The Hotel's Mark and Alison pick their top party tunes

Party season is in full swing, but the biggest night of the year is just on the horizon: Sunday 28th December at 8pm, when an all-new series of The Hotel will return to Channel 4!

To celebrate this (oh, and the New Year festivities that are apparently also soon), hotel legend Mark Jenkins, with his friend and former colleague Alison Pennell, have chosen their top songs for getting a party started.

Series 4 of The Hotel heads back to Torquay as hapless Hotelier Mark returns for one summer season in a role as Entertainments Manager at The Cavendish Hotel, just metres away from his former haunt The Grosvenor. His old pal Alison pops in for support (and gentle ridiculing) along the way.

For the task of choosing music for a party, Mark has used his experience of over 30 years in the hospitality and events sector to pick songs including 'Macarena' and 'Hi Ho Silver Lining'. Thankfully, Alison was on hand with a selection of other songs. Together they’ve chosen 50 of the best party classics, with everything from One Direction to The Village People.

This once-in-a-lifetime compilation is not available in any stores, but can be found on Spotify. Visit Channel4.com/thehotel or head to Channel 4's Spotify to add this to your collection today.

See Mark enjoying one of these hit songs in a first-look clip from Episode 1 below: