Rerun: All I Want For Christmas Is You has made Mariah Carey a fortune - but it took an astonishing 25 years for the song to finally reach Number One on the Billboard Hot 100; a feat it achieved on 21st December, 2019, becoming America’s first festive-themed chart-topper since The Chipmunk Song in 1958.
When originally released in 1994, neither Carey nor he ... Show More
Nov 20
Microsoft's Windows Gamble
Windows 1.0 came out on 20th November, 1985, introducing graphical user interface to the masses for the first time. Well, that was the concept, anyway; in truth, users required mighty hardware by the standards of the time (TWO floppy drives!), and hardly anybody bought it. But it ... Show More
13m 29s
Dec 2018
#99 Christmas Special with Grammy-Winning Producer/Songwriter Walter Afanasieff (co-writer of "All I Want For Christmas Is You!")
<p>Danny welcomes music legend Walter Afanasieff, the Grammy winning co-writer of "All I Want For Christmas Is You." He also co-wrote other legendary Mariah songs like "Hero," "Anytime You Need A Friend," "Forever," "Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)", "Butterfly," "My All," "One ... Show More
1h 8m
Dec 2016
Pop Shop Podcast: Darlene Love Gifts Us With a Christmas Chat, Plus Chart Moves for Taylor Swift & Zayn
It's the most wonderful Pop Shop Podcast of the year -- the holiday episode! And our very special guest is none other than legendary singer Darlene Love, whose song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a Christmas classic. We talked with Love about her holiday traditions, inclu ... Show More
40m 50s
Dec 2020
5 Fresh & Festive Holiday Hits, From Mariah Carey to Jonas Brothers
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast wishes you a Merry Christmas -- and a happy new playlist! On our latest episode, we take a listen to five 2020 holiday hits, from Mariah Carey's new "girl group" with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson on "Oh Santa!" to Jonas Brothers' melancholic mi ... Show More
29m 1s
Dec 2021
Jimmy Fallon Talks 'That's My Jam,' Landing Ariana Grande & Megan Thee Stallion for His Holiday Hit
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast -- our final episode of 2021 -- Fallon joins us as a special guest to talk all about his new NBC prime-time game show That's My Jam, his very own Christmas song "It Was A... (Masked Christmas)," and some of his favorite Christmas songs ever ( ... Show More
58m 6s