Mariah Carey remained undethroned as the Queen of Christmas over the past years thanks to her massive holiday track titled "All I Want For Christmas Is You" but in 2023, it appeared that she got a contender by the name of Brenda Lee, whose song was released decades ago but she still managed to top the charts.
Check out below how much the two artists earn every year from their holiday songs and their updated net worths.
Mariah Carey Net Worth 2023
According to Billboard, the estimated earning of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" singer was a whopping $6.16 million in 2021 as it amassed over 94,000 downloads and 823 million streams.
Regarding her earnings, she approximately took home $1.55 million in 2021 due to the master recording revenue. When it comes to her earnings of publishing revenue, it's possible that she and her co-writer each have 50% of the track, which led her to earn $830,000. (via Forbes)
In a report published by Parade, Mariah Carey's estimated net worth as of 2023 is $350 million as she is considered to be one of the highest-selling artists of all time.
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Recalling her experience writing the track, the singer said, "I started writing that on a little DX7 or Casio keyboard that was in this little room in the house that I lived in at the time in Upstate New York lifetimes ago. Just writing down everything that I thought about. All the things that reminded me of Christmas that made me feel festive that I wanted other people to feel."
When it comes to being called the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey said in a previous interview that it was "funny" but she won't walk around calling herself that title.
Brenda Lee Net Worth 2023
On the other hand, Brenda Lee only got her big resurgence this 2023, which meant that her song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" earned less than Carey's.
The outlet noted that the estimated earnings of the track last year was about $4 million.
The song was so massive this year that it sold over 967,000 consumption units just this year and it got over a hundred thousand bumps from last year, which was only 807,000.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the musician's estimated net worth as of 2023 is $20 million.
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