Party playlist winners
Australia’s fave boy band spill the secrets to a killer Chrissy soundtrack
Talk us through your top Christmas playlist... MICHAEL TIERNEY: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Michael Buble, Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Frank Sinatra, Merry Christmas, Baby by Otis Redding, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Human Nature and Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Dean Martin. Any tips to creating the perfect party soundtrack? PHIL BURTON: Keep it varied! Christmas songs come in all shapes and sizes – if you just stick to traditional or just crooners then it can get very repetitive. Throw in some Slade followed by Bing Crosby, Elvis and the Vienna Boys Choir. Keep ’em guessing! What’s your secret Christmas entertaining weapon? ANDREW TIERNEY: Lately it’s been deciding to have Christmas lunch at a restaurant – no one has to clean up then! Top tips to getting the party conversation flowing? TOBY ALLEN: In our family we have a rum ball [making] competition each year, so it would be safe ground to launch into past years’ results and give them a rundown of what’s involved.