All I Want For Christmas Is a No. 1 Hit

Othniel Ting, Producer/Presenter, The Flow, BFM89.9

23-Dec-19 14:30

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Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ from 1994 finally made it to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts this December 21st. What took so long, and what’s made the song endure in our affections for 25 years?

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

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