This week, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. That make it the most loved … and probably most hated holiday song of all time. If it’s still mustering 38 million streams, that means a number of people are playing it. And by default, it’s driving an equal number of people (mostly retail employees) insane this month.
It’s a fairly spectacular pop culture feat, considering it’s now 30 years old.
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