Carey Carried Away With Christmas Trademark?

A songstress says Mariah Carey is “Scrooge” rather than “Queen of Christmas” as she tries to trademark the self-proclaimed title. Would Ghost of Christmases Past let the many “Kings” of Christmas get away with such chutzpah?

We learn from the WSJ that “Elizabeth Chan, who has written & performed original Christmas songs for a decade, believes Christmas is big enough for more than one ‘Queen.’” You go, girl. Mariah may be great to listen to during the holidays. But, she’s not the only reindeer in town with a good bark. Clearly, the independent artist is rightly “opposing a trademark application by the pop diva that could potentially stop Ms. Chan & others from using the words ‘Queen of Christmas’ on albums, Christmas decorations & a long list of other goods staked out by Ms. Carey, including dog leashes & soy milk.”

So, here we go again in our litigious society that forces folks to take “issues” like this to court so a judge can decide for us. Doesn’t the annual celebration of the birth of Baby Jesus still harken us back to simpler times? Can't we just agree to disagree about such unimportant things like whether Bing Crosby, Andy Williams & Johnny Mathis are the 3 kings of Christmas Song? As when everyone knew who was recording royalty without a trademark pretending to settle the score?

Davd Soul