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Jess is joined by WALTER AFANASIEFF, the Grammy-winning songwriter and producer responsible for co-writing and producing the majority of MARIAH CAREY\'s \\u201890s hits, including \\u201cAnytime You Need a Friend,\\u201d \\u201cMy All,\\u201d \\u201cHero,\\u201d \\u201cOne Sweet Day,\\u201d and of course \\u201cAll I Want For Christmas Is You.\\u201d Afanasieff walks us through the creation of the modern Christmas classic and his professional fall-out with Mariah. We also discuss how the music and songwriting industry has changed since the \\u201890s, producing CELINE DION\'s \\u201cMy Heart Will Go On\\u201d from TITANIC, writing with BEYONC\\xc9, BARBRA STREISAND and the story of how a record company sabotaged the career of a singer destined to win American Idol.\\xa0