Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ — 30 years of the holiday classic by the numbers

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Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was released 30 years ago on Oct. 29, 1994, it began her ascent to the Queen of Christmas throne.Three decades later, the 55-year-old pop superstar is everybody’s favorite holiday diva.“It’s the gift that keeps on giving — to her fans and to Mariah,” said Gary Trust, managing director of charts and operations at Billboard, to The Post.“It ranks at No.

1 on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Holiday Songs chart. For every holiday song that’s ever been out, this is the biggest.

The chart reflects that.”The first single from Carey’s “Merry Christmas” album — which she co-wrote and co-produced with Walter Afanasieff — took the octave-leaping singer to historic heights.“It helped make Mariah the first artist to be No.

1 on the Hot 100 in four distinct decades: the ’90s, ‘00s, ’10s and ’20s,” said Trust.But the seasonal standard had a long, slow climb to the top of the charts.“Its history on the charts is as tangled as Christmas lights when you’re putting them up on a tree,” said Trust. “Part of it is chart machinations.