` gorgeous '' and `` sincere . '' Kyle Anderson from MTV labeled the track `` a majestic anthem full of chimes , sleigh bells , doo - wop flourishes , sweeping strings and one of the most dynamic and clean vocal performances of Carey 's career '' . While reviewing the 2009 remix version , Becky Bain from Idolator called the song a `` timeless classic '' and wrote , `` We love the original song to pieces -- we blast it while decorating our Christmas tree and lighting our Menorah . '' Shona Craven of Scotland 's The Herald , said , `` ( it 's ) a song of optimism and joy that maybe , just maybe , hints at the real meaning of Christmas . '' Additionally , she felt the main reason it was so successful is the subject `` you '' in the lyrics , explaining , `` Perhaps what makes the song such a huge hit is the fact that it 's for absolutely everyone . '' Craven opened her review with a bold statement : `` Bing Crosby may well be turning in his grave , but no child of the 1980s will be surprised to see Mariah Carey 's sublime All I Want For Christmas Is You bounding up the charts after being named the nation 's top festive song . '' In his review for Carey 's Merry Christmas II You , Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun - Times called the song `` a simple , well - crafted chestnut and one of the last great additions to the Christmas pop canon '' . In a 2006 retrospective look at Carey 's career , Sasha Frere - Jones of The New Yorker said , the `` charming '' song was one of Carey 's biggest accomplishments , calling it `` one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon '' . Dan Hancox , editor of The National , quoted and agreed with Jones ' statement , calling the song `` perfection '' . In the United States , in the first week of January 1995 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary and at No. 12 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart . The song placed on these two charts again in December 1995 and in December 1996 . The song was ineligible for inclusion on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release , because it was not released commercially as a single . This rule lapsed in 1998 , however , allowing the song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 ( peaking at No. 83 in January 2000 ) . The song topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart in December 2005 , but it was unable to attain a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart because it was considered a recurrent single and was thus ineligible for chart re-entry . Every December from 2005 to 2008 , the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re-currents chart . In 2012 , after the recurrent rule was revised to allow all songs in the top 50 onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart , the single re-entered the chart at No. 29 and peaked at number 21 for the week ending January 5 , 2013 . In December 2017 , the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it its highest peak since its original release . As of December 16 , 2017 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' topped the Billboard Holiday 100 chart for a record - extending 27th cumulative week . No other song has spent more than two weeks at No. 1 on the Holiday 100 since the chart 's launch in 2011 . It has become the first holiday ringtone to be certified double - platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Additionally , of songs recorded before the year 2000 , it is the best - selling digital single by a woman , as well as the overall best - selling holiday digital single . As of November 2016 , Nielsen SoundScan estimated total sales of the digital track at 3,200,000 downloads . In the United Kingdom , the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 5 during the week of December 10 , 1994 . The following week , the song peaked at number 2 , staying there for the final three weeks of December ( held out of the coveted `` Christmas No. 1 '' honor by East 17 's `` Stay Another Day '' ) . As of January 27 , 2017 , it had spent seventy - eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart . As of December 19 , 2013 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' has sold one million copies in the UK . On December 11 , 2015 , it was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipment of 1.2 million units ( including streams ) and remains Carey 's best - selling single in the UK . In 2010 , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' was named the No. 1 holiday song of the decade in the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom for a second time in December 2017 due to strong downloads and streaming . The song peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified triple - platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , denoting shipments of over 210,000 units . In Denmark , it peaked at No. 4 , staying in the chart for sixteen weeks and being certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' became Carey 's best - selling single in Japan . It was used as the theme song to the popular drama 29 - sai no Christmas ( 29 才 の クリスマス , lit . `` Christmas in 29 Years , 29th Christmas '' ) , and was titled Koibito - tachi no Christmas ( 恋人 たち の クリスマス , lit . `` Lovers ' Christmas '' ) . The single peaked at No. 2 for two weeks , blocked from the top spot by `` Tomorrow Never Knows '' and `` Everybody Goes '' , both released by rock band Mr. Children . It sold in excess of 1.1 million units in Japan . Due to strong sales and airplay , the song re-charted in Japan in 2010 , peaking at No. 6 on the Japan Hot 100 . The single has been certified the Million award by the Recording Industry Association of Japan ( RIAJ ) on two different formats ( compact disc and ringtone ) , in 1994 and 2008 , respectively . When the song was first released as a single in 1994 , no remixes were commissioned except for the instrumental version ; however , this version was not released on the single that year . Carey re-released the song commercially in Japan in 2000 , with a new remix known as the So So Def remix . The remix contains new vocals and is played over a harder , more urban beat that contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force 's `` Planet Rock ; '' it features guest vocals by Jermaine Dupri and Bow Wow . The remix appears on Carey 's compilation album Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) as a bonus track . In 2009 , a remix produced by Carey and Low Sunday , called `` Mariah 's New Dance Mix '' , was released . The mix laid the original 1994 vocals over new electronic instrumentation . The remix garnered a positive response . MTV 's Kyle Anderson wrote that `` it 's difficult to improve perfection , '' but that the remix `` does dress up the song in a disco thump that should make your office Christmas party 28 percent funkier than it was last year . '' Idolator 's Becky Bain praised the song 's catchiness . In 2010 , Carey re-recorded the song for her thirteenth studio and second holiday album , Merry Christmas II You . Titled `` All I Want for Christmas Is You ( Extra Festive ) '' , the new version featured re-recorded vocals , softer bell ringing and stronger drumming , and an orchestral introduction that replaced the slow vocal introduction . Steven J. Horowitz from Rap - Up wrote that the new version `` sound ( ed ) just as enjoyable as it did in 1994 . '' While the song was praised , it drew criticism for being too similar to the original . Thomas Connor from the Chicago Sun - Times wrote that the new version `` just seems to add a few brassy backup singers to the exact same arrangement . '' Caryn Ganz from Rolling Stone agreed , writing that it was `` hard to figure out what 's ' extra festive ' '' about the new version . Dan Hancox , editor of The National , also felt the new version was unnecessary . In 2011 , Justin Bieber also recorded a version of the song as a duet with Carey on his holiday album , Under the Mistletoe . Carey has performed the song during concerts as well as live televised performances . It was part of the set - list during the Japanese shows of Carey 's Daydream World Tour ( 1996 ) , Butterfly World Tour ( 1998 ) , Charmbracelet World Tour ( 2002 -- 03 ) , and The Adventures of Mimi Tour ( 2006 ) . Additionally , Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade , which aired on ABC . Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year 's Eve . On November 9 , 2010 , Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song , which aired on December 13 , 2010 on ABC . Additionally , Carey performed the song alongside `` Oh Santa ! '' airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010 . On December 3 , she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park , Magic Kingdom , in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC . She performed them again in a music video promoting the day 's NBA games that aired on both networks . Carey also included the track as the encore to her sold out , first annual Christmas concert series at the Beacon Theater in New York City . The show was entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You , A Night of Joy & Festivity . During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15 , 2016 , Mariah Carey sung this song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke . Fellow singers Adele , Lady Gaga , Demi Lovato , Nick Jonas , Elton John , Selena Gomez , Gwen Stefani , Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video . It quickly went viral , achieving over 2 million views in less than 24 hours , and 25 million views in less than three weeks . It was part of the set - list during the Japanese shows of Carey 's Daydream World Tour ( 1996 ) , Butterfly World Tour ( 1998 ) , Charmbracelet World Tour ( 2002 -- 03 ) , and The Adventures of Mimi Tour ( 2006 ) . Additionally , Carey performed the song at the 2004 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade , which aired on ABC . Carey sang the So So Def remix version at the opening night of her Angels Advocate Tour on New Year 's Eve . On November 9 , 2010 , Carey taped a live Christmas Special featuring the song , which aired on December 13 , 2010 on ABC . Additionally , Carey performed the song alongside `` Oh Santa ! '' airing on ESPN and ABC throughout the day on Christmas Day of 2010 . On December 3 , she performed both songs at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park , Magic Kingdom , in a performance that was taped and aired part of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade on ABC . She performed them again in a music video promoting the day 's NBA games that aired on both networks . Carey also included the track as the encore to her sold out , first annual Christmas concert series at the Beacon Theater in New York City . The show was entitled All I Want For Christmas Is You , A Night of Joy & Festivity . During The Late Late Show with James Corden on December 15 , 2016 , Mariah Carey sung this song on the popular feature Carpool Karaoke . Fellow singers Adele , Lady Gaga , Demi Lovato , Nick Jonas , Elton John , Selena Gomez , Gwen Stefani , Chris Martin and the band Red Hot Chili Peppers were featured in the video . It quickly went viral , achieving over 2 million views in less than 24 hours , and 25 million views in less than three weeks . There are three music videos for `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' . The first , primary video was shot in the style of a home movie using Super-8mm film ; it was directed and filmed by Carey during the Christmas season of 1993 . The video begins with Carey placing holiday ornaments on a Christmas tree and frolicking through the snowy mountainside . Outdoor scenes were shot at the Fairy Tale Forest in New Jersey , where Carey 's then - husband Tommy Mottola made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus . It continues with scenes of Carey getting ready for her album cover photo shoot and spending time with her dog Jack . It concludes with Santa Claus leaving Carey with a bag of presents and waving goodbye . It has more than 400 million views on YouTube as of December 27 , 2017 . In the song 's alternate video , inspired by The Ronettes , Carey dances in a 1960s - influenced studio surrounded by go -- go dancers . For a 1960s look , the video was filmed in black and white , with Carey in white boots and teased up hair . This video was also directed by Carey . There are two edits to this version of the video . Another video was created for the So So Def remix , but it does not feature Carey or the hip - hop musicians that perform in the song . Instead , the video is animated and based on a scene in the video from Carey 's `` Heartbreaker '' ( 1999 ) . It features cartoon cameo appearances by Carey , Jermaine Dupri , Bow Wow , Luis Miguel ( Carey 's boyfriend at the time ) , Carey 's dog Jack , and Santa Claus . Kris Kringle is credited with directing the music video . Since 2009 , the song has been included in a music video accompanying ESPN 's ( and their sister station , ABC ) Christmas Day coverage of the NBA . The music video for the duet featuring Bieber was filmed in Macy 's department store in New York City , and features Bieber shopping with his friends whilst Carey is seen singing in the background . `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' charts every holiday season since its original release . In December 2017 , the song peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the first holiday song to enter Hot 100 's Top 10 since Kenny G 's cover of `` Auld Lang Syne '' in January 2000 . It became Carey 's 28th Top 10 Hit in the Hot 100 . With global sales of over 16 million copies , the song remains Carey 's biggest international success and the 11th best selling single of all time . As of 2017 , the song was reported to have earned $60 million in royalties . The Daily Telegraph hailed `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' as the most popular and most played Christmas song of the decade in the United Kingdom . Rolling Stone ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list , calling it a `` holiday standard . '' Due to the song 's lasting impact , Carey was dubbed the `` Queen of Christmas '' , a title she 's hesitant to accept . `` I do n't accept that name because I feel like it 's ( too much ) , '' she said . `` I humbly thank them and I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season , and it is the best time of the year . '' Carey released a children 's book based on `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' on November 10 , 2015 , which went on to sell over 750,000 copies . She later released an animated family film based on the book and song on November 14 , 2017 . Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 -- 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Brazil ( Hot 100 Airplay ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 7 Portugal ( AFP ) 5 Portugal Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 27 US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 14 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 204 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 Chart ( 1995 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 202 Chart ( 2016 ) Position Hungary ( MAHASZ ) 6 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 98 Decade - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2000 -- 17 ) Peak position UK Holiday Songs Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version ( edit ) Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 35 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 61 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 19 Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 148 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Holiday Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 -- 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Brazil ( Hot 100 Airplay ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 7 Portugal ( AFP ) 5 Portugal Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 27 US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 14 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1994 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 204 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 Chart ( 1995 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 202 Chart ( 2016 ) Position Hungary ( MAHASZ ) 6 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 98 Decade - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 2000 -- 17 ) Peak position UK Holiday Songs Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber version ( edit ) Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 35 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 61 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 19 Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 148 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Holiday Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Chart ( 1994 -- 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Brazil ( Hot 100 Airplay ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 7 Portugal ( AFP ) 5 Portugal Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 27 US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 14 Chart ( 1994 -- 2018 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 5 Brazil ( Hot 100 Airplay ) Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) Czech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Denmark ( Tracklisten ) Europe ( European Hot 100 Singles ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) Japan ( Oricon Singles Chart ) Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6 Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 5 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 7 Portugal ( AFP ) 5 Portugal Digital Songs ( Billboard ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Slovakia ( Singles Digitál Top 100 ) Slovenia ( SloTop50 ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) UK R&B ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 6 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 27 US Holiday 100 ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 14 Chart ( 1994 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 204 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 Chart ( 1995 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 202 Chart ( 2016 ) Position Hungary ( MAHASZ ) 6 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 98 Chart ( 1994 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 204 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 14 Chart ( 1995 ) Position Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 202 Chart ( 2016 ) Position Hungary ( MAHASZ ) 6 South Korean International Singles ( Gaon ) 98 Chart ( 2000 -- 17 ) Peak position UK Holiday Songs Chart ( 2000 -- 17 ) Peak position UK Holiday Songs Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 35 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 61 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 19 Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 148 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Holiday Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Chart ( 2011 -- 12 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) 35 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 61 Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 19 Norway ( VG - lista ) Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 148 US Billboard Hot 100 86 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Holiday Songs ( Billboard ) 20 Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 4 × Platinum 280,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 25,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 3 × Platinum 240,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Digital download 2 × Platinum 180,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Physical sales Million 1,100,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Digital sales 2x Million 2,100,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 10,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Digital downloads Gold 3,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Mastertone 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 Streaming Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Platinum 1,800,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 2 × Platinum 16,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 4 × Platinum 280,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 25,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 3 × Platinum 240,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Digital download 2 × Platinum 180,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 40,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Physical sales Million 1,100,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Digital sales 2x Million 2,100,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 10,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Digital downloads Gold 3,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Mastertone 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 Streaming Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Platinum 1,800,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) 2 × Platinum 16,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone Shania Twain ( live performance , 1998 ) Samantha Mumba ( Samantha Sings Christmas EP , 2001 ) Olivia Olson ( Love Actually : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , 2003 ) My Chemical Romance ( `` Kevin and Bean 's Christmastime in the 909 '' , 2004 ) The Cheetah Girls ( Cheetah - 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( Punk Rock Christmas , 2015 ) Paula Arenas ( 2013 ) Ali Brustofski ( 2015 ) Steve Grand ( Music video , 2015 ) Chase Holfelder ( 2015 ) Kylie Minogue and Mumford & Sons ( live performance , 2015 ) The Girl and the Dreamcatcher ( 2015 ) Giselle Tavera ( 2015 ) Saara Aalto ( The X Factor , 2016 ) Cosmic Girls ( JUSE TV , 2016 ) Steve Grand ( 2016 ) Karmin ( 2016 ) She & Him ( Christmas Party , 2016 ) Straight No Chaser ( I 'll Have Another ... Christmas Album , 2016 ) The Darcys ( 2016 ) The Dollyrots ( 2016 ) Hanson ( Finally It 's Christmas , 2017 ) Lindsey Stirling ( Warmer in the Winter , 2017 ) Lena ( Sing meinen Song -- Das Weihnachtskonzert , 2017 ) Out of the Blue ( 2017 ) Polish Club ( 2017 ) Shania Twain ( live performance , 1998 ) Samantha Mumba ( Samantha Sings Christmas EP , 2001 ) Olivia Olson ( Love Actually : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , 2003 ) My Chemical Romance ( `` Kevin and Bean 's Christmastime in the 909 '' , 2004 ) The Cheetah Girls ( Cheetah - licious Christmas , 2005 ) Agnes Carlsson and Måns Zelmerlöw ( 2007 ) Miley Cyrus ( live performance , 2007 ) Same Difference ( live performance , 2007 ) John Mayer ( live performance , 2008 ) Suemitsu & the Suemith ( Best Angle for the Pianist : Suemitsu & the Suemith 05 -- 08 , 2008 ) Whitney Duncan ( 2008 ) Alexandra Burke ( live performance , 2009 ) Dave Barnes ( Very Merry Christmas , 2010 ) Big Time Rush and Miranda Cosgrove ( Holiday Bundle , 2010 ) Lady Antebellum ( A Merry Little Christmas , 2010 ) US Billboard Hot Country Songs -- No. 57 US Billboard Hot Country Songs -- No. 57 US Billboard Hot Country Songs -- No. 57 Jessica Mauboy ( All I Want for Christmas , 2010 ) May J. ( Believin ' ... , 2010 ) Newsboys ( Christmas ! A Newsboys Holiday , 2010 ) Nota ( Nota 's A Capella Christmas , 2010 ) Bowling for Soup ( Merry Flippin ' Christmas , Vol. 1 and 2 , 2011 ) Michael Bublé ( Christmas , 2011 ) Amber Riley ( Glee : The Music , The Christmas Album Volume 2 , 2011 ) Tiffany Alvord ( 2012 ) Demi Lovato ( live performance , 2012 ) Ariana Grande - ( live performance , 2012 ) Cee Lo Green ( Cee Lo 's Magic Moment , 2012 ) Quietdrive ( 2012 ) Atomic Tom ( 2013 ) Ayahi Takagaki ( melodia 2 , 2013 ) Park Bom & Lee Hi ( 2013 ) The Electrical Fire ( 2013 ) Jim Brickman ( 2014 ) Fifth Harmony ( I 'll Be Home for Christmas , 2014 ) The McClymonts ( 2014 ) Idina Menzel ( Holiday Wishes , 2014 ) Tal Wilkenfeld ( 2014 ) Ten Second Songs ( Anthony Vincent ) ( `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' in 20 Different Styles , 2014 ) Batfoot ! ( Punk Rock Christmas , 2015 ) Paula Arenas ( 2013 ) Ali Brustofski ( 2015 ) Steve Grand ( Music video , 2015 ) Chase Holfelder ( 2015 ) Kylie Minogue and Mumford & Sons ( live performance , 2015 ) The Girl and the Dreamcatcher ( 2015 ) Giselle Tavera ( 2015 ) Saara Aalto ( The X Factor , 2016 ) Cosmic Girls ( JUSE TV , 2016 ) Steve Grand ( 2016 ) Karmin ( 2016 ) She & Him ( Christmas Party , 2016 ) Straight No Chaser ( I 'll Have Another ... Christmas Album , 2016 ) The Darcys ( 2016 ) The Dollyrots ( 2016 ) Hanson ( Finally It 's Christmas , 2017 ) Lindsey Stirling ( Warmer in the Winter , 2017 ) Lena ( Sing meinen Song -- Das Weihnachtskonzert , 2017 ) Out of the Blue ( 2017 ) Polish Club ( 2017 )