Mariah Carey may not want a lot for Christmas, but she’s unwrapped an early present on Monday (Dec. 15), when her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reached a record-breaking 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. And to celebrate, The Elusive Chanteuse shared a photo and quick message with fans.
“Humbly taking back the torch!! 20 weeks at #1,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m so grateful ❤️”
In the accompanying photo, the pop superstar is wearing a festive, sparkly red bodysuit with white fur trim, holding a golden flaming torch as she stands in front of a Christmas tree.
The torch isn’t just a random prop. Earlier on Monday, Carey and the Olympics announced that the five-time Grammy winner would be performing during the Opening Ceremony at the 2026 Winter Games. The official Olympics Instagram account described her upcoming February set in Milano Cortina, Italy, as “a performance set to define an unforgettable Opening Ceremony performance.”
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” originally arrived in 1994. It’s return to the peak of the Hot 100 on the chart dated Dec. 20 for a 20th week marks the second time the singer has held the tally’s No. 1 longevity record. She first set the record in 1996 when her Boyz II Men collab “One Sweet Day” topped the chart for 16 weeks. Her Christmas hit now breaks the weeks at No. 1 record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” in 2019 at 19 weeks, which Shaboozey tied with “Tipsy (A Bar Song”) in 2024.
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