As such, she filed a petition last year to trademark the name "Queen of Christmas"But that petition failed, according to a press release by Christmas music artist Elizabeth Chan, who has been vocal about her opposition to Carey's request."Christmas is a season of giving, not the season of taking, and it is wrong for an individual to attempt to own and monopolize a nickname like Queen of Christmas for the purposes of abject materialism," Chan said in the release."As an independent artist and small business owner, my life's work is to bring people together for the holiday season, which is how I came to be called the Queen of Christmas.Her team said that had Carey's request been successful, she would have been able to sue anyone using the term or selling products with that phrasing on it.She just released a picture book called "The Christmas Princess," a "modern fairy tale" about Little Mariah, who "doesn't have much and doesn't want a lot" besides peace and joy during the holiday season."