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\"This award is particularly special to me because the song itself changed my entire life, and when I first sat down to write 'All I Want for Christmas Is You,' I never could have imagined that I would be standing here three months later accepting a special award for it,\" she joked.

Carey ended her speech by thanking everyone who has \"allowed this song to be part of their holiday soundtrack each year.\"

\"The greatest achievement for me is being here with all of you and feeling the love that only music can generate,\" she added.

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PHOTO: Mariah Carey performs at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards at Culver Studios in Culver City, Calif.
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Carey also performed \"All I Want for Christmas Is You\" at this year's Billboard Music Awards. The holiday tune, originally released in 1994, first reached No.1. on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019 and has done so every year through 2022.

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