玛丽亚·凯莉不是女王的圣诞,雅高集团ding to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Here's Who Else Is Coming for the Crown.The pop star applied for rights to the title in March 2021, hoping to market a line of products with it.
ByAmanda Breen•
Mariah Carey's 1994 hit single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" signals the start of theChristmas seasonfor many — earning her near-royal holiday status over the years.
But the pop star's bid to officially claim her "Queen of Christmas" title was dismissed by theU.S. Patentand Trademark Office on November 15,TODAYreported, after two other singers challenged Carey's claim to the throne.
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Billboarddubbed Carey's modern Christmas hit "the biggest song in the world" last season, as it topped both the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. on December 25.
According to U.S. Patent and Trademark records, Carey applied for rights to the title in March 2021, hoping tomarketperfume, clothing, footwear and beverages with it.
But when the application was made public in July 2022, Darlene Love, known for her 1963 hit "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" and Elizabeth Chan, also a Christmas singer-songwriter, weren't happy.
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“圣诞节之前我们在地球上,and hopefully will be around way after any of us on earth," Chan toldVariety. "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."
