How to get everyone in the family grooving

LEFT the Christmas shopping till the last minute — again? Don’t panic! ADRIAN THRILLS knows what the fussiest music fan would like to unwrap this year...

POP PRINCESSES

wITH bubblegum pop in fine fettle, there are plenty of gift opportunities for teenage girls. Queen of pop Taylor swift had a quiet 2015 (on record, at least), but two other north american singers, Meghan Trainor and Carly rae Jepsen, made strong albums. Trainor followed the swift path to success by serving an apprenticeship in nashville before moving from country to pop.

Her debut album Title (Epic) features the super-catchy all about That Bass.

Canadian singer Carly rae showed admirable swagger on her second album, E·Mo·Tion (Interscope), while Little Mix’s feisty Get weird ( syCo) is a reminder that British women can fashion pop with attitude, too.

Ed sheeran fulfilled a long- held ambition by headlining three nights at wembley stadium in July, and fans wishing to relive the moment can do so with the ‘wembley Edition’ of his last album, X (asylum), which features a bonus dVd crammed with live footage.

TRICKY TEENAGE BOYS

TEEnaGE boys are harder to please, although bracing guitar groups are usually a good bet. London indie quintet The Maccabees made huge strides with their fourth album Marks To Prove It (Fiction), while the female-fronted wolf alice lean heavily on Eighties rock on My Love Is Cool (dirty Hit).

For those with heavier tastes, welsh band skindred augment rousing choruses with piledriving guitars on Volume (napalm), while rudimental’s we The Generation (atlantic) adds greater polish to their euphoric dance rhythms.

TRENDY 20-SOMETHINGS

MUsIC lovers with more mature palates are well catered for this year, too. amy (Island) is the soundtrack to asif Kapadia’s recent biopic and a powerful reminder of the huge talent that lay behind amy winehouse’s tragic life story.

For something more upbeat, soul singer Jess Glynne’s I Cry when I Laugh (atlantic) is a heartbreaking album that raises a smile, and Little Boots’ working Girl (on repeat) addresses the lives of young, working women.

Before co-hosting this year’s X Factor, olly Murs completed a triumphant UK tour that is commemorated on a new edition of his never Been Better album (Epic), a Cd and dVd that features footage from his sold-out o2 arena show in May.

MUSICAL MUMS

adELE’s 25 ( XL) allied emotional songwriting to that big, soulful voice and is an obvious choice for mum. But if 25 already nestles in her collection, country superstar Carrie Underwood’s storyteller ( sony) is an alternative, as is rod stewart’s another Country (decca).

DAD ROCKERS

THE season’s two best boxed sets are a great option for dad. Bruce springsteen’s lavish The Ties That Bind: The river Collection ( Columbia, £ 70) repackages The Boss’s classic 1980 album over four Cds and three dVds.

originally out as an audio-only release, The Beatles’ compilation album 1 (apple, £13 and £33 for the deluxe edition) has also been repackaged as a music and video bundle featuring promotional films for all of the band’s British and american chart-toppers.

Queen’s a night at The odeon (Virgin EMI) is also a colourful dVd that relives a 1975 Christmas Eve show at Hammersmith odeon, with singer Freddie Mercury resplendent in a satin cat suit.

For stones fans, there is a Christmas gift voucher (£25, stonesexhibitionism.com), redeemable for one adult entry into next year’s exhibition of memorabilia at the saatchi Gallery in London.

GROOVY GRANDPARENTS

For grandparents, Elvis and ol’ Blue Eyes come into play. Commemorating what would have been sinatra’s 100th birthday, a Voice on air 1935-1955 (Legacy, £30) is a four-disc set containing 100 Frank sinatra performances from the golden age of radio.

Elvis Presley’s If I Can dream (sony Music) is more of a novelty, grafting the strings of the royal Philharmonic on to It’s now or never, In The Ghetto and Fever.

All albums £8-10 unless indicated. Prices may vary.