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Breakfast with Ed James
“The festive season is finally here!”
If you’re like me, ‘tis the season to spend some time with the family, have drinks with friends, and eat a ridiculous amount of cheese!
For me, music also plays a massive part of the festive period. On December 1st, Christmas officially launches on Heart and we play an hour of the biggest and best Christmas songs at 8am in the morning, and our listeners go crazy! So this month, I thought I’d pull together a list of must-have songs for your Christmas party playlist. Whether you’re hosting a Christmas Eve, Boxing Day or New Year’s Eve party, these songs simply HAVE to be on there.
Ed Sheeran has, without a doubt, been one of the biggest stars of the year. So first up, his first single from his 2017 album, Shape of You, needs to be the first track played out of the speakers. Be sure to play Galway Girl later on in the evening and watch as your guests perform an Irish jig!
Has anyone else noticed that lots of artists have released Spanish-influenced music this year? It started with Justin Bieber’s Despacito which achieved incredible success across the world. Enrique and X Factor winner Matt Terry were hot on Justin’s heels with their release of Subeme La Radio later in the summer. Finally, Little Mix featured in Latin American boy band CNCO’s single Reggaeton Lento to complete the trilogy of 2017 Spanish hits. I’ve got to admit, I have loved every single one of them. These songs are bound to get your party started!
No festive party would be complete without the Christmas classics everyone loves! Of course Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas has to feature somewhere on the playlist, as does Wham!’s Last Christmas. My final piece of advice, finish the playlist with the huge anthem that is The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York. Cue everyone wrapping their arms around each other in a circle and all singing very loudly (and probably very badly at this point) which will end your party on a big high!
Enjoy the festive season everyone!
Hear the new sound of Heart Breakfast with Ed and Gemma, weekdays from 6-10am. Tune in on Heart 100.7, DAB, at
heart.co.uk or via Heart mobile app.
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