10 Tracks about Kindness, Inclusivity, Joy, and Togetherness to add to your Holiday Party Playlist!

by Dec 16, 2019

Check out the 10 tracks about inclusivity, kindness, togetherness, and joy we made for you to add to your holiday party playlist!

‘Tis the season of hot chocolate, fuzzy PJs, gift wrapping, family time, and — of course — your company holiday party.

But don’t let it be just any holiday party, use it as an opportunity to strengthen relationships among employees – and one simple way to anyone’s heart is music! Why not let your holiday music speak for kindness, inclusivity, joy, and togetherness?

Ready to crank up the music WHILE bumping up the respect factor? Below is a list of 10 songs my team and I compiled for you to sneak into your party playlist this holiday season!

P.S. You can find the embedded Spotify AND Youtube playlist at the bottom of this post.

Enjoy!

#1 RESPECT by Aretha Franklin

#2 Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone

#3 All you need is love – The Beatles

#4 Come together – The Beatles

#5 One Love – Bob Marley

#6 Where is the Love – Black Eyed Peas

#7 Imagine – John Lennon

#8 Born this way – Lady Gaga

#9 Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson

#10 Happy – Pharrell Williams

***Like these songs? You can listen to our entire playlist on Spotify. You can also find the Youtube playlist here as well! Let’s build a positive work culture starting through listening to these tracks about inclusivity, kindness, togetherness, and joy playlist!

 

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About Catherine Mattice

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is President of consulting and training firm, Civility Partners, and has been successfully providing programs in workplace bullying and building positive workplaces since 2007. Her clients include Fortune 500’s, the military, several universities and hospitals, government agencies, small businesses and nonprofits. She has published in a variety of trade magazines and has appeared several times on NPR, FOX, NBC, and ABC as an expert, as well as in USA Today, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and more. Catherine is Past-President of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), San Diego Chapter and teaches at National University. In his book foreword, Ken Blanchard called her book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.” She recently released a second book entitled, SEEKING CIVILITY: How Leaders, Managers and HR Can Create a Workplace Free of Bullying.

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