Mariah Carey Shares Inspiration Behind ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

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Mariah Carey’s smash Christmas hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tops the charts every holiday season, but now the singer is revealing it almost didn’t happen.

Speaking on “The Bobby Bones Show” virtually, Carey explains that originally, she wasn’t sure about doing holiday music. “This was the beginning of my career and I had only done, I think, two albums at that point… I felt like it was too soon,” she tells Bones. “Because growing up, it was like, most people did that later on.” READ MORE: Mariah Carey Announces New Festive Single After Declaring Halloween Officially Over And Saying ‘It’s Time’ For Christmas Carey’s love for the holidays drove her to give it a shot. “And then I was like… I love Christmas, a lot, so I might as