Mariah Carey Connection

AN ODD WEEK ON THE AIRPLAY CHART, with year-end countdowns and recaps propelling many of the year’s biggest hits back up the list, while the Christmas songs which dominated the chart last week
have all vanished without a trace.

In the latter category the two biggest are The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl’s Fairytale Of New York
and Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You. Although their sales have grown weaker in each of the last two years, their airplay has strengthened. All I Want For Christmas Is You peaked at number 11 on the radio airplay chart in 2007, at number seven in 2008 and at number two last week, while Fairytale Of New York got to number nine in 2007, number three in 2008 and number one last week.

Both are now absent from the Top 200, leaving the way clear for Joe McElderry’s The Climb to
return to the summit after dipping 1-3.

Source: Music Week Magazine | Mariah Connection UK