Andy Stone and Troy Powers alleged that Carey's festive hit copied their own song of the same name written years earlier A copyright lawsuit involving Mariah Carey's hit song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has been dismissed.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters. Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey’s request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to trial.

Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from a country song of the same name.