Mariah Carey Didn’t Plagiarize ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ From Other Songwriters, Judge Rules

Mariah Carey Didn’t Plagiarize ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ From Other Songwriters, Judge Rules
Mariah Carey performs during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Wim De Gent
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not plagiarize her iconic holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters.

On Wednesday, Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey and her co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a summary judgment—resolving the case without the need for a trial.

Wim De Gent
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