Are you sick of your daily commute to work? Hate your boss? Live for the holidays?
Well then, you need to write a Christmas song. Seriously. If it’s good, you’ll never have to work another day in your life!
They might sound twee, corny or even cringeworthy to you but here’s the thing – saccharine sells during the festive season.
If you don’t believe us, check out how much your favourite, and not-so-favourite, holiday songs earn every year in royalties.
According to the Independent, research conducted in 2016 estimated the following earnings per year for these Christmas songs:
- “Merry Xmas Everybody” by Slade – £1m (in royalties per year)
- “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl – £400,000
- “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey – £400,000
- “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby – £328,000
- “Last Christmas” by Wham! – £300,000
- “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney – £260,000
- “Stop the Cavalry” by Jona Lewie – £120,000
- “2000 Miles” by The Pretenders – £102,000
- “Mistletoe and Wine” by Cliff Richard – £100,000
- “Stay Another Day” by East 17 – £97,000
If you need us, we’ll be trying to come up with words that rhyme with mistletoe and listening to Christmas FM for inspiration!
