Ultimate Christmas Party Playlist

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Tis the season to down the eggnog, snog under the mistletoe and of course rock around the Christmas tree to some awesome jingle bell rock. The yuletide brings with it office parties, family lunches and dinners and gatherings of friends. Such parties need uptempo music and not slow carols like Silver Bells, Silent Night and Joy to the World. This compilation provides you with the best Christmas party songs and if the original is too slow the best version for a party. 

Taking the crown is Jessica Simpson's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, originally sung by Brenda Lee. At a close second place is A*Teens' I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, originally by Wizzard. The only two carols to make it to the list are Boney M's versions of Mary's Boy Child and Zion's Daughter. While we have the usual songs such as Jingle Bell Rock, Sleigh Ride, Jingle Bells and Santa Claus is Coming to Town to the newer ones such as Santa's Coming for Us, Santa Tell Me and Underneath the Tree. So here are the top 40 songs for a Christmas party:

1. Jessica Simpson – Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
2. A* Teens – I wish it could be Christmas everyday 
3. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Jingle bell rock
4. Jane Krakowski – Run run Rudolph
5. Boney M – Feliz navidad
6. Mariah Carey – All I want for Christmas is you
7. Justin Bieber – Santa Claus is coming to town 
8. Britney Spears – My only wish (this year)
9. Chris Young – Christmas (Baby please come home) 
10. Jane Krakowski – I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus 
11. Boney M – Mary’s boy child/Oh my Lord 
12. Elton John – Step into Christmas 
13. Hillary Duff – Sleigh ride 
14. Sia – Santa’s coming for us 
15. Cascada – Last Christmas 
16. Jackson 5 – Frosty the snowman
17. Kylie Minogue – Christmas isn’t Christmas till you get here
18. Selena Gomez and the Scene – Winter wonderland 
19. Steps – Merry X-mas everybody 
20. Spice Girls – Christmas wrapping 
21. Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 
22. Jim Reeves – Merry Christmas polka 
23. Pussycat Dolls – Santa baby 
24. Lady Antebellum – Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow 
25. Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the tree 
26. Michael Bublé  – Jingle Bells 
27. Kylie Minogue – At Christmas 
28. Sia – Ho ho ho 
29. Glee Cast – Here comes Santa Claus 
30. Boney M – Zion’s daughter 
31. Echosmith ft. Hunter Hayes – Happy Xmas (War is over) 
32. Jim Reeves – Dear Senor Santa Claus 
33. NSYNC – Merry Christmas, happy holidays 
34. Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton – You make me feel like Christmas 
35. Leona Lewis – One more sleep
36. Ariana Grande – Santa tell me 
37. Destiny’s Child – 8 days of Christmas  
38. Mariah Carey – Oh Santa 
39. LeAnne Rimes – Must be Santa 
40. Katy Perry – Every day is a holiday 

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Best Songs about Female Empowerment/Top Girl Power Anthems

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Happy Women's Day. This year the theme for the International Women's Day is "Be Bold For Change". Surprise, surprise, we have songs about female empowerment and here I have compiled a list of the top girl power anthems which address themes such as female empowerment, equality, independence of women etc. In terms of genre we have mostly Pop, Hip-Hop and R&B. Beyonce aka Queen Bey leads the fray with her Run The World (Girls) and she also has two other entries on the list along with two more entries as part of Destiny's Child. Aretha Franklin's classic hit Respect is at No.2 with Destiny's Child's global smash Independent Women Part 1 at No.3. So without much further ado, here are the 28 top girl power anthems of all time. 

1. Beyonce – Run the world (girls)
2. Aretha Franklin – Respect 
3. Destiny’s Child – Independent women part 1
4. Little Mix – Salute
5. Lily Allen – Hard out here
6. Madonna – Express yourself
7. Gloria Gaynor – I will survive
8. Fifth Harmony – That;s my girl 
9. Pussycat Dolls – I don’t need a man
10. Rihanna – Only girl (in the world)
11. Girls Aloud – Something new
12. Cher – Woman’s world
13. Pink – So what
14. Fifth Harmony – Bo$$
15. Demi Lovato – Confident
16. Daya – Sit still, look pretty 
17. Ciara – Goodies
18. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (what doesn’t kill you)
19. Beyonce – Single ladies (put a ring on it)
20. Katy Perry – Roar
21. Destiny’s Child – Survivor
22. The Band Perry – Done.
23. Beyonce – Irreplaceable
24. Idina Menzel – Let it go
25. Charli XCX – Body of my own
26. Shania Twain – Man! I feel like a woman
27. Katy Perry – Part of me 
28. Meghan Trainor – No

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The Ultimate Stripper Playlist

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Stripping is probably the oldest profession in the world, as taking one's clothes off precedes any sort of prostitution. Moreover, if you are going to take your clothes off, you might as well get paid for it. Stripping or exotic dancing or whatever you may want to call it involves a performance, which more or less involves music. The music involved is almost always a slow beat accompanied by lyrics full of sexual innuendo. Slow paced dance-pop and R&B dominates the list with numerous entries by girl bands especially the Pussycat Dolls. PCD takes the crown with their global hit Dontcha, followed by Nelly's Hot in herre and Snoop Dogg's Wet. Most of the songs on the list are full of sultry imagery with girls/women giving it to someone or getting it from someone, or just plainly referring to their bodies, or body parts. Nicole Scherzinger leads with 8 entries along with 4 from her days with PCD and Britney Spears has 6 entries, while Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg have 4 entries each. So here is the Best Stripping Songs of All Time:-

1. Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes – Dontcha
2. Nelly – Hot in herre
3. Snoop Dogg – Wet
4. Britney Spears – Gimme more
5. 50 Cent ft. Olivia – Candy shop
6. Pussycat Dolls – Buttons
7. Lil Wayne ft. Static Major – Lollipop
8. Britney Spears – I’m a slave 4 u
9. Christina Aguilera ft. Redman – Dirrty
10. Nicole Scherzinger ft. T.I. – Whatever u like
11. Beyonce & Shakira – Beautiful liar
12. LL Cool J – Doin’ it
13. Christina Aguilera, Mya, Lil’ Kim & Pink – Lady Marmalade
14. Kelis – Milkshake
15. Fergie – London bridge
16. Brown Eyed Girls – Kill bill
17. Beyonce ft. Sean Paul – Baby boy
18. Ginuwine – Pony
19. Pixie Lott – Mama do (uh oh, uh oh)
20. Britney Spears – Piece of me
21. Sugababes – Get sexy
22. Jennifer Lopez ft. Iggy Azalea – Booty
23. Rihanna – Pour it up
24. Alexandra Stan – Lollipop (param pam pam)
25. Santana ft. Rob Thomas – Smooth
26. Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
27. Marvin Gaye – Sexual healing
28. Enrique Iglesias ft. Lil Wayne – Push
29. Nicole Scherzinger – Wet
30. ACDC – You shook me all night long
31. Ciara – Body party
32. R.Kelly – Thoia thong
33. Pussycat Dolls – Bottle pop
34. Soulja Boy – Pretty boy swag
35. Beyonce – Naughty girl
36. Stella Mwangi ft. Mohombi – Hula hoop
37. Dev – In my trunk
38. Tinashe ft. SchoolBoy Q – 2 on
39. Britney Spears – Circus
40. Timbaland ft. Dev – Break ya back
41. Quentisha Benjamin – Get loose
42. Ciara – Goodies
43. Jennifer Lopez ft. Lil Wayne – I’m into you
44. Truth Hurts ft. Rakim – Addictive
45. Jessica Simpson ft. Lil Bow Wow – Irresistible
46. Beyonce – Dance for you
47. DJ Snake with Dillon Francis – Get low
48. Girls’ Generation – Hoot  
49. Fergie – L.A. Love (la la)
50. Dev ft. Sage the Gemini – Kiss it
51. Mike WiLL Made-it ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J – 23
52. Akon ft. Eminem – Smack that
53. P. Diddy ft. Nicole Scherzinger – Come to me
54. Shaggy ft. Brian & Tony Gold – Hey sexy lady
55. David Guetta ft. Timbaland & Dev – I just wanna f
56. Fergie – Bailamos
57. Iggy Azalea – Pu$$y
58. Usher ft. Ludacris & Lil Jon – Yeah
59. Britney Spears – My prerogative
60. Janet Jackson – That’s the way love goes
61. Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd – Love me harder
62. Marvin Gaye – Let’s get it on
63. Will.I.Am ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & French Montana – Feelin’ myself
64. R.Kelly – Ignition (Remix)
65. Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs & Dev – Like a G6
66. TLC – Red light special
67. Daddy Yankee ft. Nicole Scherzinger – Papi lover
68. Lloyd ft. J.Cole & Nicki Minaj – Take it off
69. Sisqo – Thong song
70. Def Leppard – Pour some sugar on me
71. Sean Paul ft. Alexis Jordan – Got 2 luv u
72. Brown Eyed Girls – Abracadabra
73. Shakira ft. Timbaland & Lil Wayne – Give it up to me
74. Jeremih ft. 50 Cent – Down on me
75. Chingy – Right thurr
76. Destiny’s Child – Nasty girl
77. Pussycat Dolls ft. Will.I.Am – Beep
78. 2 Chainz ft. Nicki Minaj – I luv dem strippers
79. Madcon ft. Ameerah – Freaky like me
80. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – Worth it
81. Dev – Fireball
82. Hilary Duff – Reach out
83. Far East Movement – Girls on the dance floor
84. Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg – Wiggle
85. Britney Spears – Break the glass
86. Belly ft. Snoop Dogg – Hot girl
87. Donna Summer – Love to love you baby
88. Ludacris – How low
89. Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Give it to me
90. Kesha – Run devil run
91. Tyga – Rack city
92. Flo Rida ft. Ne-Yo – Be on you
93. Inna ft. Marian Hill – Diggy down
94. Girls’ Generation – The boys
95. Robin Thicke ft. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz) – Give it 2 u
96. Will.I.Am – I got it from my mama
97. Enrique Iglesias – Ring my bells
98. Kardinal Offishall ft. Akon – Dangerous
99. Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell – Drop it like it’s hot
100. Mohombi – Sex your body

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Cheekiest Christmas Songs of All Time

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'Tis the season to be jolly, and what better way than to have a good laugh at the cheekiest christmas songs of all time. Apart from the christmas carols and the revered hymns, we also have christmas songs such as White Christmas, Blue Christmas and Jingle Bells. But there are those songs released by artists to heighten the holiday cheer, with whimsical lyrics about grandmas being run over by reindeer and a mother kissing a Santa Claus. Moreover, they have been covered by popular artists such as Ariana Grande, the Pussycat Dolls and the Jackson 5. Whilst there are perverted christmas songs out there with explicit lyrics, those have been excluded from the list, purely on the basis that they were not produced in the spirit and joy of christmas but to ridicule the festival. However, these songs are cheeky and funny, the top five of which are hilarious. So enjoy…

1. Ella Fitzgerald – Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney
2. Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby
3. Jimmy Boyd – I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
4. Elmo & Patsy – Grandma got run over by a reindeer
5. Art Mooney & His Orchestra ft. Barry Gordon – Nuttin’ for Christmas
6. Gayla Peevey – I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
7. Spike Jones & His City Slickers – All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
8. Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer – Baby, it’s cold outside
9. Chuck Berry – Run run Rudolph
10. Destiny’s Child – 8 Days of Christmas

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Greatest Girl Groups of All Time

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A girl group is a music act featuring several hot/sexy/beautiful teenage girls or those in their early twenties who generally harmonize together. Whilst it is clear that looks and talents are not enough to end up in a girl group you need that star quality identity which their domineering managers and publicists can exploit in marketing them. Of course the first wave of girl groups hit the music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s between the decline of early rock and roll and the British Invasion many of whom were influenced by doo-wop style. The next tide came in during the late 90s with the next best thing after The Beatles hitting the pop world by storm, the Spice Girls. 

Whilst taking the crown as the best girl group of all time, they are definitely unbeaten in all their records from the best-selling female group of all time to the best-selling single and album by a female group of all time as well. Although short-lived probably due to the inability to handle that much success Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty parted ways in 2000. It appears that girl groups do tend to have a shorter lifespan than boy bands, probably due to girls being unable to stick together for long than guys. Pop is definitely the genre of the girl groups with R&B and Hip-Hop also in the fray. Girl groups have also set the stage for some of their members who went solo and became a global success. The success stories of Melanie B, Beyonce, Diana Ross, Nicole Scherzinger, Hyuna and Cheryl Cole are all examples of how these stars reaped the benefits of their post girl group days. In the recent past there has been another tide of girl groups coming in with groups such as The Saturdays, Little Mix, Neon Jungle and G.R.L. all gaining worldwide recognition and success. So here are the Best 50 Girl Groups of All Time.

1. Spice Girls
   
2. The Supremes
   
3. Destiny’s Child
   
4. TLC
   
5. The Pussycat Dolls
   
6. Sugababes
   
7. Bananarama
   
8. All Saints
   
9. En Vogue
   
10. The Bangles
    
11. The Shirelles
    
12. Atomic Kitten
    
13. The Pointer Sisters
    
14. Girls Aloud
    
15. Sister Sledge
    
16. Salt n’ Pepa
    
17. Eternal
    
18. Wilson Phillips
    
19. Little Mix
    
20. Girls’ Generation
    
21. The Three Degrees
    
22. SWV
    
23. The Emotions
    
24. The Andrew Sisters
    
25. AKB48
    
26. The Ronettes
    
27. 2NE1
    
28. The Chordettes
    
29. 4Minute
    
30. Mis-Teeq
    
31. LaBelle
    
32. B*Witched
    
33. The Chiffons
    
34. The Marvelettes
    
35. The Go-Go’s
    
36. Las Ketchup
    
37. Dixie Chicks
    
38. Expose
    
39. Brown Eyed Girls
    
40. Martha & the Vandellas
    
41. Bond
    
42. Wonder Girls
    
43. The Dixie Cups
    
44. The Saturdays
    
45. Neon Jungle
    
46. The Crystals
    
47. Fifth Harmony
    
48. The Shangri-Las
    
49. G.R.L.
    
50. Honeyz
    

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