The holiday season is here, which means that Mariah Careyâs popular, chart-topping âAll I Want For Christmas Is Youâ will be heard everywhere in the coming weeks. But, although Careyâs Christmas tunes may be a hallmark of the season for many, her petition to officially be the âQueen of Christmasâ was denied by the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday.
In March 2021, Careyâs legal team actually filed a request to trademark the decorated singer as âQueen of Christmas,â CBS News reported.
She not only wanted to officially use the name, but Carey also wanted to use the title for her other products such as Music recordings, clothing lines, perfume, eyewear, and other products associated with the singer, CBS reported.
But, there was controversy over Carey claiming this title, officially.
Musician Elizabeth Chan filed a formal, legal opposition against the trademark petition. She too laid claim to the âQueen of Christmasâ title and even had an album named that, People reported.
Chan said she didnât want the title of âQueen of Christmasâ belonging to Carey in any sort of official capacity because the holiday season is for everyone, not a specific brand or singer.
âThe kind of Music and the Christmas culture that allowed and me to be a âQueen of Christmasâ is what I wanted to offer to generations after weâre long gone. Whether itâs grandmothers baking cookies or Etsy sellers or Christmas movies, it takes a lot of people to help usher in the season, and for one person to outrightly own that is wrong,â Chan told the Washington Post.
Darlene Love, another musician, now 81 years old, who made some popular ChristmasMusic, also opposed Careyâs petition, although it is not clear whether she took official legal action as Chan did, People reported.
âDavid Letterman officially declared me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before she released âAll I Want for Christmas Is You,â and at 81 years of age Iâm NOT changing anything. Iâve 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!!â Love noted in a Facebook post in August.
The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied Careyâs petition and Chan announced the news in a release, CBS reported.
âChristmas is a season of giving, not the season of taking, and it is wrong for an individual to attempt to own and monopolize a nickname like âQueen of Christmasâ for the purposes of abject materialism. As an independent artist and small business owner, my lifeâs work is to bring people together for the holiday season, which is how I came to be called the âQueen of Christmas.â I wear that title as a badge of honor and with full knowledge that it will be â and should be â bestowed on others in the future,â Chan noted in the release, according to CBS.
With the U.S. Trademarkâs rejection of Careyâs request, that means the use of âQueen of Christmasâ can be used by anyone âwhether itâs in the privacy of their own home-and-hearth or for professional purposes,â Variety noted.
With the news of Careyâs petition and its subsequent rejection spreading across social media, many have commented on the nature of her popularity during the Christmas season.
Some seem to love Carey, others, not so much.
âShe is. Regardless of what you say,â one user tweeted in response to the news.
âWho even crowned @MariahCarey as Queen of Christmas?â one Twitter user posted.
âGood! Her song is one of the most obnoxious Christmas songs out there!â another tweeted.
Carey has not made any official comment on the situation after news of the rejection on Tuesday.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.