Just thanks to the super hit All I want for Christmas is you, Mariah Carey received millions of dollars

Every Christmas, Mariah Carey's song All I want for Christmas is you plays everywhere, bringing the singer millions of dollars in royalties.

Mariah Carey "revenues" thanks to All I want for Christmas is you - Photo: Wireimage

Released in 1994, the song All I want for Christmas is you gradually became an immortal melody, indispensable at every Christmas.

According to estimates by Forbes and The Economist , three decades after its release, the song still brings Mariah Carey between $2.5 and $3 million in royalties each year , making it one of the highest-grossing Christmas songs of all time .

All I want for Christmas is you never out of date

In addition to streaming and disc sales, All I Want for Christmas Is You earned over $60 million in royalties as of 2017 alone.

The song's biggest turning point came in 2021, when it was awarded the Diamond award by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), marking 10 million sales and streams in the US, becoming the first Christmas song to reach this historic milestone.

Mariah Carey shared a photo of herself receiving the award on social media with the caption: "Diamonds are a girl's best friend."

Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is you

Speaking about this honor, the singer once expressed: "The love people have for my songs always amazes me. It's amazing that All I want for Christmas is you has endured through so many eras of the music industry."

In December 2022, Billboard confirmed the song's enduring appeal when it simultaneously topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts.

It is also the highest-charting Christmas hit by a solo artist in Hot 100 history.

In 2023, Mariah Carey released a new music video for All I want for Christmas is you , featuring never-before-seen footage from her Merry Christmas one and all tour, featuring the singer's twins Moroccan and Monroe.

All I want for Christmas is you is about to set a new record for the "Christmas queen" - Photo: MNE

Now, as Christmas is approaching, All I want for Christmas is you is also starting to return to the music charts, "threatening" to take the historic number 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

If Mariah Carey succeeds in reclaiming the No. 1 spot, the song will have spent 19 weeks at No. 1, tying the record for the longest-running No. 1 song of all time, currently held by Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road " and Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy) .

This impressive comeback not only proves the song's enduring appeal, but also reflects changes in the way listeners enjoy music, with streaming and social media playing a key role in determining chart positions.

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