Overview
- An updated court ruling over a 2023 claim against All I Want for Christmas Is You resulted in the case’s dismissal and $92,303.20 in sanctions, with roughly $20,000 ordered to other parties, according to reporting.
- The song resurges on the charts every December and has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 each holiday season since December 2019.
- Billboard reported Carey reached 100 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 across her 19 chart-toppers as of December 22.
- Annual royalties from the track are commonly estimated at roughly $2.5–$3 million, based on figures cited by outlets including The Economist and MyLondon.
- Lifetime earnings estimates diverge, with AP reporting last year that the total was on track to surpass $100 million while other reports have cited figures above $60 million.