It is said that she is the queen of Christmas Mariah Careywhose hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” every year it makes a splash on the world charts. However, there are many more Christmas hits. Among them is “Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)“, which was recorded by Melanie Thornton. However, the American star did not live to see the enormous success of this song.
“Wonderful Dream” is an international hit. There have been hundreds of covers of this Christmas hit
“Wonderful Dream” is also known in the Polish language version, “Caraz closer to Christmas”. It's all thanks to the Coca-Cola ad, which became a global phenomenon and became a permanent part of the Christmas landscape. It was at the request of the well-known company that Thornton recorded this song. So far, the hit has had hundreds of covers. In Poland, their versions of this song were prepared by, among others: Kasia Kowalska, Margaret, Cleo, Katarzyna Nosowska and Ania Szarmach.
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Melanie Thornton died in a plane crash
However, behind this Christmas song there is also a real tragedy for its performer. Melanie Thornton died in a plane crash in 2001. The Crossair 3597 plane she was on crashed near Zurich. From later media reports it is known that the machine was supposed to hit the tops of trees when approaching for landing. The disaster occurred just a few kilometers from the runway. 24 people died on the spotincluding Thornton. The singer was 34 years old at the time. She flew to Zurich from Berlin, where her concert promoting the “Ready to Fly” tour took place. Star was buried at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Conducted after the disaster the investigation revealed a number of shortcomings on the part of the pilot plane. The services showed that the driver of the machine did not check the height and distance indications. It was also confirmed that the pilot had failed his navigation exams.