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There have been no developments on the case since Stone filed the lawsuit in June. Patent and Trademark Office, Carey has argued that she is inseparable from the title “Queen of Christmas,” citing a 2021 Billboard article that dubbed her the “undisputed Queen of Christmas,” The Washington Post reported.Įarlier this year, songwriter Andy Stone sued Carey, stating that “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was a copyright infringement on his own song of the same name, which came out a few years before Carey’s monster hit, according to The Washington Post. It’s crazy - it would have that breadth of registration.” If you knit a ‘queen of Christmas’ sweater, you should be able to sell it on Etsy to somebody else so they can buy it for their grandma. “She’s trying to trademark this in every imaginable way - clothing, liquor products, masks, dog collars - it’s all over the map. “And it’s not just about the music business,” the singer continued. It’s meant to be shared it’s not meant to be owned. “And I feel very strongly that no one person should hold onto anything around Christmas or monopolize it in the way that Mariah seeks to in perpetuity. “Christmas has come way before any of us on earth, and hopefully will be around way after any of us on earth,” Chan said, according to Variety. I’ve been in the business for 52 years, have earned it and can still hit those notes! If Mariah has a problem call David or my lawyer!!”Ĭhan, a full-time holiday singer who The New Yorker profiled as the “ Queen of Christmas” in 2018, has filed a formal objection to Carey’s petition, voicing how owning that title is an issue that would extend far beyond the music industry. “What does that mean, that I can’t use that title? David Letterman officially declared me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before she released ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You,’ and at 81 years of age I’m NOT changing anything. “Is it true that Mariah Carey trademarked ‘Queen of Christmas’?” Love wrote, per Variety. Now, at least two prominent holiday singers are pushing back: Darlene Love, who performed her 1963 hit song “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” for three decades on “The David Letterman Show,” and Elizabeth Chan, who released an album last year titled “Queen of Christmas.” Mariah Carey just broke not one, but three Guinness World Records with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’Ĭarey actually filed a petition to trademark the title last year, but the move only recently became public knowledge.Mariah Carey says she felt ‘extremely uncomfortable’ talking about her pregnancy on the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’.

Yes, it’s time for Christmas, according to Mariah Carey.

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