![]() ![]() Your friends will begin that little half-dance that suggests they haven't had quite enough to drink yet. Just when your guests are thinking, "Boy, this party is a snoozer," hit them with James Brown's Funky Christmas, a greatest-hits compilation comprising three holiday records from the hardest working man in show business. The stand-out track: An original by the band Phoenix, "Alone on Christmas Day." It's so catchy you'll swear you've heard it before, maybe in a Wes Anderson movie. Follow with the soundtrack to Bill Murray's Netflix special A Very Murray Christmas, featuring tongue-in-cheek covers by Hollywood elite. Gently coax your guests into a good time with some lightly comedic Christmas music, something that says, "I can't believe we're adults wearing ugly sweaters."īarenaked for the Holidays, from The Barenaked Ladies, is a surprisingly spiritual album from a band most famous for lyrics like "Chickity China the Chinese chicken." It's also pretty inclusive: They sing Hanukkah songs, spiritual and secular classics, even "Auld Lang Syne." If you only play one track, make it "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings," a holiday classic mash-up featuring Sarah McLachlan that (somehow) borders on funky.īecause the Barenaked Ladies are hokey, you're going to want to balance their earnestness with something more hip. Partygoers are like baby animals lost in the woodland hills-they need to be lured into the spirit. A good, party-friendly Christmas mix strikes a balance between jingle-bell-ringin' enthusiasm and laying down a chill vibe. But in the hours before that, when everyone is still making small talk, it's important to set a mood. ![]() Once everyone's drunk on eggnog, you can whip out Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" so the horde can screech along. If you're throwing a Christmas party, you're going to need holiday music on rotation.
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