As with any party, there are several basic decisions that need to be made when you start planning your office Christmas party. If you take care of these basics before delving into the more specific details, you can make your party planning process a lot easier.
First, set your budget or find out what the budget [...]

If the idea of going to your Christmas office party stresses you out, you may find this video helpful. It offers tips and suggestions for interacting with others at your office party and making sure it’s a fun, positive experience for everyone.

If your boss came around in July and offered you an early Christmas bonus, you’d probably take it and run, right? But what if your boss expected you to donate all or most of your bonus to a non-profit organization in your area? That’s exactly what the CEO of a rural electric cooperative in Stillwater, [...]

Looking for something to spice up your office party? If everyone has a good sense of humor, you could host a gag gift exchange. All you have to do is draw names, and have each person buy a gag gift for the person whose name they drew. Keep it within good taste, of course, and [...]

When it comes to gifts for coworkers, what could be more handy and useful than a desk organizer? (Although you might want to rethink giving one to your boss if he or she is particularly messy.) That was one of the organizational gift ideas offered last week at Santa’s Mall, a blog dedicated to finding [...]

Although the Christmas gift exchange party game featured this week on the Magicalistic blog was originally intended for kids, I think it could also be fun at an office Christmas party. Have each attendee bring a gift that anyone would like and place them under the tree, then have a massive, crazy gift exchange with [...]

As many business struggle with whether or not to call their December party a “Christmas party” or a “Holiday party,” there has always been a bit of confusion over the use of the word “Xmas” in place of “Christmas.” Many assume that replacing Christ with the letter X is disrespectful, but according to the Christmas [...]

If you’re looking for a unique way to get everyone into the holiday spirit at your office or business, why not try a Christmas tree decorating contest? Each department can decorate their own Christmas tree (mini or full size), then the trees will be judged. For the maximum fun, encourage everyone to be as creative [...]

If the doling out of Christmas bonuses is a key part of your holiday office party, what will happen if suddenly those bonuses don’t come? Have you been wondering if your bonus might be ready to go bye-bye if the powers-that-be feel your company doesn’t have the extra cash? What if it comes down to [...]

Each year, there are surely debates in offices around the country over whether to call that big office party in December a “Christmas Party” or a “Holiday Party.” If you call it a Christmas Party, you risk offending those of other faiths who do not celebrate Christmas, but if you call it a Holiday Party, [...]