Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
English singer Olivia Dean and her band cover her favorite Christmas song while dressed in festive costumes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
Canadian singer Michael Bublé warms our hearts with a wonderfully smooth rendition of this Christmas classic. Written in nineteen fifty-one by Meredith Wilson, the song has been recorded by many artists, and you are almost guaranteed to hear it somewhere in the run up to Christmas!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
First released back in 1979, this single from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney continues to be widely played at Christmastime. In fact, it was once estimated that he makes $400,000 per year from the royalties!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
Dutch DJ and music producer Tiësto was once voted the best DJ of all time. Here he collaborates with up-and-coming Canadian singer Tate McRae to bring us a fresh, grooving dance tune.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
With the dazzling sparkle of Christmas around us, Katy Perry invites us to think of the important things that money can’t buy... such as love!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Gaby Moreno performs "The Immigrants" with Metropolis Ensemble and LADAMA live at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall. The concert, which was part of the Ecstatic Music series, celebrated the release of ¡Spangled!, Moreno's album with Van Dyke Parks.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Post Britpop band Starsailor play their hit song “Four to the Floor” live at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest and best known music festival. Held on farmland in the South of England, it is attended annually by around two hundred thousand people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Taylor Swift and Zayn recorded “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” for the soundtrack of the movie Fifty Shades Darker. The pair represent an estranged couple who are still drawn to each other as they ponder life beyond their relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom, USA
On “Dusk till Dawn," Zayn from the band One Direction and Australian singer-songwriter Sia collaborate on a song in which they tell the story of two lovers who are willing to do whatever it takes to stay together.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer songwriter and pianist John Legend has appeared on the albums of stars such as Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, and the Black Eyed Peas. This was his first single as a solo artist, from his debut album, Get Lifted, and was written and produced with rapper Kanye West.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
American pop singer Gayle spells out her feelings for an ex in this expletive-filled song that is not for the sensitive ear!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Sweden
Saying “For what it’s worth" usually suggests that what we are about to say might not be particularly helpful or meaningful... but that we’ll say it anyway! Swedish rock band The Cardigans gave this title to a song that chronicles the perilous time when we first declare our romantic feelings for someone.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
“Worth it," a catchy pop song from American girl group Fifth Harmony, features American rapper Kid Ink and a strong crossover into Balkan and Middle Eastern music.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Harry Styles found fame with the boy band One Direction, and has now released a solo album entitled Harry’s House. The lyrics in this song point to something gone awry in a relationship, and a deep sense of estrangement and separation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In “All That x Alien Boy," Oliver Tree views life from the perspective of an alien, or perhaps an alienated young man. Fallen to earth and strangely disconnected from the humans around him, he will somehow make it work.
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