Vince Vance and the Valiants released a song of the same name in 1989 and it became a hit in 1993 — the year before Carey's now-iconic Christmas jingle debuted.
in 1989 and it became a hit in 1993, his lawsuit claims. Then, in 1994, Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff released their version.
Though the songs are different in melody and lyrics, Vance's lawsuit claims he owns the copyright on the title,"All I Want For Christmas Is You." The lawsuit argues that Carey, Afanasieff and Sony didn't seek or obtain permission to use, reproduce or distribute Vance's song, which was “copyrightable subject matter."Sony and Afanasieff and Carey's representatives also did not respond to requests for comment.
In the years since Carey’s version was released, it has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart every year around Christmastime since 2019.
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