All I Want For Christmas Lyrics by Mariah Carey
[Intro]
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you, yeah
[Verse 1]
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (And I)
Don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace (Ah)
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas Day
[Chorus]
I just want you for my own (Ooh)
More than you could ever know (Ooh)
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
[Verse 2]
Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow (And I)
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah)
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
[Chorus]
'Cause I just want you here tonight (Ooh)
Holding on to me so tight (Ooh)
What more can I do?
Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
[Bridge]
Oh, all the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere (So brightly, baby)
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air (Oh, oh yeah)
And everyone is singing (Oh yeah)
I hear those sleigh bells ringing (Oh)
Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh, oh)
Won't you please bring my baby to me?
[Verse 3]
Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for (Ah)
I just wanna see my baby
Standing right outside my door
[Chorus]
Oh, I just want you for my own (Ooh)
More than you could ever know (Ooh)
Make my wish come true
Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you
[Outro]
You, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (Ah, oh, ah, oh)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I really want, baby, ooh)
All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I want, all I really want is you)
About the Song: All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey
Ah, one of the classic Christmas songs. As famously said by the Queen of Christmas herself “It’s time!!”. All I Want For Christmas was first released in 1994 and has since been topping the charts every Christmas season. This popular Christmas song has been covered multiple times by different artists such as Michael Buble, Fifth Harmony, and others. Carey even re-recorded All I Want For Christmas with Justin Bieber in 2011.
All I Want For Christmas is about the singer saying she doesn’t care about gifts because all she wants is the love of her life.
Intro and Choruses
The singer is saying that no gift on Christmas can make her happy on Christmas. She wouldn’t even bother asking Santa Claus for a gift because he wouldn’t be able to deliver her love anyway. She has this deep longing for the love of her life inside her and just being with him is enough to make her happy on Christmas.
Verses
The first verse almost has the same lyrics as the intro. In the verses, the singer reiterates that she doesn’t want any material gifts. She doesn’t even care if it snows or if Santa comes, she just wants to be with her love and kiss him under the mistletoe.
Bridge
The feeling of Christmas is everywhere. Everyone is happy and celebrating, but the singer can’t be happy because her only wish isn’t there. She is almost begging Santa to bring her the love of her life so she can celebrate Christmas with him.