Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” single has set a Spotify record for most single-day streams with 17.223 million views.
Mariah Carey took to her twitter page to share the news with her fans on Christmas Day.
“WOW,” she wrote, along with a string of emojis including hearts, Christmas trees and snowflakes.
“I know people think I’m making ‘coin’ (lil’ secret: artists make very little from streams) but the real reason I’m sitting here in astonishment & gratitude is seeing the joy this little song I wrote brings to people. THANK YOU & MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!”
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Mariah Carey had already kicked off her favorite month with a festive singing collaboration with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson in “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special” on Apple TV+.
“I think it’s just that longing that I had as a child, that I always wanted things to be perfect for the holidays … And they never were,” she recently told Elle magazine.
“It was always somebody ruining the moment, always these dysfunctional family members who came around and foiled everything.”