Christmas doesn't start until Mariah Careysays so.
Every holiday season, one familiar and festive tune fills the airwaves, department stores and streaming services, and it comes with a major payday for its creator and the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey.
In fact, the minute the cool breeze rushes in, Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" immediately re-enters the charts, and this year, it made one of its earliest re-entries on the Billboard Hot 100.
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But the upbeat tempo and catchy and nostalgic lyrics are more than just a festive go-to to hit play on; it's a money-making juggernaut.
Despite being released decades ago—31 years ago, to be exact—it's proven not only to have staying power on the charts, as it's the most-streamed holiday song of all time, but that it's as lucrative as it is beloved.
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Like clockwork, Carey begins lining her bank account as the holiday season rolls around, earning an estimated $2.5 to $3 million yearly from the tune, per reports from Forbes and The Economist.
ˆSince the 1994 release, the pop star has reportedly earned roughly $65-75 million in royalties for her portion, meaning her co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, also makes a good chunk. Total, it's reportedly generated over $100 million during its lifespan.
It didn't automatically hit the top, however, as it took until Dec. 2017 to reach the Hot 100's top 10, more than 20 years after the release, and only took the No. 1 spot in Dec. 2019. Carey, who admitted in 2021 that she never had any idea of "the impact the song would eventually have worldwide" when she wrote it, said she was full of "gratitude" that it's enjoyed yearly.
A few years after it hit the number one spot, Carey performed it for the first time at an awards show at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, with her twins, sonMoroccan, and daughter Monore, presenting her with a special Billboard Chart Achievement award.
And while she previously debunked to Parade that it only took minutes to put it all together, she did admit that the song took quicker to record than some of her others, though it has clearly withstood the test of time.
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