Celebrate the merriest season of the year with award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski's collection of the 100 most popular and beloved holiday songs of all time.\n'Tis the season! Break out the eggnog, hang the mistletoe, blast those Christmas songs, and settle down in your favorite armchair with this beautifully illustrated volume exploring well-known and lesser-known behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most cherished holiday songs of all time and their everlasting impact. From artists such as Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald all the way up to Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, this all-encompassing collection of holiday favorites is sure to warm your heart during the merriest season of the year.\nWhat song was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling single of all time? Which popular Christmas tune was reportedly written to commemorate Thanksgiving? What holiday song led to a special meet-and-greet between the song's 10-year-old singer and a 700-pound hippopotamus? 
Spanning musical genres and decades of classics and modern hits, some of the featured songs include: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller “Christmas Tree Farm” by Taylor Swift “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" by The Beatles “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" by Gwen Stefani “Santa Baby” by Eartha Kitt “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” by NSYNC “Run Rudolph Run” by Chuck Berry And many more!\nIncluding full-color illustrations throughout, this gorgeously packaged compendium is the perfect gift for you and your loved ones to experience the holiday magic year after year.

This Is Christmas, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits

Arts & Photography

Zaleski, Annie

Music

Running Press Adult

Love songs are for everybody and so is this book. In We Found Love, Song by Song, award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski delivers a beautifully illustrated keepsake that tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time. Pop the champagne, get the roses ready, and settle down in your favorite armchair. Love is universal to the human experience and love songs bring us joy and remind us of happy moments from our life. We all want it and we all crave it but it's not always easy to find. In this beautifully illustrated volume, We Found Love, Song by Song tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time and their everlasting impact. From artists such as Fred Astaire and Nat King Cole all the way up to Whitney Houston and Harry Styles, this all-encompassing collection of love songs is sure to ignite the flame and inspire a new favorite playlist. What moving song did Paul McCartney pen as a love letter to his wife and record in one day? What iconic tune about cheating and piña coladas ends with a relationship being saved? What popular ballad was written from the perspective of Juliet and led to hundreds of in-concert proposals? Spanning musical genres and decades of classics and modern hits, featured songs include:&#8203; &nbsp; <ul> <li>Etta James, "At Last"</li> <li>Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love"</li> <li>Sonny and Cher, "I Got You Babe"</li> <li>Queen, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"</li> <li>Foreigner, "I Want to Know What Love Is"</li> <li>Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"</li> <li>Tina Turner, "The Best"</li> <li>Elton John, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"</li> <li>Shania Twain, "You're Still the One"</li> <li>Rihanna, "We Found Love"&nbsp;</li> <li>John Legend, "All of Me"</li> <li>Taylor Swift, "Love Story"</li> </ul> And many more! Including full-color illustrations throughout, this gorgeously packaged companion is the perfect gift for you and your loved ones to cherish any time of year.&nbsp;

We Found Love, Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits

Parenting & Relationships

I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher

Humor & Entertainment

In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represented this rip-it-up-and-start-again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio. A cohesive album with a retro-futuristic sound-influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art-rock-the full-length sold millions and spawned smashes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. However, Rio wasn't a success everywhere at first; in fact, the LP had to be buffed-up with remixes and reissued before it found an audience in America. The album was further buoyed by colorful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic. Via extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped Rio succeed, this book explores how and why Rio became a landmark pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration-and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist.

Duran Duran's Rio (33 1/3, 156)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Bloomsbury Academic

Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs

Thunder Bay Press

As one of the world’s best-selling musicians, Lady Gaga has set the musical bar high. Since her debut album, The Fame (2008), she has sold more than 124 million records and scooped numerous awards, including twelve Grammy Awards and eighteen MTV Music Video Awards.\nYet she is much more than a musician. At the helm of the Haus of Gaga—a close-knit circle of behind-the-scenes creatives—Lady Gaga is a performance artist like no other; her forward-thinking fashions and innovations mark her out as the ultimate maverick. Recently, she has reinvented herself as an accomplished jazz performer, dueting with legendary singer Tony Bennett on Cheek to Cheek (2014) and Love For Sale (2021), while also proving herself a consummate actor with lead roles in A Star Is Born (2018) and House of Gucci (2021). And with her advocacy for LGBT rights and active championing of kindness via the Born This Way Foundation, co-founded with her mother Cynthia Germanotta in 2011, it’s clear to see why her fans adore her.\nLady Gaga: Applause is a celebration of a true artist of our time. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography and complementary fashion segments, this comprehensive history follows Lady Gaga’s ever-evolving and often unpredictable career, and is testament to her many talents. A must for Little Monsters everywhere.

Lady Gaga: Applause

Palazzo Editions

Pink is one of the most trailblazing artists of our time. Her breakthrough album, Missundaztood, was released to critical acclaim in 2001 and showcased her unique, powerhouse pop vocals, as well as her rebellious style. In the two decades since, she has remained firmly in pop’s upper echelons, despite her refusal to conform. She consistently out-sings her contemporaries with hit songs such as, “Get the Party Started,” “Just Like a Pill,” “So What,” “What About Us,” and “Beautiful Trauma,” while her willingness to speak frankly about difficult topics has made her a relatable role model. She is an outspoken animal rights activist, and has been vocal about women’s rights, LGBT rights, and her support of same-sex marriage. Away from the studio, Pink’s live shows are nothing short of phenomenal; her jaw-dropping acrobatics mark her out as a truly spectacular performer. Loved by fans and revered by the music industry, Pink continues to enjoy global success and substantial airplay. Her accolades are numerous and include, three Grammys, a Daytime Emmy Award, and seven MTV Video Music Awards―the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award among them. In 2019, she was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the Brit Awards, and in 2021 she accepted the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. Pink: Raise Your Glass is a celebration of one of pop’s longest reigning rebels. Beautifully illustrated with essential images, this book is a fitting tribute to an undeniably, remarkable pop artist.

Pink: Raise Your Glass

Harry Styles is one of the most successful solo artists to ever emerge from a band. Having enjoyed five commercially successful albums, a run of radio-friendly hits and a fervent fandom as part of boyband phenomenon, One Direction, in 2016, Styles traded his teen idol status for a stab at a solo career, and hasn't looked back. Drawing on his varied musical influences (he cites Fleetwood Mac, Harry Nilsson, Etta James, Shania Twain, Bowie and The Rolling Stones among his creative forbearers) Styles has simply soared. With three albums to date--the most recent of which, 2022's Harry's House, earned him the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year-- he was recently crowned the new 'King of Pop.' He has also become something of a fashion icon, often challenging gender stereotypes; he was the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue, for which he wore a blue dress by Gucci- a fashion house whose creative director he later collaborated with on a collection entitled "Gucci Ha Ha Ha." Outside of music, Styles has acted in films, including Dunkirk (2017), Don't Worry Darling, and My Policeman (both 2022). He is also known for his philanthropy and personal philosophy to "Treat People With Kindness." His fans adore him. Harry Styles: Sign of the Times is a colourful celebration of a truly modern pop star and artist. Covering his career to date, it includes standout sections on his fashion, acting, influences, and fans.

Harry Styles: A Sign of the Times

Gemini Adult

The Essential... Lady Gaga

Gemini Editions

Comics biggest talents come together to form an exciting all woman team of creators and bring you stories to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett's seminal albums! "BAD REPUTATION and I LOVE ROCK 'n' ROLL hit audiences like an atom bomb, defining a sound that became a soundtrack that would span generations. Now, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of these seminal albums, an unparalleled team of women creators bring these songs to life as 20 stories."

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40x40: Bad Reputation / I Love Rock-n-Roll: Bad Reputation / I Love Rock-n-Roll

Comics & Graphic Novels

Moore, Leah

Z2 Comics

Kesel, Barbara

O'Moore, Leonie

Valente, Catherynne

Deibert, Amanda

McCubbin, Laurenn

TEMPLER, HANNAH

Mihos, Cat

Winner Twins

Stone, Jazzlyn

Vereli, Evgenia

Dyer, Jamaica

Radkiewicz, Wiktoria

Aponte, Desi Alicea

Scorpi, Pau

Zhang, Camilla

Norzine

Jett, Joan

Manga

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