Posted July 23, 200618 yr And the winner is :cheer: :yahoo: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Watch the video here: [flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgUC-OT7YG4.swf All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for Carey's fifth album, Merry Christmas. Its protagonist lyrics declares that she doesn't care about Christmas presents or lights; all she wants for Christmas is to be with her lover. It was released as the album's first single in December 1994 (see 1994 in music), and reached the top ten in several non-U.S. countries. It has been covered by singers such as Shania Twain and Samantha Mumba and bands such as My Chemical Romance, and it was performed by a character in the film Love Actually (2003). Because of Billboard magazine rules at the time, the song did not chart on the U.S. Hot 100 during its original release as a commercial single was not issued. It was popular on U.S. radio and peaked within the top twenty on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, and was also a big hit elsewhere. It reached number two in the United Kingdom for three weeks and has been certified for selling over 400,000 copies there, losing out to East 17's "Stay Another Day" for that year's Christmas number-one single. The single also peaked at number two in Australia and Japan, where it was used as the theme song to the drama 29-sai no Christmas (29才のクリスマス), and was titled "Koibito-tachi no Christmas" (恋人たちのクリスマス; "The Christmas of my loved-ones"). It sold 1.3 million units in Japan, and remains her best-selling single there. In 2000 the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eighty-three for one week. This was because after 1999, singles were capable of charting on the Hot 100 without a commercial release and the song had received enough radio airplay to appear on the chart. Billboard magazine has since added restrictions to Christmas songs, but with the growth of all-holiday-music formats in the U.S., the song is played on the radio at the end of every year. Although the song is ineligible for the Hot 100, it peaked high on the Hot Digital Tracks chart during the 2003 and 2004 Christmas seasons. In 2005 it rapidly ascended to number one on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Recurrents chart (for songs no longer eligible for the Hot 100), giving it a new peak. It also reached number one on the top 100 downloads chart at iTunes UK and iTunes USA, and became Carey's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. There are three music videos for "All I Want for Christmas Is You". The first and most commonly seen is a home video that shows Carey celebrating Christmas with snow, presents, and loved ones. Carey's then-husband, Tommy Mottola, makes a cameo appearance as Santa Claus. In the other video, inspired by Nancy Sinatra, Carey dances around in a 1960s-influenced studio surrounded by go go dancers. For a 1960s look, the video was filmed in black and white. The 2000 version of the video was animated.When the song was first released as a single, no remixes were commissioned. Carey re-released the song commercially in Japan in 2000, with a new remix known as the "So So Def" remix. The song features new vocals and is played over a harder, more urban beat complete with rap and spoken parts by Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow, respectively. The remix is featured on the Carey's compilation album Greatest Hits (2001) as a bonus track. A video was created for the remix, but it does not feature Carey or the rappers and is animated instead. The style of the animation is based on a scene in the video for Carey's "Heartbreaker" (1999). Besides cartoon cameo appearances by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, and Lil' Bow Wow, the video also features cameos from Luis Miguel (Carey's boyfriend at the time), her dog (Jack), and Santa Claus. The music video director is credited as "Kris Kringle", another name for Santa Claus. Japanese maxi-CD single (1996) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (album version) "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)" (album version) "Joy to the World" (club mix) Japanese CD single (2000) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (album version) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Lil' Bow Wow — So So Def remix) "O Holy Night 2000" (live) "Joy to the World" (club mix) Chart (1994) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 12 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 9 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 14 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 27 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 2 UK Singles Chart 2 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 2 Italian Singles Chart 8 Chart (2000) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 83 Chart (2004) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 6 Chart (2005) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrents 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Recurrents 2 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents 10 Edited July 23, 200618 yr by Conor
July 23, 200618 yr Not that surprising this one won. It is a great song - perhaps Mariah's most popular one in this country. Looking forward to the 'Daydream' survivor!
July 23, 200618 yr 'Daydream' is next. We're doing them in order. The finalists so far: When You Believe Someday Can't Let Go Without You All I Want For Christmas Is You
July 24, 200618 yr Author I go on holiday on Wednesday for 2 weeks so i cant do Daydream survivor cos im on holiday.
July 24, 200618 yr Yeh thanks for doing it :D I wouldn't mind doing the Daydream one if you can't be here for it...
July 24, 200618 yr Yeh thanks for doing it :D I wouldn't mind doing the Daydream one if you can't be here for it... It would be great if you could.
July 25, 200618 yr Ok, when shall I start it :P? Whenever's convenient for you. The sooner the better in my mind though. I want to start voting. Thanks again - start a new round every 2-4 days if you're online.
July 25, 200618 yr Thanks for doing this Conor! :wub: Also thanks to Kalen for beginning the next Survivor. :D
July 27, 200618 yr i think its one of the best xmas songs for a v v long time I agree, it's an instant classic, you can tell how much of an impact a song has made by how often it is played like 10 years later, and 10+ years after it's release it's still played all the time at Christmas. :wub:
July 27, 200618 yr The video is also up for selection on the music channels each Christmas. :wub: It also would have re-charted at Christmas on downloads alone.
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