How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? ‘It’s a lot,’ music expert says

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The 1994 holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” rakes in millions of dollars a year, experts said.
The law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips estimates the yuletide jingle has earned $103 million globally since its debut, from sources like streaming, album sales and song downloads.
Mariah Carey, the song’s performer, co-writer and co-producer, likely gets a big chunk of that revenue, they said. It’s hard to know a precise figure without knowing terms of her music contracts.
Billboard estimated that the “Queen of Christmas” made at least $2.7 million in 2022.

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