Article 5ZZYJ Mariah Carey being sued for $20m over All I Want for Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey being sued for $20m over All I Want for Christmas Is You

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Miranda Bryant
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Songwriter Andy Stone claims he co-wrote song with the same name and did not give permission for it to be used

Mariah Carey is being sued for $20m (16m) for alleged copyright infringement over her festive megahit All I Want for Christmas Is You - nearly three decades after it was released.

Since it came out in 1994, the song, which features on her album Merry Christmas, has become a global classic and a firm favourite in the pop Christmas canon.

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