Renaissance Disco and its hundreds of fans celebrated the commencement of Christmas Day with a vibes-filled party at the Palisadoes Go Kart Track, Kingston, last Monday.

The Renaissance Christmas Eve Party lived up to its potential of attracting lots of persons, however, unlike previous stagings the party took a really long time to gain momentum. At midnight the venue was sparsely occupied and the vibes and energy was lacking. The transition from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day was barely noticeable as the few patrons there were religiously stuck to the periphery of the venue imbibing alcoholic beverages.

No dancing

The musical selection from Renaissance had little effect and the party felt like a gathering of strangers eyeing each other rather than a party where people were out to enjoy themselves.

Vybz Kartel's Start Well, followed by Capleton's Bawl Forward and later Bounty Killer's Mystery brought the first sign of life to the party. It was now 1:40 a.m. and Kartel's Sen On and Karl Kani further injected some well-needed vibes into the party.

As it approached 2 a.m. there was a sudden rush on the venue and streams of persons were coming in. Many persons were arguing that it took them almost an hour to get inside. With that bit of complaint aside, all eyes were now focused on the female patrons, many of whom stuck to the 'all white' theme.

The dressing was something to write home about. The females came in all sizes and so did the attire. However, it was not always proportionate as some 'thick' females were sporting some rather raunchy clothing that left little to the imagination.

Short shorts

Many of the skirts were short, the shorts hugged diligently to the behinds, and the tops revealed belly buttons or, in some cases, a few tattoos. The females were definitely dressed to impress.

On that note, the party actually started at approximately 2:20 a.m. when ZJ Liquid was introduced to the stage. The disc jock immediately revved up a musical storm, starting his set with a few soca songs. He then graduated to some soul songs that had the patrons rocking and singing.

The party reached a new dimension when Liquid 'dropped' songs like Jay Z's Big Pimpin, and Bone Crusher's Never Scared. Liquid used Bugle to make the crowd Exercise, and Beenie Man to make the girls Back It Up, while Anthony B 'Tease Her'. Just when the party seemed like it had reached sky high, Liquid played Soulja Boy's Crank That and the place seemed to turn into a gym. It was as if the patrons were doing an exercise routine as they danced to the song. This vibe and energy with the playing of Buju Banton's Boom Bye Bye Remix was overwhelming and the song had to be 'pulled up' a few times.

When Richie D took over from Liquid he continued on the solid foundation that Liquid had built with some old school rap music courtesy of Biggy Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Selections from the Fugees also went down well with the patrons and Spragga Benz's No Way mixed with Busta Rhymes' Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See created quite a stir.

When THE STAR team was leaving the venue at 4:30 a.m. Renaissance was yet to play their second stint and still there were persons entering the venue. There was hardly anyone leaving and the promise of a daylight party seemed as if it was going to come to fruition.