In 1989 , Andy Stone co - wrote a song call “ All I desire for Christmas Is You ” and released it with his banding , Vince Vance & The Valiants . Itperformedreasonably well during vacation season throughout the nineties and even became a front-runner of one Kelly Clarkson , whorecordedher own cover in 2020 .
When you hear the Word “ All I Want for Christmas Is You , ” however , there ’s a near prospect it ’s not Stone ’s melody that starts playing on a loop in your head word , butMariah Carey ’s ubiquitous Christmas classicof the same name . To the casual listener , the two tunes have little in common except their titles : Stone ’s is a land power ballad with a rock sharpness and a sax solo ; Carey ’s is pollyannaish , poppy , and back by jingle buzzer .
Upon closer inspection , however , you will find a few lyric similarity . While The Valiants ’ pencil lead singer Lisa Layne belts out “ All that I want ca n’t be discover underneath the Christmas tree , ” Carey sing “ I do n’t handle about the present underneath the Christmas tree . ” Layne ’s “ You are my dreaming come dependable ” is n’t far from Carey ’s “ Make my wish come true , " while Carey ’s “ Santa , wo n’t you bring me the one I really need ? ” is a bit reminiscent of Layne ’s “ Santa ca n’t lend me what I need . ”
But Stone apparently does n’t think the similarities are co-occurrent . AsCNN reports , he ’s suing Carey , her cobalt - author Walter Afanasieff , and Sony Music Entertainment for copyright infringement , unfair enrichment , and more . Thelawsuit , file in Louisiana ’s eastern district , claim that Carey and company created their 1994song“to exploit [ Stone ’s ] popularity and unique style ” and “ capitalise on [ his ] goodwill and unequaled endowment … in an effort to obtain commercial reward . ” Carey ’s success caused Stone a “ significant loss of income , ” the suit explains , and “ result in put off the public . ” He ’s seeking $ 20 million in legal injury .
Whether the affray gets settled in time for this year’sChristmasseason is anyone ’s guess . But it ’s probably dependable to assume that Carey ’s “ All I Want for Christmas Is You ” wo n’t be trifle at anyChristmas partieswith Vince Vance members in attending . It would n’t be the first spot the song gotbanned .
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