When she dropped the song back in 1994, there is no way she could have imagined she would closing in on $100 million dollars on that track alone! Just last year it generated 1.747 million "song consumption units" in the United States alone... and that accounts for only about half of the worldwide plays and downloads. Mariah likely gets paid every step of the way since she is listed as the artist and co-writer. On top of that, she collects on the publishing as well.
Every year ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ generates about $6.6 million in total revenue! So how is that broken up and what does Mariah get? Billboard has a complete breakdown... CLICK HERE