What makes a Christmas party fun?!
What makes a Christmas party fun?
I have noticed most Christmas parties are boring. What do you remember most about your favorite Christmas party? In your opinion, what makes a fun party?
Answers:
My mom did a couple of Christmas parties when I was a kid. We weren't rich (for US citizens) but she spent weeks preparing for this party. She decorated the Christmas tree and living room with blue and green. Blue and green lights, blue and green table linens, blue and green... you name it, it was blue and green.
My mom made most of the food herself-- except for the sweets. She had a great bakery to go to and didn't really care about baking.
My sister and I were always allowed to come in for about ten minutes in our PJs pretty early in the evening to say hello and get a plate of party food. Then we would be shuttled back to my parents room, where we would watch TV (this is before the days of VCR/DVD/cable!). Oh, the weird movies that would be on. One year it was a movie called angel in my pocket or angel on my shoulder, about a guy named mario, and two kids are staying with him and his wife and they live in a hotel in NYC with slightly suggestive murals of the garden of eden. Another year, it was a man for all seasons, which was a little confusing even for a Catholic school child since I hadn't learned much about hist0ry at that point.
Anyhow, they had great food and lots of booze. The house was decorated in a way that was totally cool. Even now thirty years later, I think people would enjoy the way my mom had all those blue and green lights on the tree and in the windows.
So, I gues I;d say atmosphere goes a long way. Invite interestting people who don't all know each other. Have good food and lots of it. Lots to drink and if you smoke w##d, then lots of that too. Good Chirstmas music doesn;t hurt, and other good music.
Be sure to hang mistletoe.
And, I'm spent....
Have fuun, no matter what...
P.S. Karla, I want to come to your Christmas PJ party!
SURPRISES
Good Company and Ambience.
Good food helps too.
Serve lots of booze
I think the fun is being witrh someone you truly want to be with.
Just try to make the best of of it. Think of what the others like,
Joke , tease just make fun. You might even give little gag gifts, It might liven up the party.
You know the people involved, Just try to cheer them up.
we use to play a game called scrooge. You count all the presents and then you make that many numbers..People draw out a number and #1 picks first...when #2 picks they can take away #1's gift or get another from under the tree...#3 can take what 1 or 2 has or pick one...Once it changes hands 3 times, it's frozen nobody else can take it.
good food lol
hot wings
potato skins
pepperoni and cheddar and crackers
shrimp
cheese cake bars
mozzerella sticks
ham or turkey
mashed potatoes
garlic cheddar biscuits
veges
incorporate games and karakoe always a good laugh esp after a few
Drinking..............
Mr Happy
:o)
Just being with family makes it fun..
great music for dancing
Yeah, I understand what you mean when you say Christmas parties can be boring. I'd rather spend time with family and just eat, talk, laugh, open gifts, basically just having fun with your loved ones.
But the good things about Christmas parties are conversations and jokes, jolly music, and free food. Unless I'm the one hosting.
Great music ( not necessarily Christmas music, but like Sinatra and tony Bennett) and LOTS of candles.
I think the problem with Christmas parties is that everyone is all dressed up in uncomfortable clothes, and not mingling.
I think it is fun when you can play some games that require people to move around, switch tables, mingle and most of all laugh. It is also fun to have party favors for everyone and great food.
I think it would be fun to have a Christmas Pajama Party - everyone comes in their PJ's. Serve pizza, snacks, hot cocoa, popcorn - and just have fun playing games, karoake - that kind of stuff.