Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has become one of the biggest songs of the holiday season, but Carey has taken thingstook it to the next level with an attempt toformally trademark the term "Queen of Christmas."
Carey filed a trademark last March and news ofwas published in July. According to an application filed with the US Trademark Office, the trademark term covers a wide range of items, including lotions, fragrances, jewelry, mugs, clothing, food, adornments, and, of course, music.
Many singers have expressed resistance to trademark claims. Singer Elizabeth Chan has officially sued Carey.
"Christmas came earlier than any of us on Earth. Hopefully it will come sooner than any of us on Earth," Chan told Variety. ``That's not right. We're trying to trademark this on clothing, liquor products, masks, dog collars, it's all over the map," she said.
Singer Darlene Love
52} also disputed through her Facebook post.
"David Letterman officially proclaimed me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before the release of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You.' I won't change anything," she wrote on Facebook. "I've been in this business for 52 years, I've earned it, and I can still make that sound! If you have a problem with Mariah, call David or my lawyer!!
Love sang "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on Letterman's show every year from 1986 to 2014.
Carrie Songs " All I 'Want for Christmas Is You' was released in 1994 and has been charting every year.
