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¹ First Choice is an American girl group vocal music trio from Philadelphia. The group produced the Soul/disco hits "Armed and Extremely Dangerous", "Smarty Pants", "The Player", "Love Thang", "Let No Man Put Asunder" and "Doctor Love". They were signed to soul label Philly Groove Records and to disco label Gold Mind in addition to Warner Bros. Records and Salsoul.

Though the group went through various lineups, Rochelle Flemming and Annette Guest were the two consistent members up until they disbanded in 1980. Other members included Wardell Piper, Joyce Jones, Ursula Herring, and Debbie Martin.

Though they never had a major Top 40 hit, they did generate two big Soul hits "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" (#11) and "The Player" (#7).

Salsoul Records who had acquired their back catalog released "Let No Man Put Asunder" from their 1977 album Delusions, which was highly regarded and considered their best. That song was later sampled by Mary J. Blige sparking renewed interest in the group who had a massive influence on 90's House Music from renowned DJs Todd Terry, Danny Tenaglia, and David Morales. Soon the majority of their hits were remixed by other well-known DJs including the more recent faithful renderings by Dr. Packer (a personal Party Favorz favorite).

After listening to this set multiple times, it became clear to me that these songs are better suited for House Music and now Disco House no matter how simple some of them may be. There's no denying the infectiousness of tracks like "Doctor Love," "Love Thang," and "Ain't He Bad."

The songs included in this tribute set are timeless classics no matter how they were received at the time of their release. After all, good music is simply just that and these ladies deserve all the accolades they've received.

It is with great pleasure and immense respect that Party Favorz inducts First Choice into the Diva Hall of Fame.

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Album : First Choice | The Diva Series

Genre : Disco House

Year : 2021

Total Time : 1:54:45

1. Let No Man Put Asunder (That Work Remix)

2. Love Thang (David Morales Remix)

3. Doctor Love (WhiteNoize Remix)

4. Armed And Extremely Dangerous (Full Intention Mix)

5. The Player (The Boris & Mousse T. Classic Vocal)

6. Dr. Love (Dr. Packer Remix)

7. Double Cross (Danny Tenaglia Remix)

8. I Can Show You (Better Than I Can Tell You) (Phonk D Edit)

9. Are You Ready For Me (T-Groove Uplifting Remix)

10. Ain't He Bad (Ralphi Rosario Disco Mix)

11. Hold Your Horses (Take The Reins Re-Edit)

12. Let No Man Put Asunder (Love To Infinity Yellow Cab Mix)

13. Smarty Pants (Redsoul Groove Mix)

14. Guilty (Full Intention Mix)

15. Ain't He Bad (Harlem Hustlers Club Mix)

16. Love And Happiness (Ray Jones Vocal Mix)

17. Let No Man Put Asunder (Dr. Packer Remix)

18. Love Thang (Dr Packer Rework)

19. Love Having You Around (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework)

About this time in 2019, I was hospitalized with a burst appendix where I waited 48 hours to have an operation while they kept me hopped up on painkillers so they could run up the bill with unnecessary tests and then proceed to re-diagnose my pre-existing condition based on a MRI that can only be diagnosed through a lumbar puncture. That doctor went on to become the Republican nominee for the House and lost his ass in a major landslide.

In fact, our entire district in GA flipped from red to blue all the way down to dog catcher. While I ripped him a new one (after the operation because I'm not stupid) and embarrassed the living shit out of him in front of his colleagues, I took some solace in the grifter's epic loss.

Little did I know at the time that the new year was only going to get worse save that single glimpse of hope during the election.

There's no doubt that 2020 will go down as one of the most memorable if not worst years on record. Surprisingly, dance music has been a shiny beacon atop the hill providing stability if not sanity.

2020 is the year of the Disco comeback, which provided a bit of escapism to the new daily routines that were mapped out by mother nature. Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" kicked it off to great applause that was quickly followed by Doja Cat ("Say So") and Lady Gaga ("Rain On Me"). Surprisingly, these songs and/or albums were already in the can before the pandemic hit and acted as a breath of fresh air for our current stale musical landscape. Talk about foresight.

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It was also the year that dance music became more reflective as songs like "ily (i love you baby)" by Surfa Mesa, "Secrets" by Regard & Raye, "Breaking Me" by Topic & A75 and "Looking For Me" by Paul Woolford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax stepped up to massive success where MEDUZA, Becky Hill and Goodboys left off at the end of 2019 with "Lose Control."

For such a shitty year, dance music had a lot to offer in these sobering times.

The Blow Your Own Horn series generally acts as the last kiss-off to the current year while welcoming the incoming one. Most of the year's biggest hits included in this set have been mashed-up with the octave level turned-up high. There's a few new notable tracks and bucket load of classics that have been juiced-up and reimagined with 10 servings of Monster drinks. The energy level is purposely high which should give rise to saying one final FUCK YOU to the year we'd sooner forget.

I want to thank each and everyone of you who have continued to support our mission to bring you the finest in dance music — you mean the world to me. I wish you all a very healthy, happy and prosperous new year. Until next year...PARTY LIKE IT'S 2021 and ENJOY!

Album: Blow Your Own Horn 2021

Genre: EDM, House, Dance, Club

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:09:36

1. Ini Kamoze - Check Hotstepper (DJ KUBA & NEITAN Edit)

2. Oliver Heldens & Riton vs. Doja Cat - Say So vs.Turn Me On (DJs From Mars Bootleg)

3. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (Nejtrino & Baur Remix)

4. Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (Josh Le Tissier & Kazden Remix)

5. Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP (David Guetta Remix)

6. Jack Harlow - What's Poppin' (OB7 Remix)

7. Anthem Kingz x Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (Kingz VOLPE Bootleg Party Starter)

8. Ero Boy - Boom (Original Mix)

9. Endor - Pump It Up (BRKLYN Extended Remix)

10. Arizona Zervas - Roxanne (San Atias Mashup)

11. Samim vs. Blackbear - Heater vs.

We have reached the end of the Top Dance Songs of 2020 with volume 3 and it is glorious! This final volume has a more laidback feel overall and that's because many of the tracks included in these sets are pop hits that were never intended for the dance floor. Nevertheless, the songs are culturally important and resonate with so many people that it's inevitable the label either commissions official remixes or aspiring DJ/producers remix the tracks for their own sets.

You'd think that with everything on lockdown, there wouldn't be that much great dance club music but far from it. That's not to say that there was as much during the second half of the year but we still had more than enough to fill our typical three-volume year-end series.

If anything positive came out of 2020 — it would be musical styles in popular and dance music have started to give way to more diversity in their offerings. I realize that many of the songs in this series rely heavily on a formulaic Future House sound and the likes of Joel Corry, J Bruus, Colin Jay, Cosmic Dawn, Division 4 & Matt Consola, Ray Isaac, and Charlie Lane have perfected that sound but to their credit — they're serving up dance floor earworms for tracks that otherwise would never get remixed.

Probably one of the most exciting remixes this year was for WAP by DJ Ranny. Yes, there were several unofficial remixes out there but none added to the excitement and party nature of the song. When Ranny sent his take over — I was bowled over as I immediately knew he hit a home run! It's a shame it couldn't have been enjoyed more on dance floors across the globe because it was a surefire winner.

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I think Dua Lipa tapped into something with the direction of music by digging into the 70s Disco, 80s Dance, and 90s House Music to create a feel-good escape on her sophomore effort "Future Nostalgia." Doja Cat equally did a great job of keeping our heads nodding to a slinky disco beat. Don't be surprised if Madonna finally — after all these years of begging her — goes back to her roots and delivers a carefree album that taps into the energy of her debut album. I'll lay down good money on it.

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In the interim, I hope everyone is enjoying this mega time capsule of the year 2020 with all the good, bad and ugly this year will be known for decades to come. We have one more set to close the year out and I'll do my best to make it one roof-raising floor scorcher for all my party people. Until then...ENJOY!

Album: Top Dance Songs of 2020 Volume 3

Genre: EDM, House, Dance, Disco

Year: 2020

Total Time: 02:49:08

1. Becky Hill feat. Shift K3Y - Better Off Without You (Joel Corry Club Mix)

2. Jonas Brothers - Only Human (J Bruus Remix)

3. SAINt JHN - Trap (Rompasso Remix)

4. Tate McRae - You Broke Me First (Luca Schreiner Remix)

And the hits keep on rolling out! Party Favorz is back with volume two of the Top Dance Songs of 2020 and this one digs deeper.

One of the constraints of 2020 is the pandemic resulted in clubs and venues shutting down. Billboard's Dance Club chart is based on select DJ responses to track and create that chart and without input — the chart was suspended in March. "Love Hangover 2020" by Diana Ross was the last song to top that chart back in March before its demise. Leave it to the queen to have the last word.

While I use charts as a basis for compiling my year-end sets — they aren't the final word; rather a guide. Usually, I use a variety of charts that differ significantly like Billboard's Dance Club, Electronic Dance Music, and Top 100 charts to compile these sets. This year, I added Beatport (who no longer compiles an end-of-year chart for some odd reason), Spotify, and YouTube streams as a basis for making my decisions.

There is some consistency in that they all tend to agree on the top 10 - 20 songs but differ wildly from there. "Roses" by SAINt JHN (Imanbek Remix) has topped everyone's list. But, "Rain On Me" by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, "ily" by surf mesa featuring Emilee, "Ride It." by Regard, "Breaking Me" by Topic & A7S, "Higher Love" by Kygo and Whitney Houston, "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry X MNEK, "Secrets" by Regard & RAYE, and "Don't Stop Now" by Dua Lipa have been fairly consistent on most of their year-end charts. From there, everything wildly differs.

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That's where YouTube comes into play. I look at the total number of views for videos and then cross reference the charts to base my decisions. Everyone can reasonably disagree on the inclusion of certain songs but Party Favorz attempts to hit all the high notes of the year as long as they had a certain amount of impact on the listener. That and my personal favorites will always be included.

You'll also notice some carryover from 2019. Songs that were massive the previous year that continued to chart and were in heavy rotation on radio or in the clubs (for a while) and songs that were released in late 2019 but hadn't peaked until the next year but already had enough impact to be included on both year-end charts.

Ultimately, I decide what gets included and frankly, you won't find a more comprehensive compilation for any given year in dance music than Party Favorz. My goal is to provide you with a soundtrack to your life at any given moment in time. As a result, I always recommend you download and store these sets because 10 - 20 years from now, you'll be glad you did. Trust me.

We have one more set to go before Christmas and I'll be discussing the DJs and producers that had the biggest impact on the dance music scene in 2020 and know — it wasn't anyone nominated for a Grammy (a useless award if ever there was one). Until the next time...ENJOY!

This set had a massive update because I was not happy with the final product. 

Album: Top Dance Songs of 2020 Volume 2

Genre: EDM, House, Dance, Disco

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:01:00

1. Major Lazer feat. Marcus Mumford - Lay Your Head On Me (Joel Corry Club Mix)

2. Post Malone - Circles (Charlie Lane Remix)

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As Party Favorz winds down 2020 — it's time for our annual Top Dance Songs of the year non-stop dance music set(s). This series features the biggest dance hits of the year and this year starts to shake things up.

Not since 2015 has the year-end dance music chart been this diverse in its offerings. The entire dance music scene is finally beginning to shake loose from its tight-knit structure to more loosely reflect a wider variety of genres. Nowhere is this evident than in the resurgence of Disco.

That's not to say that Disco music was the end-all this year but its reemergence hit at the right time. The 1970s and early 80s were considered a time of decadence and escapism from a downtrodden economy, long gas lines, and high unemployment, and Disco was the perfect escape to ease people's anxiety. Enter stage left Dua Lipa.

It's been said that Dua Lipa's sophomore effort "Future Nostalgia" was an iffy proposition for the young singer as it didn't fit in with what was being played on radio. However, she wasn't interested in making another "New Rules" set of songs and just wanted to make people feel good. After a live session was leaked online, she was forced to release the album earlier than the original pushed-back timetable due to Covid. The gamble paid off in a BIG way.

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"Future Nostalgia" received rave reviews (even from this writer) and was an uplifting breath of fresh air at a time when everyone had gone into lockdown. In short, it was just what the doctor ordered. Now she's received a record six nominations for "Don't Start Now" and "Future Nostalgia" — the gamble has paid off.

Equally exciting is the continued acceleration of DJ and music producer Purple Disco Machine. Party Favorz has been excited about the German native's work and featured him in a Legacy series because it was evident the man was going places. As usual, I was right because he's literally been all over the place in 2020 and is now branching out. The future looks bright for PDM and Party Favorz looks forward to the continued promotion of his work.

In the next installment, I'll discuss the darker side of the year's biggest dance hits as well as the daunting task of compiling all the tracks that round out this set.

I'm in a bit of a rushed mood to get these out in time. It took a week to pull everything together and then narrow down the tracks that would be used. However, it took one day to put this first set together, and should be smooth sailing from here on out. I'll be back on Saturday with volume 2 of the Top Songs of 2020. Until then...ENJOY!

I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Joe S. for his generous donation. While donations are not necessary — they are always needed and much welcome. So a big XOXO to Joe! Juice WRLD's "Come And Go" was removed from this set. Not sure how it got there but it does not belong. The transition after "Say So" by Doja Cat was shortened.

Album: Top Dance Songs of 2020 Volume 1

Genre: EDM, House, Dance, Disco

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:09:36

1. Doja Cat - Say So (Division 4 & Matt Consola Club Remix)

2. BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton - Supalonely (PeteDown Club Mix)

3. Sam Smith - Diamonds (Jacked Remix)

4. Paul Woolford, Diplo & Kareen Lomax - Looking for Me (Extended Mix)

5. Topic & A7S - Breaking Me (Extended Mix)

Party Favorz is back with our final funky disco house shit set of the year and it's chock full of Disco House Music treasures.

We always look forward to new music from Purple Disco Machine and his original track with Mind Enterprises "Exotica" fills that void. The songs has a fairly simple pulsating electronic beat complete with a vocoder to give it an 80's futuristic feel. After several listens — it became clear to me that PDM needs to collaborate with Pet Shop Boys for a match made in heaven.

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Another personal favorite is Mark Knight and Jem Cooke's "Drowning In the Dark." It appears this song is not getting the attention it deserves so I'm here to plug it because it steps out of the more progressive work Mark has been putting out for awhile now and drowns us in an ocean disco delights.

DJ Meme is back with Inaya Day and Aline Rocha on the wonderful "Satisfy" where Yam Who? reworks the original into a crowd pleaser.

There's lot's of classic reworks and samples in this set like Liquid Gold's "Dance Yourself Dizzy" where you'd never know it from the original, Kurd Maverick & The Cube Guys' "It's Not Over" samples the First Choice classic "Let No Man Put Asunder" (more on these ladies coming in 2021), Adri Block & Paul Parsons do faithful housed-up rendition of the Al Wilson Soul classic "Show and Tell" that delivers in spades, and Christopher Williams & Carolyn Griffey remake the D-Train classic "You're the One For Me" with LEGEND Steve 'Silk' Hurley doing remix honors.

Hot on the heels of the Bee Gees documentary that debuts on HBO on Saturday, Ian Ossia is back with a total rework of "You Should Be Dancing" bringing the massive disco classic into the 21st century with "Moves At Midnight."

Overall, this set much more soulful than previous efforts while retaining its disco roots, which is perfect for escaping from the hell that is 2020.

We're not quite done with the year just yet. I'll start rolling out the biggest dance songs of 2020 with the annual Top Dance Club Songs of the Year shortly before capping off this memorable year (for all the wrong reasons) with our annual Blow Your Own Horn that takes us into 2021 where a whole new fresh hell awaits. Until then...ENJOY!

Album: Postcards From Disco Paradise

Genre: House, Jackin’ House, NuDisco, Disco House

Year: 2020

Total Time: 02:46:57

1. Purple Disco Machine & Mind Enterprises - Exotica (Club Mix)

2. Rhyze - Just How Sweet Is Your Love (Brian & Frankies Club XS Mix)

3. Liquid Gold - Dance Yourself Dizzy (2020 Club Mix)

4. Mark Knight feat. Jem Cooke - Drowning In Your Love (Mark Knight Extended Mix)

5. Per QX & Elias Bravo feat. Jocelyn Brown - It Ain´t Over (David Penn Extended Edit)

6. Adam Nova - Anything For You (Original Mix)

7. Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy (Mike Konstanty Disco Rework)

8. Dr Packer - Get Some Soul (Original Mix)

9. Federico D'Alessio feat. Yvette Pylant - Shining (Shane D Remix)

10. DJ Meme, Inaya Day & Aline Rocha - Satisfy (Yam Who Remix)

Party Favorz is on a roll ensuring all of your holiday stress gets worked out by the end of the year. Jingle Electric is our annual final Dance Club set of the year featuring the latest commercial dance hits. However, since releases have slowed down since the summer — I decided to merge elements of the Peak Hour series and a couple of Disco House tracks to flesh it out to what turned out to be one of the most ambitious sets released this year.

It's starts our a bit moody with John Legend's "Wild," which in the capable hands of Meduza doesn't quite give that EPIC drive you'd expect but gives us an idea on how this song can be transformed by more seasoned remixers. It's still good and a solid opener to the simmering build-up that follows.

Scour the list and the hits will stand out to you but it's everything in-between that's the glue holding everything together. There's quite a bit of solid Tech House tracks like Moreno Pezzolato's "Sexy Back" (yes, Justin Timberlake), Technasia & Green Velvet's "Suga," Bingo Players, Felguk & Fafaq's update of the Nomad 1991 House classic "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion," Kevin McKay & Milos Pesovic's "Work It" (yes, Missy Elliot), Afterman's party house update to the 1950's (yup) "Tequila" originally performed by The Champs and Moreno Pezzolato's "Lose My Breath" (yes, Destiny's Child) along with modern updates of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love" and Flo Rida's "Low."

There's so much goodness here that I may have sapped all of the Blow Your Own Horn madness scheduled for release in a few weeks but I'll figure it out.

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Perhaps one of my favorites in this group is John Summit & Guz's "Thin Line," which updates another 90's House classic "People Hold On" by Coldcut and Lisa Stansfield. This song is apropos for these dark times and with it's signature deep house groove is a perfect fit today's madness.

Even with all this — Party Favorz isn't quite done yet. We've still got a brand-spanking new Disco House scheduled to drop this weekend before launching into our annual Top Dance Club Songs of the Year quickly followed by Blow Your Own Horn. Anyone thinking I'm just skating by needs to get their head adjusted because Party Favorz has become a 60 - 70 hour work week for this one man show.

Weather looks mighty great for this coming weekend in the southeast and I hope things hold up where you're at. I'll be back this weekend. Until then...ENJOY!

Album: Jingle Electric 2020

Genre: House, Future House, Tech House, NuDisco

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:19:23

1. John Legend - Wild (Meduza Remix)

2. Meduza & Dermot Kennedy - Paradise (Extended Mix)

3. Joel Corry vs. Bounce Inc. & Daav One - Sorry Cobra (Tommy Simone Edit)

4. Sigala & James Arthur - Lasting Lover (Tiësto Remix)

5. Third Party & GVN feat. Errol Reid - We Found Love (Extended Mix)

6. Paul Woolford & Diplo vs. Dallerium feat. Brenton Mattheus - Can You Feel It Looking For Me (Audio K9 Mashup)

7. John Summit & Guz - Thin Line (Extended Mix)

8. Torren Foot, Tinie & L Devine - More Life (John Summit Extended Remix)

9. Razor-N-Guido - Do It Again (Greco NYC 20XX Remix)

10. Jodie Harsh - My House (Extended Mix)

11. Redondo & Charles J - My Love (Original Mix)

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Between 2008 and 2009, Party Favorz created a series called the "T-Dance Edition," which in hindsight hues more towards what is known today as Disco House. You may ask yourself what the difference is between the two so I'm here to set you straight (no pun intended).

Tea Dance used to begin as a brunch party with mimosas and later evolved into a late afternoon Sunday party that went on into the early evening so gay men could get their disco on and still be in bed early enough for work the next morning. Over the years, the tradition had pretty much faded but is still in place in various metropolitan areas around the country. In fact, you'll see Barry Harris frequently playing at many of these events and Houston's Dirty Disco (who own their own club) has also maintained the tradition.

The past few years have brought out more vocal disco house tracks typically associated with these weekly events as opposed to the big room tribal house you normally expect. Because music has evolved, you can still throw in some modern future house tracks that have a younger gay appeal and still keep your audience.

A good example from this set is the AWESOME Matt Consola, Aaron Altemose and Brenda Reed collaboration on "Every Moment." Every thing about this track screams GAY. For this set I closed it out with the house-friendly remix by Larry Peace but the Russ Rich and Andy Allder club mix is equally fantastic as a future house track that maintains all the uplifting elements that make this song so fabulous. Peyton's fantastic "Things Can Only Get Better" is another fine example of this balance as well though I went with the Eric Kupper remix since that's who jumpstarted Peyton's career.

It had been my intention since last year to resurrect this series but I hadn't gotten around to it until now. Since I hadn't been doing my duty of setting aside the tracks that showed up in DJ services, I had to go by memory and pulled some tracks from the past two years that I may have mixed in with my Circuit & Anthems series because at the time — I had no place to put them and ended up leaving a lot a great songs on the cutting room floor.

In this first edition, you will find current songs, updated 70's, 80's, and 90's classics, new songs that sample familiar beats from previous eras and lots and lots of DIVAS. At the moment, the hot song on everyone's radar "Finally" by Shapeshifters and Billy Porter is the only crossover track that will show up on the forthcoming Disco House set to be released in a couple of weeks. Otherwise, the Tea Dance Edition will focus on more gay-friendly vocal house with elements of disco.

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I had raved about the output from Nacho Chapado and Ivan Gomez in my last post and there's another area these guys have been targeting with their Disco Gurls moniker, which are club-friendly samples of classic tracks or reimaginations from whole cloth for today's dancefloors. They've taken a very similar track that Almighty has done with their own hi energy remixes and are hitting it out of the ballpark.

Only because Party Favorz understands our audience that I'm confident this set is gonna be massively popular and you can look forward to future releases under this sub-genre. While it can appeal to anyone who enjoys Disco House, it's targeted predominantly at gay men so I'll keep it listed under the Circuit & Anthems genre possibly creating a subgenre for y'all so everything is collected in one easy to loc...

Party Favorz knows you boys have been itchin' for a new circuit and anthems set and the Holiday Edition 2020 will quench your withdrawal symptoms.

This set is packed from top to bottom with the latest circuit tribal house including "Prisoner" by Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa, "Kings & Queens" by Ava Max (a personal favorite that's taken the better part of the year to gain traction), the brand new disco Kylie track "Magic" (not to be confused with the Olivia Newton John classic) that's been given the circuit treatment by Toy Armada, Jason Derulo's "Take You Dancing," Ariana Grande's not so subtle "34 + 35," and Gabby Barrett's "I Hope."

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We've also got monster classic remakes of "Sweet Dreams" by La Bouche, "Mad World" (the Tears for Fears classic) by Tweaka Turner, a Miley Cyrus and Stevie Nicks mashup of "Midnight" and "Edge of Seventeen," Shania Twain's epic "From This Moment," Khia's early millennium naughty track "My Neck, My Back," and the Laid Back funk classic "White Horse," which had already been reworked by Nacho Capado and Ivan Gomez awhile back but why not.

Speaking of which, I want to give a massive heads up to Nacho and Ivan who have been churning out some serious floor scorchers on their own imprint Guareber Recordings. Whether you're looking for big room tribal house or tea party disco house tracks — their label is churning out some of the finest!

Equally, I want to give a shoutout out to Jose Spinnin Cortes who's been around at least as long as Party Favorz has. His work has grown exponentially and he's laying down some earth moving originals that are making a huge imprint on my senses. Whether in English or Spanish, this guy is at the top of his game.

Santa has a ton of stocking stuffers lined-up for December so be sure to pay close attention to this site because we're only getting started. Party Favorz will be back on Saturday with a companion piece to this set the likes of which hasn't been done in 10 years so be sure to stay tuned. Until then...ENJOY!

Album: Holiday Edition 2020 

Genre: Circuit, Tribal, House

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:26:29

1. Offer Nissim feat. Maya Siantov & Vanessa Klein - Breaking Away (Jose Spiinnin Cortes White Label Remix)

2. Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa - Prisoner (Dario Xavier Remix)

3. Topic & A7S - Breaking Me (Rafael Barreto & Alliro Big Room Mix)

4. La Bouche - Sweet Dreams (Dario Xavier 2k20 Remix)

5. Guy Scheiman & Inaya Day - High Energy (Club Mix)

6. Ellie Goulding - The Love I'm Given (Jack Chang Mixes)

7. Guy Scheiman & Nina Flowers - Un Poquito (Club Mix)

8. Anitta feat. Cardi B - Me Gusta (Isak Salazar Cuca Loca Remix)

9. Ava Max - Kings & Queens (Cajjmere Wray Reconstruction)

10. Tweaka Turner - Mad World (Rob Moore Remix)

11. Dua Lipa - Levitating (Roberto Ferrari Club Mix)

12. Miley Cyrus feat. Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Midnight (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)

13. Jax Jones feat. Aura - I Miss You (Dario Xavier Club Remix)

14. Celine Dion - Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore (House of Labs & Diego Santander)

15. BlackPink - Crazy Over You (Ivan Barres Remode Mix)

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As an avowed atheist, some of you may wonder why I bother dropping the X-mas Dance mix every year. I grew up in the Catholic church and for all the drama, the piss poor education, the failed attempt to teach creationism alongside actual science for which I questioned everything and was punished by Sister Ursula repeatedly, and the sexual abuse — you would think that I would shun the holiday season but I don't.

I have a love-hate relationship with Christmas in that I have great memories as a kid going to Corpus Christi, TX to visit Momo and Boonpa, aunts, uncles, and cousins, and always enjoyed myself. My grandparents were non-practicing Baptists, alcoholics, and basically hell raisers, which made them a lot of fun to be around. As I got older and after their deaths, the family pretty much splintered and the era of fun and family had come to an end.

By this time, I was in college in north Texas, alone, afraid, HIV+, and wondered when it was my turn to die. That never happened nor was I ever even close. I was new to the whole gay scene and had become great friends with Kurt who also happened to be from South Texas. He was a smart, bitchy queen that could slice through bullshit the minute it walked through the door. Yes, we were friends with benefits but that's about it.

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I distinctly remember going to meet him for lunch during the season when he worked at Express in the mall and they were playing U2's rendition of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" over their speaker system in the store. There's a feeling of warmness I can't express that comes over me when I hear that song and think about our long-lost friendship. In fact, Kurt was the last person I stayed with in Dallas before driving nine hours back home for good. It's funny how these small insignificant fleeting moments come rushing back but here I am spilling my guts out.

I've been fortunate throughout my life to be in long-term relationships with frankly, some really great guys including my partner Rick for 18 years. I'm not an easy person to get along with and am appreciative of his patience but even he has his limits and puts me in my place when I need to be taken down. I have fond holiday memories of Tommy, Eddie, and Pete that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Nevertheless, mood swings during the season are fairly typical for many people and I'm no different. I fall back on the music and the memories that filled me with happiness and sadness during the holidays and try to spread the joy to anyone needing a boost.

That being said — this will definitely be the last episode of this series. There's no sense in trying to top perfection. These songs vary widely from style to tempo which causes my traditional mixing style to be thrown out the door. This time, I can honestly say, "I nailed it."

I don't know what this next year holds for me or Party Favorz. My goal is to give it one final year to release everything on my bucket list before hanging it up. Priorities can change but for now — my goal is to see this through.

I want to wise everyone a very happy holiday season and hope you put this set to good use. It will brighten up even the most cloudy days while adding some positivity to your life. I'll be back next week as I begin to close out 2020. There's a lot to get done between now and then so until then...ENJOY!

This set is dedicated to my long lost friend Kurt Baum. I hope love and happiness has found you wherever you are. 

Album: X-mas Dance Mix 2020

Genre: Dance, House, Funky

Year: 2020

Total Time: 03:28:08

1. Crystal Waters - Merry Christmas All (Original Mix)

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