Patrick Freyne on this year's Christmas ads: 'Mariah Carey has made fools of us all'

The Irish Times · Patrick Freyne · 2026-11-05 05:15 UTC

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Quiz question: How does this phrase end? “All I want for Christmas is…”

Irish Times reader: “‘You’. It’s ‘you’. That’s the last word in the title of the famous Mariah Carey song I assume you are referencing.”