Mariah Carey just cannot get everything she wants for Christmas - including the "Queen of Christmas" trademark.
Multiple news outlets, including Page Six, confirmed that the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled on Tuesday that Carey could not use the name "Queen of Christmas." The rejection was made after the "All I Want For Christmas Is You" hitmaker's attempt to trademark the phrase.
Carey also tried to acquire the sole rights to use "Princess Christmas" and "Christmas Princess," but all of which got rejected, as well.
Instead of the pop star, Elizabeth Chan, who claims she is "the world's only full-time pop Christmas recording artist," can use the aforesaid monikers. It is worth noting that the singer has already released 12 Christmas albums since she started her career, and she has been using "Princess of Christmas" as her daughter and collaborator's nickname.
Carey is yet to comment on the development, but the move already angered singers soon after filing the application.
When Did Mariah Carey Apply For the "Queen of Christmas" Trademark?
It all started when the singer officially filed the documents in March. But the public had no idea about it until the news made it public in July.
The application stated that the approval of the trademark would allow her to cover not only her music but also items like ornaments, clothes, lotions, mugs, and jewelry, to name a few.
According to Rolling Stone, Chan and another festive singer, Darlene Love, criticized Carey over the move.
"Christmas has come way before any of us on earth, and hopefully will be around way after any of us on earth. That's just not the right thing to do. Christmas is for everyone. It's meant to be shared; it's not meant to be owned," Chan said, per Variety.
Darlene Love, on the other hand, shared her dismay on Facebook.
She filed a formal declaration on August 12, saying that David Letterman declared her the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago. At that time, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" had not yet been released.
She notably performed her "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" every year for three decades on Letterman's show.
Meanwhile, Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" pushed her to soar in charts, including Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The song made her the first artist to have the same No. 1 song in four decades.
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