Mariah Carey is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is called the singer who has 7 octaves, so she was certified in the Guinness Book of World Records as a singer who has the highest voice. And almost all of her single CDs that have been released sold over 65 million copies all over the world. She has received various awards and records. For example, the Grammy Award and the American Music Awards and more. In 2000, she was recognized by the World Music Awards as the female singer who sold the most records.
Today's song, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," was chosen as the best holiday song in the USA. This song was released in 1994, and now we can hear this song during the Christmas season in Japan too! This song was used as the theme song in a Japanese drama in 1994 and it sold over 1.3 million copies. And this song has been covered by some famous singers, such as Miley Cyrus, and Japanese singers Yuna Ito (伊藤由奈), and Kana Nishino（西野カナ）and more.
In 2011, Justin Bieber covered this song, too! And Mariah Carey did a duet with him. In this music video, Mariah Carey is wearing the costume of Santa Claus. She is so cute!
Which one do you like, the original version or the duet version?
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