Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day,occurring on the second day of Christmastide. Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to poor people,today Boxing Day forms part of Christmas celebrations,with many people choosing to take advantage of Boxing Day sales. It originated in Great Britain and is celebrated in several countries that previously formed part of the British Empire. The attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place on 28 December if necessary to ensure it falls on a weekday. Boxing Day is also concurrent with the Christian festival Saint Stephen's Day.
International Superhits! is the first greatest hits compilation by American rock band Green Day,released November 13,2001,through Reprise Records. It collects all of the band's singles released between 1994 and 2000 as well as a rerecording of "Maria",a B-side from Waiting,and a previously unreleased track,"Poprocks &Coke". It does not contain any material from the band's first two albums 39/Smooth or Kerplunk,because those albums were released on Lookout Records and had no hit singles. A DVD and VHS titled International Supervideos! was released simultaneously,collecting fifteen of the band's music videos spanning the same period. Both releases have been certified Platinum in the United States for sales of over 1 million copies and 2×Platinum in the United Kingdom for sales of 600,000.
The Toyota Corolla is a series of compact cars manufactured and marketed globally by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. Introduced in 1966,the Corolla was the best-selling car worldwide by 1974 and has been one of the best-selling cars in the world since then. In 1997,the Corolla became the best-selling nameplate in the world,surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle. Toyota reached the milestone of 50 million Corollas sold over twelve generations in 2021.
The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size four-wheel drive off-road SUVs manufactured by Jeep since 1986,and currently in its fourth generation. The Wrangler JL,the most recent generation,was unveiled in late-2017 and is produced at Jeep's Toledo Complex.
Macmillan Publishers is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. Founded in London in 1843 by Scottish brothers Daniel and Alexander MacMillan,the firm would soon establish itself as a leading publisher in Britain. It published two of the best-known works of Victorian era children's literature,Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894).
The Toyota Yaris is a supermini/subcompact car sold by Toyota since 1999,replacing the Starlet and Tercel.
The American rock band Green Day has released 13 studio albums,four live albums,four compilation albums,one soundtrack album,four video albums,11 extended plays,four box sets,43 singles,10 promotional singles and 47 music videos. The band has sold over 75 million records worldwide,including more than 24 million in certified album sales in the United States. Green Day released their first two studio albums,1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991) and Kerplunk (1991),through the independent label Lookout! Records before signing to major label Reprise Records. Dookie,the band's first album on the label and third studio album overall,was released in February 1994. It was a breakout success,selling over 10 million copies in the United States and 20 million copies worldwide. Dookie spawned five singles,including the international hits "Longview","Basket Case" and "When I Come Around". The album placed Green Day at the forefront of the 1990s punk rock revival.
"Baby,It's Cold Outside" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 and popularized in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter. While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday,it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme. The song was released in eight recordings in 1949 and has been covered numerous times since.
Cyber Monday is a marketing term for e-commerce transactions on the Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It was created by retailers to encourage people to shop online. The term was coined by Ellen Davis of the National Retail Federation and Scott Silverman,and made its debut on November 28,2005,in a Shop.org press release entitled "'Cyber Monday' Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year". Cyber Monday takes place the Monday after Thanksgiving;the date falls between November 26 and December 2,depending on the year.
American singer Christina Aguilera has released nine studio albums,two extended plays (EPs),six compilation albums,one soundtrack album,54 singles,and 17 promotional singles. To date,Aguilera has sold around 90 to 100 million records worldwide,making her one of the best-selling female music artist of all time. Billboard ranked Aguilera as the 37th Greatest Hot 100 Women of All Time and the 44th Greatest Billboard 200 Women of All Time. In the United States alone,Aguilera has sold 18.3 million albums. Through the RIAA she has 16.5 million certified albums units and 10 million certified digital singles units. Aguilera is recognized as the 20th best-selling artist of the 2000s. She has also achieved 10 number one hits on Billboard's Dance Club Songs. In the United Kingdom,Aguilera has sold over 3.3 million albums and 6.1 million singles.
WMJJ is a radio station licensed to Birmingham,Alabama. Owned by San Antonio-based iHeartMedia,it broadcasts an adult contemporary format. This format temporarily switches to Christmas music for the months of November and December. Its studios are located at Beacon Ridge Tower in Birmingham,and its transmitter is on the west end of the Red Mountain range.
The Canadian Singles Chart was a chart compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company,Nielsen SoundScan,which began publication in November 1996. It was published every Wednesday and also published on Thursday by Jam!/Canoe. In March 2006,it was replaced by the Canadian Digital Songs Sales chart,before it was succeeded by the Canadian Hot 100 in 2007.
Mega Brands Inc. is a Canadian children's toy company that is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel. Mega Bloks,a line of construction set toys,is its most popular product. Its other brands include Mega Construx,Mega Puzzles,Board Dudes and Rose Art. The company distributes a wide range of construction toys,puzzles,and craft-based products.
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Monday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Luminate,and published every Tuesday by Billboard.
American singer Katy Perry has released six studio albums,seven extended plays (EP),39 singles,and 11 promotional singles. She is referred as the "Queen of Pop" of her time. According to Recording Industry Association of America,Perry has sold 109.5 million digital singles and 17 million albums in the United States. She is also the sixth best-selling digital singles artist in the United States. Throughout her career,Perry has sold 48 million album units and 135 million singles worldwide,making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Billboard listed her as the fourth top female artist of the 2010s decade and the 61st greatest artist of all time. Perry has scored nine number one songs on Billboard Hot 100 and three number one albums on Billboard 200.
Super Hits is the first of two compilation albums in the Super Hits series featuring songs by country singer Willie Nelson.The album was certified 2×Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 2 million copies. As of April 2017,the album has sold 2,919,300 copies in the United States.
Nashville Outlaws:A Tribute to Mötley Crüe is a 2014 studio album released via Big Machine Records. It is a tribute album to the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe,featuring covers of their songs performed by various country music artists. The album's lead single is a cover of "Home Sweet Home",recorded by Justin Moore as a duet with Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil.
"Die a Happy Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released on September 28,2015,by Valory Music Group as the second single from his second studio album,Tangled Up. Rhett wrote the song with Sean Douglas and Joe Spargur. American singer Tori Kelly is featured on a pop remix included on the deluxe edition. The song peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming his highest-charting single on that chart.
"Craving You" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris. It was released to country radio on April 3,2017 via Valory Music Group as the lead single from Rhett's third studio album,Life Changes,which was released on September 8,2017. The song was written by Dave Barnes and Julian Bunetta. The song is notable for its cinematic music video.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a sharp economic toll on the retail industry worldwide as many retailers and shopping centers were forced to shut down for months due to mandated stay-at-home orders. As a result of these closures,online retailers received a major boost in sales as customers looked for alternative ways to shop and the effects of the retail apocalypse were exacerbated. A number of notable retailers filed for bankruptcy including Ascena Retail Group,Debenhams,Arcadia Group,Brooks Brothers,GNC,J. C. Penney,Lord &Taylor and Neiman Marcus.
