She went on to point out that Carey’s “My Baby” title is even more popular. The Copyright Office has more than 4,860 works with the same name. Ultimately, a song title alone can’t infringe on copyright law. For Stone to have a case, his lawyer would have to prove Carey and Afanasieff’s song infringed on his intellectual property in a meaningful way.
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This is especially tricky considering just how little the two holiday songs have in common aside from a shared title. Stone’s version of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is a slow song which features vocals by Lisa Layne. In the song, she croons, “If I wrote a letter to Santa Claus / I would ask for just one thing / I don’t need sleigh rides in the snow / Don’t want a Christmas that’s blue / Take back the tinsel, stockings and bows / Cause all I want for Christmas is you.”
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In contrast, Carey’s classic Christmas song is an upbeat pop anthem. “I don’t want a lot for Christmas / There is just one thing I need / Don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree / I don’t need to hang my stocking there upon the fireplace / Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day / I just want you for my own / More than you could ever know / Make my wish come true / All I want for Christmas is you,” the Grammy winner sings.
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Interestingly, even after Carey’s song was released, Stone’s country track continued to rank on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart during the holiday season. The song was even covered by Kelly Clarkson in 2020, which suggests Stone and Carey’s same-titled holiday anthems have been coexisting for nearly two decades. Meanwhile, Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” has made its way to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart every year since 2019,
