Let's set the scene: you’ve been up since the crack of the dawn watching presents being ripped open, numerous family and friends have called to wish you a Merry Christmas and the turkey has only JUST gone into the oven.
You’ve got another three hours worth of slaving away in the kitchen to ensure everyone gets the perfect Christmas dinner. And yes, three hours of cooking can sound like HELL, but when you have a bloody banging' Christmas Day playlist it will FLYYYY by.
That's why we've quizzed DJ and Hoxton Radio presenter Arielle Free on her ultimate Christmas Day playlist. She's compiled some of the coolest Christmas and chart songs on the block to help get you into the festive spirit on the big day.
Arielle's ULTIMATE xmas playlist:
Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Blondie - One Way or Another
Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (side note: omg, what a banger)
Peggy Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Jamiraquia - Canned Heat
Queens Of The Stone Age - The Way You Used Yo
Mary J Blige - Family Affair
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Wolf Alice - Beautifully Unconventional
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Earth Wind and Fire - September
Pharrell Williams - Come Get It Bae
Katy Perry - Bon Appetite Baby
Chuck Berry - Run Run Rudolph
Craig David - Seven Days
Salt n Pepper - Push It
Apache - Jump On It
Beach Boys -Little Saint Nick
Harry styles - Kiwi
Wham - Club Tropicana
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Niall Horan - Slow Hands
Little Mix - Touch Of Your Love
Boney M - Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord
Adele - Rolling in the deep
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Arctic Monkeys - Certain Romance
Destiny’s Child - 8 Days Of Christmas
Robin S - Show Me Love
Anne Marie - Ciao Adios
George Benson - Give Me The Night
Rudimental ft Ed Sheeran - Bloodstream
Sia - Santa's Coming For Us
Elder Brook and Camelphat - Cola
The Killers - The Man
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Stormzy & MNEK - Blinded By Your Grace
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas
We know - what a FAB bunch of songs. Play them via Arielle's Spotify playlist here.
You can catch Arielle Free on Scrambled every Saturday (and on Christmas and Boxing Day!).