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The song was born from Carey’s desire to create a "perfect" holiday experience, contrasting with her own difficult, "dysfunctional" childhood Christmases where financial struggles often dampened the festive spirit.

To capture the holiday vibe during the August 1994 recording, Carey decked the studio with Christmas trees, candles, and ornaments, even keeping the temperature cold to simulate winter. mariah_carey_all_i_want_for_christmas_is_you_of...

Carey wrote the song on a Casio keyboard in Upstate New York. Despite being at the peak of her pop career—a time when artists typically avoided holiday albums—she wanted to create something that captured her deep love for Christmas. The song was born from Carey’s desire to