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Blogocentric Formulations #836224 added December 15, 2014 at 3:11pm
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I Just Want You For My Own
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"All I Want For Christmas (Is You)"
by Mariah Carey
Okay, lizco252, you asked for it. This is such an amazing holiday song that I didn't think I could do it justice all by myself, so I recruited a few friends to help me recognize the brilliance of Mariah Carey's holiday opus, "All I Want For Christmas (Is You)." Also, make sure you check out yesterday's blog entry because I also talked briefly about this song in "Seems like everyone but me is in love"  !
I'd like to give a special shout-out to everyone who helped me with today's special effort, for which I've asked 80s pop-rock sensation The Bangles to work on a proposed cover version of their classic:
I'm, uh, still waiting to hear back from their manager... 
This song has been covered a number of times over the years, most notably by Shania Twain, Lady Antebellum, Michael Buble, Miley Cyrus, Cee Lo Green, Miranda Cosgrove, and Olivia Olson in the movie Love Actually. As of 2013, the single is reported to have earned in excess of $50 million in royalties, and Carey herself has actually done two covers of her own song... for her second Christmas album in 2010, then again as a duet with Justin Bieber for his 2011 holiday album. Okay, maybe the Bieber thing is taking this song a little too far... I mean, I love it a lot, but the world can only take so much...
In all seriousness, though, this is one of my favorite holiday songs. It's incredibly upbeat and I tap my toes to it (and sing along, assuming I'm alone in the car) whenever it comes on. It's one of those songs for me that always instantly cheers me up and gets me in the holiday spirit, which is why I've rightfully included it on my playlist this year. 
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