There may be only 128 days until Christmas but it seems Mariah Carey has been fighting for the title of Queen of Christmas for nearly 18 months.
A dispute has broken out over which US singer can claim the title of 'Queen of Christmas' after the 'All I Want For Christmas is You' singer tried to trademark the title in March last year.
Details of Carey's attempt have only been made public this week - and the bid is reportedly still under consideration.
However, the BBC reported a US singer called Elizabeth Chan, who only performs Christmas music, has filed a formal objection to Carey's claim.
Another singer, Darlene Love, has revealed on Facebook that she was 'Queen of Christmas' before Carey became famous.
Love, 81, recorded the song 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' in 1963, around 30 years before Carey released her Merry Christmas album in 1994.
"David Letterman officially declared me the Queen of Christmas 29 years ago, a year before she released 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'," she wrote on Facebook.
"At 81 years of age I'm not changing anything. I've been in the business for 52 years, have earned it and can still hit those notes!"
Love wrote that if Carey had issues with the claim, she should "call David or my lawyer".
Chan told Variety she believes Christmas is "for everyone".
"I feel very strongly that no one person should hold onto anything around Christmas or monopolise it in the way that Mariah seeks to in perpetuity," she said.
"That's just not the right thing to do. Christmas is for everyone. It's meant to be shared; it's not meant to be owned."
There's been no comment from Carey on the Christmas stoush - probably because it's not really in the spirit of the festive holiday.
