With airplay and sales for holiday hits increasing,
the track, from Carey's 1994 album "Merry Christmas," re-enters the chart at No. 29, a new peak position. "Christmas" had logged one prior frame on the chart, reaching No. 83 the week of Jan. 8, 2000. It didn't reach the Hot 100 upon its original release, as it was not available as a commercial single in 1994; per chart rules at the time, such tracks were not eligible to appear on the Hot 100. The carol did, however, rise to No. 12 on the Radio Songs chart the week of Jan. 7, 1995 (the highest rank for a holiday song in the chart's 22-year history).
Carey's original "Christmas" returns to the Hot 100 with digital sales of 69,000 (up 79%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. It bounds 37-19 on Digital Songs and leads Holiday Digital Songs for a fourth consecutive week. (The song has sold 2.3 million download to date). On Holiday Airplay, "Christmas" receives Greatest Gainer honors, lifting 7-5 with 26 million in audience (up 17%), according to Nielsen BDS. It re-enters Radio Songs at No. 48. "Christmas" tops the Holiday Songs chart, which measures sales, airplay and streaming, for a third week in a row.
1. Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven" (+1)
2. Rihanna, "Diamonds" (-1)
3. Ke$ha, "Die Young" (=)
4. The Lumineers, "Ho Hey" (+1)
5. Maroon 5, "One More Night" (-1)
6. Flo Rida, "I Cry" (+2)
7. Phillip Phillips, "Home" (=)
8. Fun., "Some Nights" (-2)
9. Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj, "Beauty & A Beat" (+5)
10. Ne-Yo, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" (-2)
11. PSY, "Gangnam Style" (-1)
12. Alicia Keys f/ Nicki Minaj, "Girl On Fire" (-1)
13. will.i.am f/ Britney Spears, "Scream & Shout" (-1)
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29. Mariah Carey, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (RE-ENTRY)