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Oh Santa!

Oh Santa! is a King Warz Charts top-5 hit song by Mariah Carey for her 2010 holiday album Merry Christmas II You. In December 2020, a remix version featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson was released as a single.

"Oh Santa!"
Top 5 Hit Song by Mariah Carey ft. Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson
from the album Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special and Merry Christmas II You
Main ArtistMariah Carey ft. Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson
First ChartedWeek 1
Last ChartedWeek 119
Rank155 (as of July 19, 2026)
Plays226
Weeks22
Peak4
Certification4x Platinum ▲
Song Rating
RatingUnrated


Since its release, the song has become a recurring holiday staple, re-entering the charts multiple times between 2021 and 2024. As of July 2026, it is certified 4x Platinum.

Chart Summary

'Oh Santa!' by Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson has charted in several distinct waves. The song debuted at #4 in Week 1 and a position that still stands as its peak, later spent over a year off the chart entirely, and returned in Week 119. Across all of its runs it has spent 22 total weeks on the charts. Along the way it became Mariah Carey's tenth top-5 hit and Ariana Grande's 14th and Jennifer Hudson's first.

The track earned its highest weekly points total, 230, in Week 1 at #4 in its debut week. Its largest weekly gain was a 20-place surge from #59 to #39 in Week 22. At its most durable, the song held the chart for 6 straight weeks between Week 1 and Week 6. Once that streak was snapped after Week 6, the song went on to re-enter the chart 9 times, with gaps of 3 to 51 weeks between appearances. The first re-entry came in Week 10, and the most recent in Week 119; the strongest return came in Week 56, back in at #16. It reached Gold 18 days after its first stream, Jennifer Hudson's fastest ascent to that level.

Out of 963 charting songs, it stands 120th by weeks charted and 171st by total points accumulated. Over the course of its chart run, the song has earned 962 total units. Chart activity draws 47% from raw streams and 53% from chart points.

Its biggest year came in 2021, with 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4, averaging #27, earning 496 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 1, with 211 units sold, enough for 23rd on the year-end chart. During 2022, the track appeared 6 times, peaking at #31, averaging #49, earning 265 points, with the biggest points week in Week 23 (64 points). 2023 brought 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #19, averaging #31, earning 170 points, with the biggest points week in Week 42 (78 points). 2024 brought 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16, averaging #40, earning 366 points, with the biggest points week in Week 67 (84 points), adding 237 units for a 72nd-place year-end finish. 2025 brought 1 week on the chart, peaking at #32, earning 79 points. The song's average position shifted from #27 in 2021 to #32 in 2025.

Notable Achievements

  • The song is Jennifer Hudson's first top-5 hit on the King Warz Charts.
  • The song has appeared on 2 year-end charts.
  • The song has re-entered the chart 9 times, demonstrating lasting appeal.
  • The song is certified 4x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.
  • The song is Jennifer Hudson's fastest to reach Gold (18 days from first stream).

Certifications

Certification Achieved Units required Time to reach
Gold December 6, 2020 (Week 1) 100 18 days
Platinum October 8, 2021 (Week 2) 200 324 days
2× Platinum January 24, 2022 (Week 7) 400 432 days
3× Platinum July 12, 2023 (Week 42) 600 966 days
4× Platinum November 12, 2024 (Week 61) 800 1,455 days

Listening Milestones

  • First streamed on November 18, 2020 (Week 1).
  • Biggest listening day: December 6, 2020 (25 plays).
  • Reached 100 plays on November 29, 2021 (Week 3).
  • 216 total plays across 118 different days.

Variants

There are 2 variants of the song that are eligible for charting:

Variant Album Plays Weeks charted Peak
Oh Santa! (Remix) Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special 178 18 4
Oh Santa! Merry Christmas II You 48 4 19

All variants have appeared on the charts.

Trivia

  • Oh Santa! is a legacy #1 hit song. Prior to the October 17, 2025, song merge, the song peaked at #1.

Chart Performance

Units growth and plays by month

Chart History

Date Week MV Song Artist TW LW WKS PTS PLS PK
October 7, 2021 Week 1 NEW Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 4 - 1 230 3 4
November 11, 2021 Week 2 ▼26 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 30 4 2 74 3 4
December 2, 2021 Week 3 ▲7 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 23 30 3 82 7 4
December 16, 2021 Week 4 ▼20 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 43 23 4 50 3 4
December 30, 2021 Week 5 ▲7 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 36 43 5 60 4 4
January 13, 2022 Week 6 ▼20 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 56 36 6 34 2 4
March 17, 2022 Week 10 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 51 - 7 39 3 4
September 8, 2022 Week 21 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 59 - 8 32 2 4
September 29, 2022 Week 22 ▲20 Oh Santa! (Mariah Carey) Mariah Carey 39 59 9 56 5 4
October 27, 2022 Week 23 ▲8 Oh Santa! (Mariah Carey) Mariah Carey 31 39 10 64 5 4
November 17, 2022 Week 24 ▼25 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 56 31 11 40 2 4
February 23, 2023 Week 31 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 37 - 12 44 3 4
July 6, 2023 Week 41 RE Oh Santa! (Mariah Carey) Mariah Carey 38 - 13 48 4 4
July 20, 2023 Week 42 ▲19 Oh Santa! (Mariah Carey) Mariah Carey 19 38 14 78 7 4
January 25, 2024 Week 46 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 46 - 15 31 2 4
May 23, 2024 Week 50 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 49 - 16 27 2 4
September 26, 2024 Week 56 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 16 - 17 47 4 4
October 10, 2024 Week 57 ▼23 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 39 16 18 58 5 4
October 17, 2024 Week 58 ▼21 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 60 39 19 38 2 4
December 19, 2024 Week 66 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 36 - 20 81 6 4
December 26, 2024 Week 67 ▲4 Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 32 36 21 84 7 4
December 25, 2025 Week 119 RE Oh Santa! (Remix) (Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson) Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson 32 - 22 79 6 4

Year End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 2 year-end charts.

Year Position Weeks Units Plays Peak Peak Weeks
2024 72 7 237 44 16 —
2021 23 5 211 21 4 —

Month End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 5 month-end charts.

Month Year Position Weeks Units Plays Peak Peak Weeks
July 2023 24 2 79 7 19 —
October 2022 31 1 38 4 31 —
December 2021 36 3 95 7 23 —
November 2021 25 1 51 10 30 —
October 2021 13 1 57 0 4 —
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