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Re: Mariah invents her own "relevance" (96,895) (96,896) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Plus, those who criticize her for only being relevant during the holidays are just looking for any reason to justify their dislike or hatred towards Mariah. I see these people all the time in comments sections and I'm like, "sure, hun, dismiss that success because it is all too common and all legendary artists have their own global chart-topping Christmas hit". The memoir doing really well is the most obvious proof of her relevance, because she is selling her life story, not music. Despite every questionable or objectionable thing she has done in the past, after all these years, people still actually care about her - the person, or at least the celebrity. (Thursday 10 December 2020; 12:41)

Mariah invents her own "relevance" (96,895) by Geronimo from USA I'm one of those fans who could live well without Christmastime Mariah. But I have to admit, while so many fans bemoan Mariah's lapse in relevance, it is just like Mariah to invent her own form of relevance. After so many records broken, she's the first artist to make holiday domination a global achievement category. It just goes to show you that dwelling in the past while whining about it is for unimaginative losers. (Thursday 10 December 2020; 02:20)

Great article (96,894) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago A great read. (Thursday 10 December 2020; 00:57)

Sleigh Ride (96,893) by 123 from USA This was probably my favorite part of the special, probably because it's a mew song. She sounds so good. I love when she sings in her full mid voice and avoids whispers. No need for belts when your tone in full voice is so buttery. She adds a few slight inflections to pepper the delivery and throws in some whistles to add that wow factor. I love that when she gets off the sleigh the camera angle is no loner just on her "good side" Mariah never stares into the camera and moves around naturally and not once does she try to give a sexy look or pose. It's perfect. I love this fan made video. (Wednesday 9 December 2020; 20:03)

Oh Santa new lyric video / Apple interview (96,892) by MusicfanJ from Germany This is really sweet. I've also watched the Apple interview. Very enjoyable. Mariah was shining, beautiful. I loved how she talked about all the music and of course about Christmas. (Wednesday 9 December 2020; 19:43)

Re: All I Want For Christmas UK number one (96,890) (96,891) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands "All I want for Christmas is you" is Number 1 on The Official Big Top 40. This is not the Official Singles Chart which is broadcasted on BBC Radio 1. The Official Big Top 40 is a radio chart show broadcast every Sunday from 4-7pm on Global's Capital and Heart networks. The Official Singles Chart is the most important chart in the UK and on that list "All I want for Christmas is you" is at Number 2. (Wednesday 9 December 2020; 10:02)

Re: All I Want For Christmas UK number one (96,887) (96,890) by enwar00 from usa I mean, I don't live over there but from what I saw, yes they're already predicting based on half a week that AIWFCIY will be #1 once the chart week is over. And that gets announced on Friday. (Wednesday 9 December 2020; 03:37)

Re: Oh Santa (96,884) (96,889) by B from USA And the general public who seem to love the song. (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 21:13)

Re: AIWFCIY #2 this week on the Hot 100 (96,885) (96,888) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines If it tops the chart for at least 2 weeks every year until 2028, it can, assuming that no other song in that time period beats Old Town Road. Being #1 cumulatively for that long will set a few other records as well, such as it being a possible contender for Song of the Decade (that isn't from this decade) or something to that effect. We're getting waaaay ahead of ourselves, but we can dream. (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 19:48)

All I Want For Christmas UK number one (96,887) by Lee from UK I have seen this reported in at least two outlets now but I don't think it's true. When you look at the official charts Ariana Grande is still at number one with Mariah at number two. Are they reporting prematurely? Will Mariah reach number one on Friday? (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 19:00)

Re: AIWFCIY #2 this week on the Hot 100 (96,885) (96,886) by RoRo from PH Only a matter of years, the optimistic lamb would like to believe lol. (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 16:15)

Re: AIWFCIY #2 this week on the Hot 100 (96,880) (96,885) by T from USA Still won't be enough. AIWFCIY needs 20 weeks at #1 to reclaim the record. (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 14:21)

Re: Oh Santa (96,881) (96,884) by Andrew from the United Kingdom So the GayHuds, the Ariana Grindrs and the Mariah Fairies will combine to make one powerful movement? (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 10:33)

Did anyone expect this? (96,883) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago So obviously we all love MC, but did anyone expect this level of success? (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 08:32)

Re: Oh Santa (96,881) (96,882) by ktktkt from Philippines Mariah is queen of blocking her own to number 1 with her own song. I hope that O Santa spends at least 1 week in BB Hot 100 at #1. "Where are Arianators?" I think that's the question now instead of "Where's Ari?" I was not expecting AIWFCIY to be #2 this soon. I was actually "avoiding" the song but it has a life on its own. Hopefully it gives its little brother O Santa a chance to be #1. (Tuesday 8 December 2020; 07:12)

Re: Oh Santa (96,878) (96,881) by B from USA Ari's fans are known for getting albums and singles to #1 by streaming alone (well, streaming and abysmal sales), and when you factor in the Lambily and JHud's fans, it seems like a no-brainer. I'm worried AIWFCIY will block it. (Monday 7 December 2020; 23:54)

AIWFCIY #2 this week on the Hot 100 (96,880) by RoRo from PH Which also begs the question: How many more years until Mariah collects 18 total weeks at #1 with AIWFCIY to get the record back from Old Town Road? (Monday 7 December 2020; 20:56)

Re: Oh Santa (96,878) (96,879) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines It has been on Spotify since it dropped. It won't be a problem to fans who would like to search for it and listen to it intently. However, a good chunk of listeners who put on Spotify as their background music and can't be bothered to made their own holiday playlists will tend to just go with the ones curated by Spotify, which Oh Santa! wasn't a part of until it was just added very recently, halfway through the tracking week. It does waste the overwhelming initial hype it got when during the first 48 hours following its release. New holiday singles are typically instantly added to that playlist the moment they drop. Oh Santa! is Mariah's highest listened song upon release with over 700,000 plays in its first day, but if we factor in the fact that Ariana, a Spotify titan, features in it, and that Save The Day was listened to over 400,000 times in 24 hours, Oh Santa!'s stats are quite disappointing for possibly the most hyped holiday single ever. Playlisting is key promotion for older artists that aren't huge on Spotify. Despite the Ari and JHud feature, the song is still a Mariah track that could benefit from the extra push Spotify could have provided. I've seen Ariana fans on social media basically bully Spotify into putting the song in their New Holiday Music playlist, but I'm hearing they haven't even put it in the New Music Friday playlist the day it dropped like all the other new releases do, which is one of their key playlists most listeners look forward to. I remember Taylor's folklore could have done much better on Spotify when it was released, but it didn't due to the lack of inclusion of its tracks in Spotify's playlisting. Taylor's still hot commodity, though, so that didn't really matter much. (Monday 7 December 2020; 19:43)

Re: Oh Santa (96,877) (96,878) by Andrew from the United Kingdom I'm confused. I'm listening to Oh Santa! on Spotify right now. Who cannot listen to it and why? I must say this is the most exciting thing Mariah has done in a long time. I could have done without the hideous schoolyard chanting in this version because it ruins the smoothness and fluidity that the added vocals of Ariana and Jennifer bring. And I won't talk about Mariah's terrible look in the video. Or the hideous Microsoft PowerPoint 95 coverart. I've listened to this song on Spotify about 50 times so far and I'm not bored of it at all. I love it. I hope she actually gets a Number 1 with this. (Monday 7 December 2020; 16:46)

Oh Santa (96,877) by B from USA Is still trending on YouTube, and Ari's fans dominate Spotify, so there's a real chance Oh Santa could become Mariah's 20th #1. (Monday 7 December 2020; 14:11)

Oh Santa (96,876) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The video is still racking up loads and loads of views. Nice. I'm on YouTube about 70% of my daily online time and am quite fond of review/reaction content, so I'd like to think I have a good idea of how huge trending video moments are. I just can't recall the last time I ever saw another music video in recent memory that has inspired so many (possibly hundreds) of reaction videos. So many small YouTubers, even those that have not covered any musical content in the past, are jumping on it to hopefully get their viewership, engagement and subscription numbers up. The sheer amount of such content is just crazy - it's a rabbit hole so deep that the earliest reaction videos (that had to be re-uploaded several times last Saturday as they were always being taken down due to copyright issues for the slightest use of song audio) are now just left up there as if the system had given up stinging any channel that attempts to follow suit due to the demand. (Monday 7 December 2020; 11:38)

Re: Signal to MC (96,859) (96,875) by MusicfanJ from Germany Forever 12 dahling. Seriously you are right. You explained it very well. I do think that's how the music business works today. (Monday 7 December 2020; 11:00)

Re: Oh Santa 2010 girl group (96,854) (96,874) by MusicfanJ from Germany Sadly we will never hear it, but that vocal trinity would be the best on earth. At least we have "When you believe". Can anyone imagine Mariah and Josh Groban? Maybe in the future for the duets album. (Monday 7 December 2020; 10:54)

Re: 20th #1? (96,864) (96,873) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The special itself was the Apple exclusive. The single wasn't. Oh Santa really hasn't been added to their playlists. You have to search for it. (Monday 7 December 2020; 09:32)

Re: What (96,862) (96,872) by TJ from Norway You sound like an angry little elf, so I guess I will leave you alone in the dark of your own anger. Merry Christmas. (Monday 7 December 2020; 07:47)

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