Ella Langley Is Coming for Christmas: ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ties Mariah Carey
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With 22 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, Langley’s country song is poised to beat Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” next week
September 14, 2026
Proof that “Choosin’ Texas” couldn’t be any bigger: It’s now almost as popular as Christmas. Ella Langley’s hit just tied Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” both now holding the record for 22 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Released in 1994, Carey’s festive tune has received holiday bumps almost every year, but with the Christmas season still two months away (Carey usually “defrosts” in November), it seems quite possible that Langley could pass Carey to become the biggest song in Hot 100 history. Langley’s sophomore LP, Dandelion, also just returned to the top of the Billboard albums charts.
This summer has not just been a banner one for “Choosin’ Texas,” but also for country music on the charts in general. At the beginning of August, the genre claimed all Top Five spots on the Billboard 100: “Choosin’ Texas,” followed by Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now,” Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the Wallen-Langley collab “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” and Stella Lefty’s “Boston,” which now holds the Number Two slot for the second consecutive week. Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which scored the superstar her first CMA Award nomination in four years, also just hit Number One on country radio, Swift’s first single to reach that mark in 13 — yes, 13 — years.
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“Choosin’ Texas” was released in October 2025, and made its way to the top of the charts for the first time in February. Since returning to the top slot on July 4, it’s stayed there ever since, clearly snagging the title of Song of the Summer, and now possibly the most successful song on the Hot 100 charts of all time.
Langley just landed the most nominations — nine in total — at the upcoming 60th CMAs, including Single of the Year for “Choosin’ Texas” and Entertainer of the Year.
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