"Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!. Written and produced by George Michael,it was released on 3 December 1984 via CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side via Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in several European countries. The song has been covered by many artists including Taylor Swift,Ariana Grande,Whigfield,Crazy Frog and Billie Piper.
American singer Mariah Carey has released 88 official singles,22 promotional singles,and has made 30 guest appearances. Her self-titled debut album in 1990 yielded four number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100,the first being "Vision of Love",a song credited with revolutionizing the usage of distinguished vocal stylings,predominantly the practice of melisma,and effectively influencing virtually every female R&B performer since the 1990s. Subsequent singles "Emotions" (1991) and Carey's cover of the Jackson 5 track "I'll Be There" (1992) continued the singer's streak of US number-one singles,with the latter becoming her fourth chart-topper in Canada and first in the Netherlands. With the release of Carey's third studio album,Music Box (1993),the singer's international popularity surged upon release of "Hero" and the album's third single,her cover of Harry Nilsson's "Without You",which became the singer's first number-one single in several countries across Europe.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album and first holiday album,Merry Christmas (1994). She wrote and produced the song with Walter Afanasieff. It was released as the lead single from the album on October 29,1994,by Columbia Records. The track is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes,backing vocals,and synthesizers. It has received critical acclaim,with The New Yorker describing it as "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon". The song has become a Christmas standard,with a significant rise in popularity every December.
"Forever Young" is a song by German synth-pop band Alphaville from their first album Forever Young (1984). The single was successful in Scandinavia and in the European German-speaking countries in the same year.
American country music singer Carrie Underwood has released nine studio albums,one greatest hits album,and 29 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album,Some Hearts,was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history,as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States.
"Home" is a song by Canadian singer Michael Bublé,and released on January 24,2005,as the first single from his fourth studio album,It's Time. The song was written by Bublé,along with co-writers Alan Chang and Amy Foster-Gillies. Bublé's version was a number-one single on the Adult Contemporary chart formats of both Canada and the United States,in addition to certifying platinum in both countries as well as finding chart success internationally. Following his original version in 2005,two cover versions were successful by other artists:one by Irish group Westlife in 2007,and one by American singer Blake Shelton in 2008.
Charlotte McDonnell is a British filmmaker,screenwriter,musician,former vlogger,author and Twitch streamer from Bath,Somerset. On 15 June 2011,her YouTube channel charlieissocoollike became the first in the United Kingdom to reach one million subscribers.
"I'm Yours" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz,released in 2008 as the first single from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.. The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 to promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z. It was performed in his 2004 and 2005 gigs and already became a crowd favorite before its release. "I'm Yours" was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards.
"Forever" is a song by American singer Chris Brown. Brown co-wrote the song with Andre Merritt,Rob Allen,Brian Kennedy,and Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones;the latter two are also the producers. Initially created to be used for a Doublemint commercial,"Forever" was selected to be released as the lead single from the reissue version of Brown's second studio album Exclusive,titled the Forever Edition,and the fifth single overall from the album. It was first released for digital download on November 2,2007,in a few countries,followed the next April with a retail single CD released in Europe.
"Young Forever" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z,released in early 2010 as the fifth single from his 2009 album The Blueprint 3 on the Roc Nation label. The song was produced by Kanye West. It is a rework of Alphaville's 1984 song "Forever Young":the original melody is retained,British singer Mr Hudson sings the original lyrics,and Jay-Z raps during the following verses in place of the original song's additional verses.
Jonathan Morter is an English radio DJ,social media pioneer and campaigner. He helped launch various internet campaigns. He launched the Condescending Corporate Brand Page,a page that harshly ridicules corporate social media techniques.
Lady A are an American country music group composed of Hillary Scott,Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood. They have released nine studio albums,two extended plays,two box sets,and 23 singles,not counting guest appearances or digital-only releases. The lead singers are Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott. All ten of their full-length releases have debuted in the top ten on the Top Country Albums chart,including five number-ones. They have sold 10.2 million albums in the US as of February 2016.
Alex Richard George Day is an English musician,vlogger and writer. Day has released seven studio albums,two EPs,and had three UK Top 40 hits. Day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his YouTube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his YouTube success.
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows,a British rock band,in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett &the Blackhearts,released as the first single from her album of the same name,became Jett's highest-charting hit,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.
"Mistletoe" is a Christmas song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The song was written by Bieber and his producers,Nasri Atweh and Adam Messinger. The song was released on October 17,2011,as the lead single from his second studio album and first Christmas album,Under the Mistletoe (2011). "Mistletoe" is a pop and R&B song,that has reggae influences. "Mistletoe" received generally positive reviews from most music critics. The song reached the top ten in Canada,Denmark,Finland,Sweden,and Norway,and slightly missed the top 10 in the US,peaking at 11,while also reaching the top forty in nine other countries. It set the record for the highest debut for a Christmas song in Billboard Hot 100 history. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. It features the singer singing on a snowy,lit-up street.
"Wherever You Are" is a song written by Paul Mealor and performed by the Military Wives Choir,sung by ladies from Chivenor and Plymouth under the direction of Gareth Malone. It is a spin-off of the BBC Two television series The Choir:Military Wives. It was released on 19 December 2011 following a campaign to make it the 2011 UK Christmas number one. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1,claiming the Christmas number 1 –selling more than 556,000 copies in the week,more than the rest of the Top 12 combined. The song also claimed the status of the biggest first week sales since "A Moment Like This" by Leona Lewis sold over 571,000 copies in its first week in 2006. The song was included on their debut studio album In My Dreams.
The discography of British musician and YouTuber Alex Day consists of seven studio albums,three extended plays,five singles and seven music videos.
"Stupid Stupid" is a single recorded by English musician Alex Day. It was released on 16 December 2012 in an effort to take the Christmas Number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 25,number 4 on the UK Indie Chart and number 27 in Scotland.
"Too Close" is a song by British singer Alex Clare. The track was first released in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2011 as the second single from Clare's debut studio album,The Lateness of the Hour (2011). The track was written by Clare,Jim Duguid and produced by Major Lazer,with co-production from Ariel Rechtshaid and Mike Spencer. Lyrically,the song describes the protagonist who is not ready for a committed relationship and he must end things with his love interest in good terms.
Epigrams and Interludes is the third album released by Alex Day,a musician and YouTuber from Essex,England. The album includes the single "Forever Yours," which made it to No. 4 on the UK Top 40 after selling more than 50,000 copies in one week when released in 2011,and was released 17 March 2013.
