After decades shaping some of pop music’s most defining hits, GRAMMY®-winning and Diamond-certified songwriter Toby Gad turns inward this season with the release of his first, all-originals holiday album, Piano Diaries – Christmas, available on all digital platforms starting on November 7. Gad is the creative force behind several 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 Piano Diaries – Christmas was born from authentic, 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 S24 Michael Huntley, X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson, TikTok sensation Anthony Gargiula, UK Eurovision star Sam Ryder, 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. Piano Diaries – Christmas will be available on all streaming platforms starting on November 7, via Kite Records, with a limited-edition vinyl to be sold at the London Shard alongside two exclusive Christmas Live performances on December 15 and 16.
“I live for making authentic and original music with incredible singers, and on this album I have some stars from major singing competitions like Idol, The Voice, X-Factor, Celeb-X and Eurovision telling their most personal Christmas stories,” Gad shares. “With Piano Diaries – Christmas, I wanted to create a timeless soundtrack that feels like a letter to the season itself. Every song carries a personal story of 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 Michael Huntley’s “Mama Made Christmas” channel nostalgia and family tradition. At the same time, 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.
Piano Diaries – Christmas Tracklist:
- Joelle James – “Kiss Me for Christmas”
- Loren Allred – “What a Wonderful Night”
- Huntley – “Mama Made Christmas”
- Sam Ryder – “Holy Night”
- Megan McKenna – “Feels Like Hallelujah”
- Gavin James – “We’ve Really Loved Someone”
- Louisa Johnson – “Follow the Stars”
- Victoria Justice – “Blessed”
- Jordin Sparks – “Christmas Takes Me Back Home”
- Dionne Bromfield – “Christmas For One”
- Anthony Gargiula – “Fall in Love with Christmas”
Bonus Track: - Marisha Wallace – “Little House in the Snow”