Mayer Hawthorne reveals his holiday playlist

Besides wrapping up presents for your loved ones and cold weather, December also brings forth the annual share of multiple “best of” music lists. We sure have put lots of dedication in naming the 50 albums that matched our taste, but we have not dedicated lots of thought on what to play during the upcoming holidays. Luckily, Mayer Hawthorne has recently revealed his special Christmas playlist during an interview with AskMen.com.

I’m definitely listening to the James Brown “Soulful Christmas.” That is the ultimate holiday party music. I’ve been bumping a lot of boogaloo stuff lately, like my man Chris Montez’s “Let’s Dance.” It’s like funky, gritty dance music.

There’s a new joint I discovered recently — this group called Jigsaw from back in the day. It doesn’t really fit into any category I know. It’s a song called “One Way Street” from Jigsaw. That’s definitely party music.

Of course you’ve got to put some Mayer Hawthorne in the mix. I always put “Henny & Gingerale” on at every party because it’s all about Henny & Gingerale. That’s my favorite cocktail. That’s what I’m serving at my holiday party.

I love Frank Sinatra — anything from Old Blue Eyes is gonna do the trick. You gotta throw some Barry White in the mix. It always gets the ladies in the mood, and when the ladies are in the mood, everybody is happy. I always play a lot of Detroit ghetto tech and booty and… stuff like DJ Assault and DJ Deeon. That’ll get the party started every time. “Ass ‘n’ Titties,” baby — everybody loves ass and titties.

If you further want to find out Mayer’s thoughts on what’s happening with Detroit music and why it’s important to dress up, go here.