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This article was originally published on November 28, 2022.
In 2017, Berklee musicologist Joe Bennettpublished a lighthearted studyon commonalities in the music and lyrics of Christmas songs.
The single has since become synonymous with the season; its already hit No.
1 on the Hot 100 this year, vaulting into the top spot onthe December 14 chart.
have become the unofficial seasonal kickoff.
Yes, All I Want is indeed wonderful.
(Its based on the story of the Buddha, hence the title.)
Could the Snaildartha 6 wear a crown fit for Mariah Carey, though?
Likely not, thus its spot at No.
The Vandals, Oi!
to make the case for crawling back into her good graces.
Its almost the opposite of All I Want, an admirable stance for a new classic to take.
I have faith that someday it may bloom, Hatfield toldthe BostonGlobein 2020.
But if it doesnt, thats okay, too.
But I can feel it.
Lil Jon, All I Really Want for Christmas(feat.
(In fact, the season-ending edition ofBillboardsChristmas 100includeszerohip-hop songs.
Destinys Child, 8 Days of Christmas (2001)
You know Christmas?
Who wouldnt be crazy in love after receiving gifts that balanced the beautifully thoughtful with the extremely expensive?
!, And Anyway Its Christmas (2013)
Downtown funk collective !
Shes since disappeared into the ether like the tracks closing arpeggios, but the memories and !
!s dance-floor-ready grooves remain.
(Ironically, this bedroom-based track was the first one Ulven worked on with an outside producer.)
Its a cheery flourish that doesnt quite catapult this new classic to the top 20.
Its no Bad Romance, but it does show how her avant-pop was on the verge of leveling up.
is a brightly hued holiday love song.
Maybe not, but were getting there.
Taylor Swift, tis the damn season (2020)
Weve reached the Taylor Swift segment of the ranking.
Another example of this seasonal synergy: this 2003 Christmas single from British giggly-glam outfit the Darkness.
Leave it to Carly Rae Jepsen to turn home-for-the-holidays tension into a sticky-sweet ode to Yuletide angst.
Its Cheap Thrillsrecalling bounce soundtracks Sia getting amped for the big mans eventual arrival.
(Who among us, etc.)
I think we have a certain nostalgia in our music which translates really well into Christmas epics.
I guess I have been stuck in the 60s lately, Lloydtold Global Grind shortly after the singles release.
Mariah Carey, Oh Santa!
1 spot on the Hot 100 in 2019.)
Part of this original ramp-up was 2010sMerry Christmas II You, Careys second Christmas album.
with Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande filling out the songs previously theoretical vocal trio.
She might have beendenied the Queen of Christmas trademark, but Oh Santa!
is a reminder that shell hold that title no matter what the courts say.
Enter: Kelly Clarkson.
Wrapped in Red,Clarksons 2013 holiday album, was another example of Clarkson nailing the pop-star ideal.
In my career, especially sinceIdol, everyones like, Are you pop?
