I like a challenge, especially when it involves getting a whole room full of mainly men up and dancing after a big lunch at 3pm on Christmas Eve. Naturally most people want to head straight home after these events, but the management of Hotcha, a rapidly expanding chain of Chinese takeaway restaurants obviously had other ideas, and it was up to me to help enforce them as best as possible.
After about 20 minutes I realised that R’n’b was their poison so we were off with various classics old and new including repeating several songs – the Gangnam Style dance getting better and better with every play.
I think I can safely say that after almost two hours everyone had forgotten that they were going crazy on the dance floor in a conference room in the middle of the Holiday Inn at 5pm on Christmas Eve. I certainly had.
15:01 : Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
15:05 : Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida – Troublemaker
15:08 : Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Starting Something
15:12 : Chris Brown – Yeah 3X
15:16 : Psy – Gangnam Style
15:19 : Pitbull ft. TJR – Don’t Stop The Party
15:20 : LMFAO – Sexy & I Know It
15:24 : Wiley ft. Skepta, JME & Ms D – Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)
15:28 : Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
15:30 : A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Do – Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
15:34 : will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – Scream & Shout
15:37 : Wiley – Heatwave (feat. Ms D)
15:39 : Azealia Banks – 212
15:42 : Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
15:44 : House Of Pain – Jump Around
15:48 : Sean Paul Feat. Alexis Jordan – Got 2 Luv U
15:51 : Flo Rida – Low (Feat. T-Pain)
15:54 : Rihanna – Pon de Replay
15:57 : Jay Z and Kanye West – N***as In Paris (Clean)
16:00 : Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
16:02 : Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like It’s Hot
16:08 : Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
16:11 : Psy – Gangnam Style
16:15 : Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music
16:18 : D’Banj – Oliver Twist
16:21 : Far East Movement – Turn Up The Love
16:25 : Rihanna – Diamonds
16:28 : Rihanna Feat. Drake – What’s My Name
16:33 : will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – Scream & Shout
16:36 : David Guetta Feat. Akon – Sexy Chick
16:39 : Jay Z and Kanye West – N***as In Paris (Clean)
16:42 : Sidney Samson Feat. Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (Lets Go!)
16:45 : Usher featuring Young Jeezy – Love In This Club
16:48 : Wiley ft. Skepta, JME & Ms D – Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)
16:49 : Lucenzo – Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)
16:54 : Pitbull – Give Me Everything
16:58 : DJ Fresh – Gold Dust (Shy Fx Re-Edit)
17:00 : Chase & Status ft. Liam Bailey – Big Man
