The Christmas Queen is back!

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Mariah Carey performs during the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park on September 24, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/Getty Images)

Evelyn Garcia, Reporter

 

       As Halloween comes to a close Mariah Carey prepares for this year’s Christmas celebration. According to the New York Post, Mariah Carrey is trying to trademark the term “queen of Christmas” and is already planning to make Jewelry, clothes, mugs, music, etc. As you may know, Mariah Carey is well known for her “All I want for Christmas” song which is one of the top favorite Christmas songs of all time. Mariah Carrey has even won awards like the RIAA diamond award according to  People News. This leads to the big question… how much does Mariah Carey make because of this song? According to entertainment news, Mariah Carrey made 12.5 million dollars from her song alone last Christmas. Her total earnings from her “all I want for Christmas” song is over 72 million dollars. New York Post also states that Mariah Carey makes at least over $3 million per year due to her song which can change her total earnings from this song to $75 million this year.  Mariah Carey could have lost the rights to her song due to copyright claims against her but the claims were finally dropped according to Yahoo News. She was being accused of copying a song from Andy Stone and was being sued for about 20 million dollars. Recently, Mariah Carey, according to Entertainment news, is rumored to have a future music collaboration with Millie Bobby Brown but it is yet to be determined. Mariah Carey is actually a mother of twins which she had with her previous husband Nick Cannon, Mariah Carey’s current boyfriend is Bryan Tanaka according to people news.  Overall, we are all excited to see what the “queen of Christmas” has in store for us this Christmas year in her 2022 Christmas concert in NYC and Toronto.