OVER 25 years after its original release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. It’s the longest time a song has to reach No. 1, according to Billboard.

“We did it,” Mariah tweeted of the milestone Dec. 16.

Despite its popularity and ubiquity, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was ineligible for the Hot 100 when it initially came out in fall 1994 because it was not a commercial single. The chart rules have changed since then to allow for album cuts to make the Hot 100.

Last month, Carey released “Merry Christmas (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)” to mark the record’s 25th anniversary. The reissue gave the song an even stronger commercial boost than it typically gets during the holiday season.

The pop diva spoke to USA Today recently about the success of the beloved song. “I really started with thinking, ‘What are all the things I think about at Christmas?’ Lights, presents, stockings, fireplaces,” Carey explained. “I’ve always loved Christmas so much my entire life, but I grew up not having a lot of money and not being able to experience it like the other kids did,” she said.

“I wanted Christmas to be perfect, but for a lot of different reasons, it didn’t always end up working out well, coming from such a dysfunctional family,” she added. “So I think when I wrote it, I just put every ounce of longing for that perfect moment in it.”

“All I Want for Christmas Is You” is from Carey’s 1994 album, “Merry Christmas,” which is currently No. 1 on the Billboard R&B albums chart. It is the first holiday song to take the top spot on the chart since “The Chipmunk Song” ruled for four weeks in 1958 and 1959. It also marks Carey’s 19th Hot 100 No. 1, extending her record for the most No. 1 hits among solo artists. The Beatles have the overall record, with 20 Hot 100 No. 1 hits.(SD-Agencies)