There, there! The festivity of the Christmas month is already in the air! I so love the last weeks of preparations for the holiday. That little Christmas chaos about everything – from the hassle of buying presents for the loved ones and thinking about ‘table issues’ to arranging business stuff. While kids are sincerely believing in Santa Claus (according to stats, 80% do), grown-ups get prepared in their own way. If earlier, when we were kids, dreaming of gifts like a toy, a puppy or a huge candy could be the top of it, now, as adults, we may have wishes of a different nature. A more ‘humanly’ nature… during the most festive moments we long for love, tenderness, safety and happiness of the people we love tenderly.
That is basically the main idea conveyed through one of the most recognizable Christmas songs – written, recorded and performed by a no-less recognizable singer Mariah Carey. “All I Want for Christmas is You” was released in 1994 and is still merrily sung around. The composition received numerous honorable titles by biggest magazines – “one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon” (The New Yorker), “a holiday standard” (Rolling Stone), “most played Christmas song of the decade in the UK” (The Daily Telegraph). One of the reasons for such commercial and popular success is the personal background to the song. It was a dedication to Mariah’s husband which is delivered not only through the intimate romantic lyrics, but also through a literally personal clip that was made from Carey’s personal video archive:
