Mariah Carey Light Up

Mariah Carey ceremoniously lit the Empire State Building last night in New York. The building will be lit in honor of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” with a music-to-light show starting December 19th.

Those outside of New York City can tune in to watch the show live via Earthcam at https://www.esbnyc.com/earthcam-empire-state-buildingwww.esbnyc.com/earthcam-empire-state-building. A video of the entire show will be posted on the Empire State Building’s YouTube channel immediately following the premiere on the 19th.

On Monday, Mariah Carey got the good news that, after 25 years, her Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” had finally hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Mimi, she didn’t think it was possible.

“Wow. I don’t even know what to say. We definitely wanted to kick it into high gear this year with the song to celebrate the 25th anniversary, but I definitely didn’t expect it to hit number one two weeks before Christmas!” Mariah tells Billboard. “I just want to thank everybody. I want the world to have the best holiday ever.”

“This just feels so great because it’s been such a long time coming, and I never really expected it,” she adds. “Even when it went to number nine two years ago, and then number three, I was like, ‘This is incredible!’ But I was always just so thankful with the holiday chart, so thankful. This is just, like, mind-boggling.”

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Mariah also thanked her fans, or her “Lambily,” as she calls them. “They are the best fans in the entire world,” she gushes, adding, “We have the greatest gift ever, which is the recurring moment of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’ And now, seeing it go to number one, it’s just making me feel ecstatic.”

The last time a Christmas song was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was back in 1958-1959, when “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” reached the top.

It marks Mariah’s 19th Hot 100 No. 1, extending her record for the most among soloists. She also moves to within one of The Beatles’ overall-record 20 Hot 100 No. 1s.