Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ Co-Writer Claims Ariana Grande’s Festive Efforts Don’t Compare

Published: Friday 21st Dec 2018 by David

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ collaborator Walter Afansieff has been making headlines of late, thanks to his not-so-endorsing stance on the diva.

Now, he’s weighing in on an act cut from Mimi’s vocal cloth – Ariana Grande.

And, once again, his words aren’t likely to bode well with her fans. For, Afansieff insists that her songs won’t stand the test of time.

His thoughts below…

Walter, who co-wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas is You,’ was asked in if he felt Grande’s Christmas material would fare as well as Mariah’s in a recent interview.

His response?

“It’s never going to happen. In 24 years, we can have a phone call, and I’ll say ‘hey, how did that Ariana Grande Christmas song do after 24 years?’ I’m telling you right now it’s never going to be number 1, 24 years in a row.

And I wish her the best. I wish somebody would come out with the next biggest thing of all-time, I’d love that.” [Source]        

Walter shared these musics after enraging corners of Carey’s fans by claiming that the singer is attempting to erase him for Pop’s history books by suggesting, as far as he sees it, that she wrote ‘All I Want’ alone.

Grande is yet to respond to his remarks. Do you think she should?

Your thoughts?

[Photo credit: Getty]

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  1. ??? December 21, 2018

    lmaooooo the sheepily is SOOOOOOO PRESSED over ariana. where was all this energy when floption tanked last month? lmfaooooooooooo

    • I said it December 21, 2018

      Girl you should stfu and not call anyone a flop, being the clown ? you Stan for. The joke writes itself.

  2. whut December 21, 2018

    Camp Mariah is clearly obsessed with Camp Ariana. Not a good look lambs.

    • CHINA December 21, 2018

      BISH YOU TRIED IT. MARIAH DOES NOT KNOW HER. IT’S LIKE COMPARING ARETHA FRANKLIN TO PAUL ABDUL. YOU A STR8 CLOWN.

    • MimixRirixCardi December 21, 2018

      How dare you… this man has emotionally/mentally and maybe physically abused her and he came after Mariah this week aswell . He is crying Over the fact that Mariah doesn’t wanna work with him. Mariah ain’t bothered with miss Ari. She is doing her thing, but Mariah success will never be replicated ??‍♂️??

    • whut December 21, 2018

      Hmm, and yet shady comments towards Ariana always come from Team Mariah, while Ariana never makes comments about Mariah. But go off sis.

      • Whoops ????‍♀️? December 21, 2018

        Why would Ariana have anything bad to say about someone she copies? It would be a self drag. Mariah on the other hand has good reason to be shady towards the lil hussy who has to sift through the Mariah Archives every time she’s ready to make an album, looking for her next vibe.

  3. DanYiel Iman December 21, 2018

    Ariana Grande voice isn’t the best, her soprano hasn’t matured with her!!??‍♂️

  4. Fancy BISH December 21, 2018

    Drag her by her ponytail Waltereeka lol ? She will never be Slayriah ??

    • Sweetnothings78 December 21, 2018

      She ain’t slaying new albums though or singles.
      miss Grande is slaying just about everything she touches though.

      Personally I like both of them.

      • Whoops ????‍♀️? December 21, 2018

        Sis. Mariah has BEEN there and DONE that! Ariana is a successful lil pop star, but she has not seen a FRACTION of the success Mariah saw in her prime. Lmao, the arrogance. The Grande stans really think Ariana is doing something impressive, groundbreaking, and legendary because she got ONE number 1 after four albums at 25 years old. Her stans need to chill out. This feat, that most of the major pop stars have already achieved btw, is somehow seen as this major unheard of accomplishment just because it’s Ariana. Please calm down. Bottom line, Ariana can’t even match the success Mariah had 24 years ago, so she damn sure won’t be able to match it 24 years from now.

      • Fancy BISH December 21, 2018

        @Whoops, thank you ✅ ? ❤️ ??
        @Sweetnothings78, NEXT! ?

  5. CHINA December 21, 2018

    You really CAN’T compare Mariah/Whitney/Celine to these new girls. They can’t write songs or sing or belt the way the Divas did in the 90’s. Arianna is cute but has a HUGE EGO which is annoying. Take that FAKE PONY TAIL OFF, those Fake lashes and she’s a 12 year old boy with a cute voice. POW

    • 2bad2bme December 21, 2018

      That’s because not only did the older singers have great voices, they sang with passion and feeling. These new singers just try to sound pretty which is fine but if you don’t have the raw emotion behind it you just sound like any other REGULAR person.

    • I said it December 21, 2018

      Did you just say a 12 year old boy with a cute voice? Take me now!! ???

  6. truthteller December 21, 2018

    It’s just ridiculous when Ariana’s fans even try to mention her in the same breath as Mariah (and I am not a Lamb by any means). Several years into her career and Ariana still has terrible diction when singing live. Even more funny is when the Fifth Harmony and Little Mix fans try to say they are on the same level as Destiny’s Child and En Vogue

    • Fancy BISH December 21, 2018

      Omg lmaoooo ?

  7. Parris December 21, 2018

    What song is he even speaking about? I love for Ariana’s Christmas and Chill but not enough people even know about that EP for any of those songs to even be relevant to this conversation… Confused.

  8. Sleigh ? December 21, 2018

    Ariana’s voice is not even good imo .. tattood heart has ok vocals but her voice is really thin, weak for belts and just not very colorful.. I don’t get the hype

  9. Sleigh ? December 21, 2018

    Plus have y’all listened to Mariah on her Christmas tour? Ariana could never sound this good. Mariah today still sings better than most ?

  10. High Price December 21, 2018

    Wooow…. Is this his way of kissing ass? The Mariah and Arianna comparisons are kind of faint now…. this guy is desperate…

  11. JOHNVIDAL December 21, 2018

    Bish of course Ariana and the rest won´t ever be able to do what Mariah and other true greats have done. You need to possess universal appeal and undeniable megatalent. Hell talking about Mariah´s copies… Leona Lewis did it better and is better than Ariana lol

    • Fancy BISH December 22, 2018

      #FACTS ✅ ? ?

  12. I hate whyte and black bitchezz both sht December 21, 2018

    …mariah still have not the wind like Whitney…..

    Love Whitney

    • MimiStan December 22, 2018

      of coz she dont. shes not a crack addict like whitney . thts y she still ALIVE

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