The festive season is upon us once again, and we can’t help
but hum Christmas carols and Christmas songs.
These tunes come into vogue for approximately 6 weeks of
every year, however research indicates that an exceptionally well crafted
Christmas song can be a lucrative money spinner in perpetuity.
The British are fine exponents of all things Christmas,
including popular Christmas songs from the past 4 decades. Here’s a sample of
the estimated annual royalties derived from Christmas-themed songs written by British artists:
·
“Merry Xmas Everybody” – Slade [AUD$1.44M]
·
“Fairytale Of New York” – The Pogues [AUD$940K]
·
“Last Christmas” – Wham [AUD$540K]
·
“Mistletoe And Wine” – Cliff Richard [AUD$178K]
·
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” – Band Aid
[AUD$140K]
·
“Merry Christmas Everyone” – Shakin’ Stevens
[AUD$97K]
·
“2000 Miles” – The Pretenders [AUD$80K]
·
“Stay Another Day” – East 17 [AUD$54K]
·
“Stop The Cavalry” – Jona Lewie [AUD$24K]
Love them or hate them, these songs represent very tidy sums
of money for their writers and copyright owners.
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