Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You" is a true holiday classic, and a huge global money maker each year.
In 2021 alone, U.S. purchases and streaming generated $1.36 million for her and her label, Sony Music. And $378,000 in publishing.
Co-written with Walter Afanasieff, the numbers are much bigger when you look at it globally. It generated 1.747 million song consumption units and Billboard estimates that, including publishing royalties, it brought in $6.16 million in revenue.
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- Billboard estimates that, including publishing royalties, it brought in $6.16 million in revenue.