Fever is the eighth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 1 October 2001,by Parlophone. Minogue worked with writers and producers such as Cathy Dennis,Rob Davis,Richard Stannard,Julian Gallagher,TommyD,Tom Nichols,Pascal Gabriel and others to create a disco and Europop-influenced dance-pop and nu-disco record. Other musical influences of the album range from synth-pop to club music.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a charity song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded by Band Aid,a supergroup assembled by Geldof and Ure consisting of popular British and Irish musical acts. It was recorded in a single day at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill,London,in November 1984.
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John &Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single released by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reached number four in the UK,where its release was delayed until November 1972,and has occasionally re-emerged on the UK Singles Chart,most notably after Lennon's murder in December 1980,when it peaked at number two.
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album,Fever (2001). Parlophone Records released the song as the album's lead single on 8 September 2001. "Can't Get You Out of My Head",which was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis,is a dance-pop,techno-pop and nu-disco song that is known for its "la la la" hook. Its lyrics are about obsession with a love interest. Music critics praised the song's production and Minogue's vocals and labelled it a highlight of Fever.
The discography of British musician Paul McCartney consists of 26 studio albums,four compilation albums,ten live albums,37 video albums,two extended plays,111 singles,seven classical albums,five electronica albums,17 box sets,and 79 music videos. Before his career as a solo artist,McCartney enjoyed success as a member of the rock band the Beatles.
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie,and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit;within 24 hours,500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold. The version for Bluebird Records by George Hall and His Orchestra was very popular in 1934 and reached the various charts of the day. The song has been recorded by over 200 artists including Mariah Carey,Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters,the Crystals,Neil Diamond,Fred Astaire,Bruce Springsteen,Frank Sinatra,Mitch Miller,Boxcar Willie,Bill Evans,Chris Isaak,the Temptations,The Pointer Sisters,Kylie Minogue,the Carpenters,Michael Bublé,Luis Miguel,Michael Bolton,the Jackson 5,Dolly Parton and Lady Gaga.
"Pipes of Peace" is a song written by the English musician Paul McCartney and the title track on his 1983 studio album of the same name. It was released in December 1983 as a single and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks and No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart for two weeks in January 1984.
"Only You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Yazoo. It was written by member Vince Clarke,while he was still with Depeche Mode,but recorded in 1982 after he formed Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom,taken from their first album,Upstairs at Eric's (1982),and became an instant success on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number two on 16 May 1982. It would also reach the top 10 in neighbouring Ireland as well as Australia. In the US,"Only You" was released as the band's second single in November 1982 and charted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
"Santa Baby" is a song performed by American singer Eartha Kitt with Henri Renéand His Orchestra and originally released in 1953. The song was written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer,who also used the pseudonym Tony Springer in an attempt to speed up the song's publishing process. Lyrically,the song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list addressed to Santa Claus by a woman who wants extravagant gifts such as sables,yachts,and decorations from Tiffany,which become increasingly laced with innuendo and the implication that the woman is infatuated with Santa.
"Feliz Navidad" is a Christmas song written and first recorded in 1970 by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter JoséFeliciano. With its simple,heartfelt lyrics—the traditional Spanish Christmas/New Year greeting "Feliz Navidad,próspero año y felicidad",followed by text in English words "I wanna wish you a merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart"—,it has become a Christmas classic and has gained popularity around the world.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958;it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008,Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. In 2019,Lee's recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In November 2023,Lee released a music video for the song,and in December,the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,marking Lee's third number-one single and making Lee the oldest artist ever to top the Hot 100 at age 78,later breaking the record once again one week later at the age of 79. The song also set the record for the longest period of time between an original release and its topping the Hot 100,as well as the longest time between number-one singles by an artist:63 years,one month and two weeks.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas",also known as "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas",is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASCAP members,for the first five years of the 21st century.
"Two Hearts",alternatively titled "2 Hearts",is a song first recorded by British electronic duo Kish Mauve,written for their 2005 self-titled extended play and later re-recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album,X (2007). Both versions were written and produced by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell. Minogue's version was released on 9 November 2007 by Parlophone as the album's lead single. The song was Minogue's first commercial single since "Giving You Up" (2005),as she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. After the announcement,Minogue took a hiatus between of two years to recover from her illness.
"In My Arms" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album X (2007). It was written by Minogue,Paul Harris,Julian Peake,and its producers Calvin Harris and Richard "Biff" Stannard. The song was released as the third single from X on 13 February 2008,by Parlophone.
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album,The Andy Williams Christmas Album. However,the song was not released as a promotional single by Williams' record label that year,as they instead opted to promote his cover of "White Christmas" as the official promo single from the album. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" has consistently made it onto pop singles charts around the world in the 2010s and 2020s. It peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2020 and at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 2021.
"All the Lovers" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album,Aphrodite (2010). Parlophone released it on 11 June 2010 as the lead single from the album. The song was written and produced by Jim Eliot alongside Mima Stilwell;Stuart Price provided additional production. Musically,"All the Lovers" is an electropop-influenced disco and synth-pop track. The lyrics of the song serve as an invitation to the dance floor and an assertion that Minogue's past relationships do not "compare" to the one she shares with her present lover.
"Higher" is the fifth single from English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz's second studio album,Rokstarr. It was written and produced by Cruz and Sandy Vee,and was released on 26 November 2010. This song was originally written for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's album Aphrodite,but plans fell through. However,Cruz and Minogue recorded a version of the song for the European release,while American rapper Travie McCoy recorded guest raps for the American release. The Brazilian and United Kingdom versions have parts of McCoy's rap mixed into the Minogue version. The version on Cruz's albums feature a solo vocal by Cruz with no guest vocalist and an edited version of the solo version was added to Radio Disney's playlist.
"Christmas Lights" is a song by British rock band Coldplay,released on 1 December 2010 as a digital download single. According to lead singer Chris Martin,it was written in December 2008. The morning after he began work on the single,he performed a segment of the still in-progress song for Steve Kroft during an interview for 60 Minutes that aired on 8 February 2009. The band described it as "a mid-tempo number in the key of G major". Yu Matsuoka Pol designed the cover art. Media outlets including Cosmopolitan,The Indian Express and The Telegraph praised "Christmas Lights" as one of the best holiday songs of all time.
The singles discography of Australian singer Kylie Minogue consists of eighty-three singles as lead artist,eight singles as a featured artist,nine charity singles and twenty-four promotional recordings. Referred as the "Princess of Pop" by various media outlets,she has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In Australia,she has a total of ten number-one singles,twenty-three top-ten hits and forty-seven top-forty entries. In the United Kingdom,with seven number-one singles,eleven singles that peaked at number two,thirty-five top-ten hits and fifty-two top-forty entries,she is the twelfth-best-selling singles artist and the third-best-selling female artist of all time to date,selling over 10.1 million singles.
Kylie Christmas is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 13 November 2015 by Parlophone. Following the release of her twelfth studio album,Kiss Me Once,Minogue announced her departure from Parlophone,and her management deal with American label,Roc Nation. Minogue signed an exclusive one-album deal with Parlophone to release Kylie Christmas,with distribution through Warner Music Group worldwide and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. A Christmas music album consisting of thirteen songs and three bonus tracks,Kylie Christmas contains both cover versions and original songs.
