“All I Want for Christmas Is You” was written by Mariah Carey and producer-songwriter Walter Afanasieff.

Quick Scoop

  • The song is officially credited as being co-written and co-produced by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff for her 1994 holiday album Merry Christmas.
  • Both have repeatedly been described in interviews and articles as the only two writers behind the track.
  • Over the years there has been some debate in interviews about how exactly the song was created, but not over the fact that the official writers are Carey and Afanasieff.

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