Take a bow! Noddy Holder, the man who admitted his song ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ is like winning the lottery each year. He’s never admitted the actual income he receives form the PRS (Performing Rights Society).
The budding team of researchers at Prezzybox have spent the last year adding up all the factors that contribute to a wealthy annual Xmas cheque to find. For the first time here’s a definitive Christmas Royalty Calculator! As you can see here: http://www.prezzybox.com/apps/
This shows the Christmas Songs Royalty Earnings so far in 2013 *Keep checking as it updates every second. In 2013 Noddy Holder has earnt an amazing half a million pounds so far.
- Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody £512,000
- Pogues – Fairy-tale OF New York £386,270
- Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas £347,615
- Wham – Last Christmas £301,622
- Cliff Richard – Mistletoe & Wine £98,408
- Band Aid – Do they Know It’s Christmas £78,030
- Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone £53,834
- Pretenders – 2000 Miles
£45,344 - East 17 – Stay Another Day £30,219
- John Lewie – Stop The Calvary £13,258
By the 31st of December Noddy Holder will have made well over £800,000, Whilst Mariah will have raked in £455,000 and the Pogues £520,000, not bad for a year’s work! Our researchers take into account PRS royalties, plays on radio, TV, duke box plays, shop plays and compilation album sales.