Just under the wire, here it is: the naked mix: Holiday Special Funk Hop Dance Extravaganzarama.

Rosko - Peacemaker - I hear it’s a holiday, but my work is never done, and funk doesn’t stop for anything. I’m the earth shaker, the earth quaker. Codename: Peacemaker. Put this one on with the lights down low, spotlight on the doorway as you burst through for your grand entrance. The family will love it.

C-Mon and Kypski - Shitty Bum - You’ve had your entrance music playing for three and a half minutes now, building the tension. All eyes on you. So get on that dance floor, and bust a groove. It’s time to get funky fresh.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Keep On Looking (Kenny Dope Remix) - Break it down. Kenny Dope stretches out this originally 3-minute wonder, keeping faithful but infusing the song with even more funk. (Who even knew that was possible!) This is where you get out of the spotlight, and let the whole family get to jumping.

Kira Neris - Open Doors - We’re going to take a break here. A couple tracks worth of relaxation; just enough to trick everyone into thinking that’s the end of the show. Let the crowd disperse a little, conversations rising slowly over the downtempo beats of Kira Neris. Take a breather yourself. Your time will come again soon enough.

Micky Green - Oh! - Nap time isn’t over yet, but let’s see if we can’t get some of the family back onto the dance floor. I don’t know if this song owes more to Renaud Létang’s production or Micky Green’s, but it has that perfect combination of electronic beats and subdued vocals that says there’s some energy coming right around the corner.

Dujeous - Shades of Green (featuring Jigsaw and Delta) - Fuck yes. Infectious beats. Vitriolic lyrics. The formula for opening eyes and getting patrons swaying in their seats.

Outlines - Now That I’m Free (featuring RZA) - You probably don’t realize this, but I was raised on New Jersey ska, top 40 stations, and the Wu-Tang Clan. Yes. So excuse my affinity for anything featuring one of the founding members, but this track features great rhymes and a built-in mashup sound that I can’t resist.

Johnnie Taylor - Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day) - A dedication to all those hurting for love on this wintery eve: How would Romeo feel if his Juliet had turned down his advances and played hard-to-get? He wouldn’t have let this bother him, I know, because where there’s life, there’s hope. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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