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aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
She’s smiling because it’s almost time for her favorite song to start playing on the radio.
In 2001? As I remember that song didn’t become a dominant Christmas song until Love Actually came out in 2003, and still took a few years before it became the single most popular Christmas song on the radio, first reaching number 1 in 2019.
As of this picture nobody (including Mariah Carey) had any idea what that song would become.
Not that many years ago Noddy Holder said that with royalties “Merry Xmas Everybody” he can live comfortably for the entire year. I imagine Carey gets a lot more than he does.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 day ago
I wonder how much she makes every year on just that song
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
According to Wikipedia, it charts EVERY year during Christmas in digital sales. Probably a lot.
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
I believe you that for most Christmas but did it chart Last Christmas?
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
I actually really like that song
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 17 hours ago
Thanks for the trigger warning (not)
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I find it interesting that as a European, I don’t think I’ve ever heard that infamous song.
But then we don’t really do the whole thematic Christmas song thing here.
protist@mander.xyz 1 day ago
The problem is that it’s genuinely a great song, therefore over here it’s played ad nauseum leading up to Christmas in every shop that plays music. And literally every chain store plays music
el_abuelo@programming.dev 6 hours ago
We dont? You must not be from UK.
Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Do you pronounce it “an yoora-pee-unn” or “a you’re a peeing?”
AtariDump@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
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protist@mander.xyz 1 day ago
If I recall correctly, about $3 million every year since she holds rights as the performer and co-writer
TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 day ago
Writing is where it’s at with royalties, too.
That’s pretty impressive for a two month run.