After many years crafting chart-topping hits for pop’s largest names, GRAMMY-nominated, Diamond-certified songwriter Toby Gad is moving into the highlight himself this vacation season. The Blast can completely reveal that Gad will launch his first-ever Christmas album, “Piano Diaries – Christmas,” through Kite Information, alongside a teaser video for Anthony Gargiula’s “Fell in Love With Christmas,” and the world premiere teaser for the music video “Feels Like Hallelujah” that includes British star Megan McKenna. For years, Toby Gad has been the inventive drive behind a few of pop’s most defining moments, together with John Legend’s “All of Me,” Beyoncé’s “If I Had been a Boy,” and Fergie’s “Large Women Don’t Cry,” songs that haven’t solely dominated charts however outlined eras. Now, the prolific songwriter turns inward with “Piano Diaries – Christmas,” a deeply private venture that transforms his piano bench right into a confessional. The twelve-track album captures the heat, nostalgia, and intimacy of the season via all-original compositions carried out by a powerhouse lineup of world-class vocalists.

Every music was crafted in collaboration with its featured artist, creating what Gad calls a “fashionable vacation songbook.” Contributors embrace Jordin Sparks, Victoria Justice, Loren Allred, Megan McKenna, “The Voice” winner Huntley, “X Issue” champion Louisa Johnson, and extra, every sharing their very own Christmas story via Gad’s elegant piano and orchestral preparations.

“You could possibly say I was a little bit of a Grinch,” Gad admitted to The Blast. “However my daughters satisfied me this time of 12 months actually is magical. I needed to make a Christmas album that feels timeless, like musical diary entries you possibly can return to yearly.”

The album’s power lies in its stability of emotion and magnificence. Jordin Sparks’ “Christmas Takes Me Again House” and Huntley’s “Mama Made Christmas” honor household traditions, whereas Megan McKenna’s “Feels Like Hallelujah” and Anthony Gargiula’s “Fall in Love with Christmas” seize pure pleasure.

In the meantime, Victoria Justice’s “Blessed” and Dionne Bromfield’s “Christmas For One” deliver soulful introspection, portray the season in shades of affection, loss, and renewal.

“I used to be extra of a listener than a author this time,” Gad defined. “Each music started with a narrative. Jordin shared how motherhood modified her view of Christmas, Loren talked concerning the magic of childhood. Huntley wrote a few make-believe vacation along with his mother. These feelings grew to become melodies.”

TikTok breakout star Anthony Gargiula is bringing the feels, and somewhat mistletoe magic, to Toby Gad’s “Piano Diaries – Christmas” along with his new single, “Fell in Love With Christmas.” Co-written with Jules Courageous and Toby Gad, the heartwarming monitor captures that movie-scene second when loneliness melts into love, turning a quiet December right into a full-blown vacation romance. With its nostalgia-soaked melody and Gargiula’s earnest, hovering vocals, the music blends basic Christmas appeal with fashionable pop sensibility.

Within the newly launched teaser video, Gargiula and Courageous deliver the music’s cozy lyrics to life, surrounded by twinkling lights, tangled tinsel, and that unmistakable spark of connection that defines the season.

“Scripting this music with Toby and my finest buddy, Jules Courageous, really meant a lot to me,” Gargiula instructed The Blast. “Christmas music has at all times been my favourite, and that is the primary Christmas music I’ve ever had the possibility to put in writing. After assembly Toby and singing with him on the GRAMMY Museum, I knew I needed to collaborate with him sooner or later — and I’m so grateful this chance got here to life.”

He added, “This music captures the enjoyment of discovering love throughout the holidays and reminds us to carry onto that childlike sense of marvel we too typically overlook. It means a lot to me as a result of I consider we have been in a position to put into phrases what so many individuals really feel after they’re surrounded by those they love this time of 12 months.”

With over 400 launched songs and 19 billion streams worldwide, Gad’s affect on fashionable music is simple. His catalog consists of 17 High 10 hits, collaborations with Madonna, Demi Lovato, Alicia Keys, The Jonas Brothers, and Kelly Clarkson, and two ASCAP Pop Tune of the Yr honors. However for Gad, “Piano Diaries – Christmas” represents one thing greater than a profession milestone. It’s a return to simplicity.

“This album wasn’t about chasing hits,” he instructed The Blast. “It was about friendship, connection, and turning real Christmas recollections into music. I would like this album to be the soundtrack to actual moments, a candlelit dinner, a quiet evening by the tree, or a nostalgic drive. It’s about emotion, honesty, and rediscovering the magic within the acquainted.”