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This song has become a modern Christmas classic. It’s the most downloaded holiday single of all time. It hit one billion streams on Spotify this month, and currently sits on top of the Global Billboard Chart. This song is the 11th highest selling single of all time, earning the cowriters more than $50 million • Any guesses? • #14 is All I Want For Christmas Is You, Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey, 1994. The melody was written in 15 minutes, and the lyrics complete within a few hours. Carey wanted a “Phil Spector, old rock ‘n’ roll, sixties sounding song” • Recorded in August in NY, Carey had decorated trees and Christmas lights brought into the studio to set the mood • MrsP and I bundled up against the cold to buy a few groceries, then visited a few stores to finish off the stocking and advent shopping. I couldn’t resist this gorgeous poinsettia tree • 13 days to go…