REVEALED: How much UK’s favourite Christmas songs earn from streaming?

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  • Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You has earned £2,759,238.53 in Spotify streams, making it the most profitable Christmas song.  
  • Last Christmas by Wham and Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande earned the second and third highest amount of revenue respectively.  
  • Michael Bublé, who has three of his songs in the top 40, has earned £2,833,20

New research has revealed how much the most popular Christmas songs earn from streaming platforms and which song is the most profitable.  

The study conducted by expert casino comparison site CasinoBee analysed Spotify data to establish which of the UK’s favourite Christmas songs produced the most profit and which artist takes home the largest paycheque each Christmas.    

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You was revealed as the most profitable Christmas song, earning the artist £2,759,238.53 due to Spotify streams alone. This comes as a result of every stream of a song earning an artist £0.0028 and Mariah’s iconic song being streamed 985,442,333 times.     

The second most profitable Christmas song is Last Christmas by Wham. The song has 746,670,471 streams, therefore earning almost £2.1 million.   

Ariana Grande’s Santa Tell Me is the third most profitable Christmas song due to Spotify streams. The song, which was released in 2014, has since been streamed over half a billion times, giving Ariana Grande a revenue of £1.5 million.    

Michael Bublé has three songs in the UK’s top 40 – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasHolly Jolly Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. The profits of these three songs combined are £2,833,203.41. In fact, Michael Bublé’s Christmas (Deluxe Special Edition) has made £7,013,775.47 from Spotify streams alone.  

White Christmas by Bing Crosby is the fourth most popular Christmas song, earning £1,361,218.58 due to Spotify streams of 486 million. This is only a fraction of what the star will have earned since the song’s release.  

The fifth most profitable Christmas song is Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song. The song has been streamed 475 million times and earning £1,332,441 since it was uploaded to Spotify.  

Commenting on the study, a spokesperson from CasinoBee said: “Christmas songs are a staple of the festive season and for an artist to have a popular festive hit can prove to be incredibly lucrative.  

“Not only can revenue from streaming be substantial but a popular Christmas song can be used for commercial purposes which can bring in even more profit for the artist and record label.”  

The study was conducted by CasinoBee, which offers the highest quality casino comparison to ensure readers have the most worthwhile experience.  

The Most Profitable Christmas Songs on Spotify 
Song  Artist  Number of Streams  Revenue  
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU  MARIAH CAREY  985,442,333  £2,759,238.53   
LAST CHRISTMAS  WHAM  746,670,471  £2,090,677.32   
SANTA TELL ME  ARIANA GRANDE  561,487,430  £1,572,164.80   
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE  MICHAEL BUBLE  524,060,100  £1,467,368.28   
WHITE CHRISTMAS  BING CROSBY  486,149,494  £1,361,218.58   
THE CHRISTMAS SONG  NAT KING COLE  475,871,793  £1,332,441.02   
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE  BRENDA LEE  443,402,834  £1,241,527.94   
MISTLETOE  JUSTIN BIEBER  437,128,661  £1,223,960.25   
JINGLE BELL ROCK  BOBBY HELMS  436,876,409  £1,223,253.95   
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR  ANDY WILLIAMS  427,972,751  £1,198,323.70   
DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS  BAND AID  347,730,893  £973,646.50   
LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW  FRANK SINATRA  326,242,043  £913,477.72   
HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)  JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND  302,900,410  £848,121.15   
HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS  MICHAEL BUBLE  297,934,386  £834,216.28   
UNDERNEATH THE TREE  KELLY CLARKSON  291,702,309  £816,766.47   
DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  CHRIS REA  286,810,621  £803,069.74   
WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME  PAUL MCCARTNEY  265,074,103  £742,207.49   
LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW  DEAN MARTIN  244,354,777  £684,193.38   
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK  POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL  242,205,690  £678,175.93   
SLEIGH RIDE  RONETTES  237,896,731  £666,110.85   
STEP INTO CHRISTMAS  ELTON JOHN  220,061,186  £616,171.32   
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE  SHAKIN’ STEVENS  215,634,800  £603,777.44   
BLUE CHRISTMAS  ELVIS PRESLEY  208,476,211  £583,733.39   
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS  SAM SMITH  207,934,145  £582,215.61   
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS  COLDPLAY  195,589,571  £547,650.80   
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  MICHAEL BUBLE  189,863,876  £531,618.85   
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN  MICHAEL JACKSON & JACKSON FIVE  156,924,148  £439,387.61   
SANTA BABY  EARTHA KITT  148,966,092  £417,105.06   
SANTA BABY  KYLIE MINOGUE  139,388,500  £390,287.80   
CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)  DARLENE LOVE  137,702,768  £385,567.75   
SANTA’S COMING FOR US  SIA  134,821,556  £377,500.36   
ONE MORE SLEEP  LEONA LEWIS  115,463,031  £323,296.49   
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE  IDINA MENZEL FT MICHAEL BUBLE  102,672,781  £287,483.79   
MARY’S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD  BONEY M  89,398,267  £250,315.15   
MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY  SLADE  80,361,358  £225,011.80   
I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY  WIZZARD  75,950,075  £212,660.21   
2000 MILES  PRETENDERS  66,468,672  £186,112.28   
STOP THE CAVALRY  JONA LEWIE  51,101,548  £143,084.33   
LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS  MUD  46,620,213  £130,536.60   
CHRISTMAS TIME (DON’T LET THE BELLS END)  DARKNESS  22,420,452  £62,777.27  

  


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