{"id":163768,"date":"2022-12-21T01:57:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mariah-carey-christmas-queen-argument-elizabeth-chan-interview\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T01:57:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T01:57:07","slug":"mariah-carey-christmas-queen-argument-elizabeth-chan-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mariah-carey-christmas-queen-argument-elizabeth-chan-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey Christmas Queen argument: Elizabeth Chan interview."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Though Mariah Carey’s beloved 1994 hit \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You\u201d is widely accepted as the single most popular original contemporary Christmas song, Carey herself isn’t accepted as the single dominating contemporary Christmas musician\u2014at least not legally. After the singer filed to trademark her well-known moniker \u201cQueen of Christmas\u201d in March of 2021, fellow holiday queens, like Darlene Love, expressed their disapproval.<\/p>\n

The most proactive of them, Elizabeth Chan, a former media executive turned singer who styles herself as the Christmas music genre’s only full-time musician, filed to oppose Carey’s trademarking attempts earlier this year. On Nov. 15, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sided with Chan, officially rejecting Carey’s attempt to singularly hold court over the holidays.<\/p>\n

Slate spoke with Chan as the holiday season swung into its last few weeks, to fully understand what this win meant for not only the Christmas music genre but also our expression of holiday love overall. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.<\/p>\n

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