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All I Want for Christmas Is You

Controversy 

Mariah Carey is sued for plagiarism over “All I Want for Christmas” and I can’t figure out why.

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Andy Stone, Copyright Infringement, Mariah Carey, Plagiarism

Beware: I’m about to defend Mariah Carey’s music. I know, right? Like many millions around the planet, I detest the

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 25, 2021

December 25, 2021December 24, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, AstroWorld, Ed Sheeran, Guitars, Guns N'Roses, Headstones, Hugh Dillion, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Pink Floyd, Spotify

There’s music new on December 25? Absolutely. Here’s FYIMusicNews’ Year in Review. The US Congress wants to know exactly what

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How do we solve a problem like Mariah?

December 20, 2021December 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, Cover Version, Mariah Carey

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Mariah Carey is everywhere at this time of year. You can’t

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WTF? 

The internet has thoughts on this anti-vax version of “All I What for Christmas is You”

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Anti-vax, Cover Version, COVID-19, Mariah Carey

Someone named Bridgette still hasn’t got the message about COVID-19 and vaccinations. She’s so pissed off at…something that she took

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Music News 

Mariah Carey’s ubiquitous Christmas song got a metal makeover

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Cover Version, Mariah Carey, Unlike I Wake

About time, too. Props to Buffalo band Until I Wake for getting the job done.

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Recommended Music 

Is this the best Christmas song of the year?

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey, Mashup, Twisted Sister

You be the judge.

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Music News 

Dallas restaurant bans Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Music, Mariah Carey

Well, it’s not a complete ban. But they’re doing their best to cut down on this atrocity. Props to Stoneleigh

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WTF? 

It’s begun. Mariah Carey’s season of Christmas is here.

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Music, Mariah Carey

Now that we’re past Halloween, here comes the Christmas pressure. That includes incessant plays of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want

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Recommended Music 

If you transpose “All I Want for Christmas is You,” things get dark and weird.

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Cover, Mariah Carey

Maybe, but I like it better this way. (Via Daryl)

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Recommended Music 

Do we need a metal instrumental version of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You?”

November 19, 2020November 18, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment All I Want for Christmas Is You, August Burns Red, Cover, Mariah Carey

Well, I’d rather hear this than the original. If you want more, go to Kerrang.

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Recommended Music 

Turning up the hurt: “All I Want for Christmas is You” sung in a minor key

December 24, 2019December 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey, Minor Key

It’s only getting worse. Over the last seven days, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” has been

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