Win 2 tickets to see Toby Gad perform at The Shard
Ends: 11 December 2025
After decades shaping some of pop music’s most defining hits, GRAMMY®-nominated and Diamond-certified songwriter Toby Gad, turns inward this season for the release of his first holiday album, Piano Diaries - Christmas. Gad is the creative force behind some of the most enduring hits in modern pop music, including John Legend’s “All Of Me,” Beyoncé’s “If I Were A Boy,” and Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” songs that have defined careers and soundtracked millions of lives around the world.
Each song on Christmas Piano Diaries was born from intimate collaboration, as Gad invited twelve world-class vocalists to sit at the piano and transform their most personal holiday memories into original songs. The result is a modern seasonal songbook that blends intimacy and sophistication through piano, orchestral, and vocal performances. The twelve-track collection showcases Gad’s signature piano-driven storytelling, brought to life by American Idol Jordin Sparks, TV-darling Victoria Justice, “Greatest Showman-singer” Loren Allred, Celeb-X-winner Megan McKenna, The Voice-winner Huntley, X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson and more. A deeply personal project, the album radiates warmth and reflection, with each track unfolding like an entry in Gad’s musical diary, intimate, cinematic, and timeless. Christmas Piano Diaries is available now on all streaming platforms via Kite Records, with a limited-edition vinyl to be sold at the London Shard alongside two exclusive Christmas Live performances December 15/16.
Here's your chance to win 2x tickets to Toby’s show at The Shard on 16th December.
“I live for making authentic and original music with incredible singers, and on this album I have some winners from all major competitions like Idol, The Voice, X-Factor, telling their most personal Christmas stories,” Gad shares. “With Piano Diaries - Christmas, I wanted to create a soundtrack that feels like a letter to the season itself. Every song carries a personal story for the artist singing it, and each performance reflects a sentimental truth about their own experience of the holidays.”
The album strikes a rare balance between reverence and reinvention. Jordin Sparks’ “Christmas Takes Me Back Home” and Huntley’s “Mama Made Christmas” channel nostalgia and family tradition, while Megan McKenna’s “Feels Like Hallelujah” and Anthony Gargiula’s “Fall in Love with Christmas” radiate pure joy. Victoria Justice’s “Blessed” and Dionne Bromfield’s “Christmas For One” bring emotional depth and quiet introspection, rounding out an album that celebrates the many shades of the holiday season.
A prolific force in modern pop, Gad has penned more than 400 released songs and generated over 19 billion streams worldwide. His catalog includes 17 Top 10 hits and multiple number-one singles across genres, spanning collaborations with artists such as Madonna, Demi Lovato, Alicia Keys, and The Jonas Brothers. Known for writing songs that define eras, Gad’s work has earned him GRAMMY® nominations for Song of the Year and Best Engineered Album, as well as twice ASCAP’s Pop Song of the Year honor. His music has been certified multi-Platinum in more than 20 countries, with songs that continue to dominate playlists and airwaves across generations.
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