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On this day in 1994, 32 years ago: Mariah Carey releases "All I Want for Christmas Is You." It finally reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in December 2019, 25 years after release. That was the longest wait for a No. 1 in chart history. Here's Mariah Carey with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
On this day in 1787, 239 years ago: Mozart's Don Giovanni premieres in Prague. Mozart's opera, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, opened at the theatre now known as the Estates Theatre.
On this day in 1956, 70 years ago: Maria Callas makes her Metropolitan Opera debut in Norma. Callas sang the title role of Bellini's Norma on the opening night of the Met's 72nd season.
On this day in 1973, 53 years ago: John Lennon's Mind Games album released in the US. It arrived in America more than two weeks before its UK release.
On this day in 1983, 43 years ago: "Islands in the Stream" hits No. 1. The Bee Gees wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton duet, and Barry Gibb co-produced it. It became one of the best-known country-pop crossovers ever.
On this day in 1922, 104 years ago: Composer Neal Hefti, writer of the Batman theme, is born. Hefti's arrangements defined Count Basie's modern sound, including "Li'l Darlin'". He also wrote the themes for Batman and The Odd Couple.
On this day in 1946, 80 years ago: Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green is born. The blues guitarist wrote the UK No. 1 "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman", which Santana later made famous.
On this day in 1987, 39 years ago: Swedish pop star Tove Lo is born. "Habits (Stay High)" became a sleeper hit and reached No. 3 in the US. She also co-wrote Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do".
On this day in 1971, 55 years ago: Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash at 24. His slide guitar is all over Derek and the Dominos' Layla album, and Rolling Stone once ranked him second only to Jimi Hendrix.
On this day in 1987, 39 years ago: Bandleader Woody Herman dies at 74. "Woodchopper's Ball" sold more than five million copies, and Igor Stravinsky wrote his Ebony Concerto for Herman's band.
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