It’s finally happened. The reigning queen of Christmas has lost her crown. For now, at least. This month, Mariah Carey’s 1994 perennial hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” was dethroned on the global stage as the only top holiday song on Billboard’s Global 200 chart since Mary met Joseph in Nazareth. Seriously, it began in 2020 when Billboard started keeping track of such things because there was spare time during the pandemic. For the 2025 holiday season, “Last Christmas” by Wham! (remember George Michael and his bandmate, Andrew Ridgeley?) was just named the most-played Christmas song worldwide. That includes primo popularity status on the radio, streaming platforms and holiday playlists – virtually everywhere. “Last Christmas”…