Four months to go and it's Christmas time already, and that means Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is gonna be blasting on mall stereos non-stop.
With the added glitz the pop icon is getting every Christmas season, it is undeniable that the "Queen of Christmas" title suits her very well. Now, she wants to finally trademark the title.
But another "Queen of Christmas" begs to differ, saying that the GRAMMY-winning singer could not monopolize the nickname.
Mariah Carey Tries to Trademark 'Queen of Christmas' Title
Mariah Carey's company is making a huge move to trademark the name "Queen of Christmas," a title her fans have officially given her.
Carey's company, Lotion LLC, applied at the Federal Trademark Office to register the said name as an exclusive brand for her products, which include goods and services, spanning from fragrances to alcohol sold during the Christmas season.
According to Rolling Stone, an application publicized last July 12 stipulates that Carey requested the exclusive usage of the following titles - "Princess of Christmas," "QOC (Queen of Christmas)," and "Christmas Princess."
Mariah Carey's 1994 hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You," has been used widely every Christmas season. Publications are even writing that "December belongs to Mariah Carey" because of the song's yearly outstanding commercial performance.
The original version of the yuletide tune peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and held the summit of the US Holiday 100.
The Recording Industry Association of America has already certified the track as Diamond, for having sold 10,000,000 units in the United States alone.
But despite the fame and the commercial success of Mariah Carey during the Christmas Season, the road for the singer to claim the title is difficult as other Christmas artists fought back.
Singers Oppose Mariah Carey's Trademark Claim
Elizabeth Chan, considered pop music's only full-time Christmas singer, said that it would be unfair to let Carey monopolize the title of "Queen of Christmas."
"Christmas is big enough for more than one 'Queen. But this opposition proceeding is sadly necessary because Ms. Carey's Lotion LLC company is nevertheless trying to claim sole ownership of the title and designation 'Queen of Christmas'," Chan's lawyers said in a statement.
On the other hand, Darlene Love seemed to be fuming about her statement upon learning Carey's claims.
"Is it true that Mariah Carey trademarked 'Queen of Christmas'? 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," the songstress wrote.
As of this writing, Mariah Carey's camp has yet to respond to the backlash.
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