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Mariah Carey has started shimmying her way towards Christmas

The Telegraph India 03 Nov 2021

It’s time to get into a Christmas state of mind because Mariah Carey says so ... The Magic Continues ... Advertisement ... “It’s time” — on the Instagram video ... Carey’s 1994 hit comes with all the stardust synonymous with Christmas. The song was written in around 15 minutes but co-writer Walter Afanasieff has said the core melody and chords took an hour ... .

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Win Carly Paoli & Friends CDs

Music News 01 Sep 2021

... legendary vocalist Paul Carrack (Ace, Mike & The Mechanics, Squeeze, Roxy Music); Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet fame, collaborates with Carly on Kiss The Stars with music by Walter Afanasieff, the multi–Grammy Award winning producer and songwriter with lyrics by Carly and Hadley.

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Barbra Streisand review, Release Me 2: Her voice is one of the most ridiculously luxurious ...

The Independent 05 Aug 2021

“Study yourself ... The result is a sumptuous and soothing affair ... It whisks the listener from big swooning, orchestrally upholstered ballads such as “Sweet Forgiveness” (produced by Streisand and Walter Afanasieff and recorded in 1994) to the goofy charm of “Rainbow Connection”, her 1974 duet with Kermit the Frog ... A five-star penthouse suite of a voice.

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Barbra Streisand Teases Rarities Album With Willie Nelson Duet ‘I’d Want It to Be You’

Rollingstone 04 Jun 2021

Instead, a version of the song Streisand recorded with Blake Shelton was included on Partners ... The song was produced by Walter Afanasieff and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds ....

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Seasonably rich: here’s how much musicians make from our favourite Christmas songs

NME 21 Dec 2020

Despite only just passing a million sales in the UK in recent years, Mariah’s thumping take on Christmas – which, rather interestingly, was written and recorded entirely on co-songwriter Walter Afanasieff’s computer – has enjoyed huge success across the world, with one figure ...

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"All I Want for Christmas Is You"

CBS News 17 Dec 2020

Ben Tracy talks with songwriter Walter Afanasieff, who ...

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A holiday classic: "All I Want for Christmas Is You"

CBS News 17 Dec 2020

For the last 22 years, the Mariah Carey-Walter Afanasieff song has topped the holiday charts ... .

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In the court of the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey: ‘I’m obsessed’

The Los Angeles Times 14 Dec 2020

Initially, at least, Queen of Christmas was not in the plan ... The album was a hit, reaching No ... × ... Music ... You co-wrote the song with Walter Afanasieff, your collaborator on several big hits like “Hero” and “My All.” Was the writing process similar to those songs? ... So you brought that part to Afanasieff?. Yeah, I brought it in, I sat with Walter ... Yes.

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The man behind Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You

BBC News 12 Dec 2020

Walter Afanasieff co-wrote and produced Mariah Carey's festive classic, which has hit UK number one after 26 years ... .

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The man who wrote Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You

BBC News 12 Dec 2020

Walter Afanasieff co-wrote and produced Mariah Carey's festive classic, which has hit UK number one after 26 years ... .

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Mariah Carey v Wham! – who should finally get their festive No 1?

The Observer 11 Dec 2020

That’s perhaps a bit of myth-making – co-writer Walter Afanasieff has said the core melody and chords took an hour, and they actually carried on tinkering with it for a couple of weeks before recording it – but much like Father Christmas himself, it’s something you want to believe in.

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Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You reaches UK No 1 after 26 years

The Observer 11 Dec 2020

“Happy Christmas UK!” she said in a statement ... Love you always! Joy to the world .” ... Her seasonal concert tour All I Want for Christmas Is You ... Royalties organisations won’t reveal how much the song – co-written with Walter Afanasieff – makes Carey each year, but a 2017 Economist study claimed it had generated $60m (£45m) in royalties up to that point.

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Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas tops the UK charts after 26 years

BBC News 11 Dec 2020

Completing a journey 26 years in the making, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You has reached number one in the UK singles chart ... How Mariah wrote a classic ... She quickly stumbled on a chord progression and melody, which she captured on a mini tape recorder and brought to her longtime collaborator Walter Afanasieff ... Related Topics. .

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Mariah Carey's Christmas cracker tops ASCAP's 2020 seasonal songs list

Music News 06 Dec 2020

The song, written by Carey and her fellow ASCAP songwriter Walter Afanasieff, tops the chart ahead of Meredith Wilson's It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, while A Holly Jolly Christmas by Johnny Marks comes in third ... All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff (1994).

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Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Gifts Much-Needed Holiday Cheer As #1 ...

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 03 Dec 2020

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (written by Carey and her fellow ASCAP songwriter Walter Afanasieff; published by Universal Music Group Publishing, Sony/ATV, Kobalt Music, Tamal Vista Music) takes the #1 spot as the most-played holiday hit, according to an ASCAP analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio data.