Mariah Carey Denied ‘Queen of Christmas’ and ‘Princess Christmas’ Trademarks Ahead of 2022 Holiday Season

17.11.2022 - 01:21 / usmagazine.com

Ho, ho, no! Mariah Carey’s request to trademark “Queen of Christmas” has been denied ahead of the 2022 holiday season.

The “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer, 52, has become synonymous with Christmas since released her festive tune in 1994. However, on Tuesday, November 15, her petition to be known as the sole “Queen of Christmas” was not approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Carey’s attempt to trademark “Princess Christmas” and “QOC” was also “rejected and denied” by the board.

In March 2021, Carey filed an application with the trademark office after celebrating her holiday song’s 25th anniversary two years prior.

The “Fantasy” songstress, however, received backlash for her petition in August when Elizabeth Chan and Darlene Love spoke out against her desire to seemingly make the holidays about herself and profit off the title.

“Christmas has come way before any of us on Earth, and hopefully will be around way after any of us on Earth,” Chan, 42, said in an interview with Variety at the time. “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. 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.”

Love, for her part, recalled David Letterman dubbing her the “Queen of Christmas” back in ‘80s after she performed her hit song “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on The Late Show With David Letterman each season for nearly three decades.

“Is it true that Mariah Carey trademarked ‘Queen of Christmas’?” the 81-year-old singer asked via Facebook in August. “What does that mean, that I can’t use that title? David Letterman officially declared me the Queen