The Christmas season is finally here, and you know what that means; at every department store, local radio station, or Spotify app, Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is you” will be on full blast 24/7.
Mariah Carey’s song had a cultural impact, but how much money does the holiday ditty make her every year?
OK, it's officially Christmas: @MariahCarey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" makes its yearly sleigh ride back to the #Hot100. https://t.co/WW8nXn4zqj
— billboard (@billboard) November 23, 2021
According to a report published by The Economist in 2017, Mariah’s “All I want for Christmas is you” made about $60 million from 1994-2016, which nets her about $2.6 million every Christmas season.
