These tunes could have you Rockin’ Across the Christmas Tree — Spotify’s Prime 10 listing of the most-streamed vacation tracks of all time.
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is No. 1, and has been constructing momentum all over the world for the reason that begin of the season – seeing a 860% improve in international streams since Nov. 1.
“It’s resonating with new audiences too. In fact, it’s one of Gen Z’s top 3-streamed holiday tracks this year,” a Spotify rep mentioned.
The yuletide love music, off the Lengthy Island singer’s 1994 album, “Merry Christmas,” earlier this month grew to become the primary vacation music ever to interrupt 2 billion streams.
“I was working on it by myself … on this little Casio keyboard and writing down words and thinking about, ‘What do I think of at Christmas? What do I love? What do I want? What do I dream of?’” Carey informed ABC Information concerning the inspiration behind the music.
“And that’s what started it. My goal was to do something timeless, so it didn’t feel like the ’90s, which is when I wrote it.”
Carey has earned greater than $60 million from the music in streams alone.
“Last Christmas” by the British pop duo Wham! landed in second place. The 1984 pop basic was penned by George Michael in his childhood bed room. He died on Christmas Day in 2016 at 53.
“For the song to achieve its current chart placing … George would have been utterly delighted, as I am,” his musical associate, Andrew Ridgeley, informed Billboard.
“Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande, launched in 2014, took third place.
The “Wicked” star revealed that her scantily clad concept for its music video was fortunately scrapped.
“The original video, I was in weird Christmas lingerie and I was hitting Santa with a cane pole. That was something that I was really insistent on. I was like, ‘That is the right vibe for this song,’” she dished in an interview with Spotify.
“The label was like, ‘Hey, honey, I don’t think we can use this.’ I’m glad I was reeled in that time.”
In fourth place is the oldie-but-goodie “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee, recorded in 1957 when Lee was solely 13.
“I never thought in my life that a Christmas song would be my legacy. But I’ll take it,” the 80-year-old informed the Related Press.
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Michael Bublé ranked fifth, an homage to Perry Como’s 1951 hit.
Rounding out the Prime 10 are: “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms; “Snowman” by Sia; “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams; “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber, and “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano.
