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Best Mariah Carey Christmas Songs That Aren’t All I Want for Christmas

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 19: Mariah Carey performs her Christmas show at Toyota Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Houston.

From jubilant takes on traditional carols to longing ballads that tug at your heartstrings, these songs (additionally) deserve a spot in Carey’s vacation canon

‘Tis the season to be jolly and nobody brings pleasure to her followers — and sure, pleasure to the world — fairly like Mariah Carey. The reigning Queen of Christmas has had a maintain on the vacations because the Nineties, with the discharge of her festive hit, “All I Need for Christmas Is You.” First launched in 1994, the track celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this yr, and has grow to be a staple on the radio, on streaming companies and at vacation events alike (It’s additionally as soon as once more hit Quantity One on the charts — a place it’s held the final 5 years in a row).

However Carey’s Christmas catalog is greater than only one track. In truth, the singer and songwriter has recorded greater than two dozen vacation tracks over her profession, nearly all of them showing on 1994’s Merry Christmas and 2010’s Merry Christmas II You. Whereas a few of the songs are covers, many are additionally unique tracks written by Carey herself.

As we enter into one other vacation season, Rolling Stone is shining the highlight on a few of Carey’s lesser recognized Christmas songs. From jubilant takes on traditional carols, to longing ballads that tug at your heartstrings, listed below are ten of Mariah Carey’s finest Christmas songs outdoors of “All I Need for Christmas.”

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