BeyondIdolization wrote:
It's been her signature song for a few years now. It dominates every Christmas season and it's the one song by her everybody knows and loves, even the haters.
Absolutely & completely true (especially the haters part which is a very strong point), BUT... if you ask someone in JUNE (or any other time of year which isn't the holiday season) what the most famous Mariah Carey song is -- you would get different answers.
We've had these discussions here a lot and I actually came to a conclusion that the fact she doesn't have one definitive signature song is actually a good thing. The fact some people will say "Hero", some "Fantasy", some "I'll Be There" and some "We Belong Together" (and in Europe, "Without You" or "My All") to me demonstrates Mariah's success, longevity & shows how she appeals to different demographics (in age and musical preferences). That, and that she has more than just one song associated with her, people know she's more than a "one hit wonder".