Spice Up Your Holiday With These Best Christmas Party Themes

The holiday season seems to pick up speed the closer we get to the actual day. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas often flies by in a blur and people’s calendars pack up quickly.

But, if you have a mind - and heart - to curate a special moment for all your friends and family, you can tackle any one of these Christmas party themes for a stash of memories that will last all throughout the year.

Christmas Wrap Party

If your friends and families have a busy holiday schedule, you can plan a special occasion ahead of time.

Host a Christmas wrap party where everybody brings their gifts and gathers around the table to adorn their cherished purchases with wrapping paper and bows.

This is a basic setup, only requiring a good playlist, a few bottles of wine, your favorite Christmas party food, and some great company.

Christmas App Party

Sometimes it’s more exciting to spread out a wealth of appetizers and charcuterie boards than a formal sit down-dinner.

Invite your loved ones over for a Christmas app party - no, not like the apps on your phone. Have your guests bring their favorite Christmas party appetizers, and you can cook up a few food samplers for everyone to taste.

If you end up having leftovers, pack them up in cute treat bags and give them to your guests as unique Christmas party favors.

Christmas Bonfire

There are a few ways to host a Christmas bonfire. If you have the space for it, you can build a giant fire pit in the backyard. All you need is a circle of stones to contain the flames and a few chairs.

Or, you can invest in a small fire pit that’ll last all through the year. There are plenty of affordable options online and at your local hardware store.

Then, to make it holiday-specific - see if there’s a way to string white lights around the perimeter. You can even warm up everyone’s hot chocolate or mulled wine right there in front of them if you have a little grate over the open fire.

This is something that could easily turn into an annual Christmas tradition that people will look forward to year after year.

Mulled Wine Tasting Party

Speaking of mulled wine, it’s the kind of holiday party drink that has many variations. Pull up four or five unique twists on the Christmas classic and host a Christmas wine tasting party.

Some recipes go heavy on the allspice and cardamom, while others take on a milder flavor, focusing on citrus and orange flavors.

Either way, it’s a great way to bring a gentle flush to everyone’s cheeks and see where their taste buds take them!

Hot Chocolate Bar

If your Christmas party guests would enjoy a hot chocolate bar more than a wine bar, you can set up quite the soirée. Make hot chocolate from scratch – with organic chocolate bars, milk, and sugar.

Whip the heavy cream by hand for a fluffy topping. Go crazy and melt down some white chocolate, too, for those who like to be a little different. Dice up some candy canes and peppermint bark. Roll out the marshmallows.

Truly, the sky’s the limit when you consider you can toss practically anything atop a warm cup of hot cocoa. Then, turn on a Christmas movie like Home Alone or It’s a Wonderful Life and enjoy the most magical night with all the holiday staples.

Wreath Party

Much like a Christmas wrap party, you could have a lot of fun, inviting friends and family over for a Christmas wreath party. You can supply all the holiday decor or encourage people to bring their own.

With a selection of wreaths, bows, string, and potentially some lights, your friends can gather around the table and create a perfectly unique Christmas wreath for their front door.

Letters to Santa

If there are lots of little ones in your life, invite everyone over to write letters to Santa. You can set out a variety of construction paper, stickers, glue, glitter, and more to create the perfect station for the kiddos.

Mom and Dad can hang back and enjoy a little mulled wine or hot chocolate and embrace the season as everyone gears up for Santa’s arrival.

For an even more interesting twist, you can even make it a pajama-mandatory party. Bring on the ugly Christmas sweaters and plaid pajama pants!

Christmas Karaoke

If your friends and family can’t resist an opportunity to dance the night away, consider hosting a Christmas themed karaoke party. If you have a projector, you can go all out and display the lyrics on the wall for your top performers.

Or, you can purchase a small speaker and mic from Amazon for about $100. It’s a great way to blast the tunes we wait all year to hear and get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Holiday Themed Charades

Whether you do this on Christmas Eve or host a pre-holiday party, Christmas charades is a guaranteed good time. You might want to let everyone get a few drinks in them because, once the wine starts flowing, so will everyone’s creative juices.

Create a holiday-themed version of Pictionary, focusing on Christmas movies, music, books and more. With your holiday playlist gently boppin’ in the background, this is a great way to rile up the crowd and bring the party home.

Gingerbread Party

This is something that could be done at a wrap party, a wreath party, or even the karaoke party.

You can set up an area within your home to host a gingerbread house party where everyone makes their own houses. You can order pre-made kits, or just lay out a full spread of graham crackers, frosting, candies, and more.

Then, everyone will go home with something they can smile at all throughout the season.

Christmas Party Ideas to Dazzle and Delight

Since this is the time of year where everything is merry and bright, these Christmas party themes are sure to bring people together, and spread laughter and joy.

Whether you want to use the time to prep for the season with a wrap party or deploy one of these activities on the actual day, they’re easy to set up and guaranteed to delight. No matter which way you choose to bring people together, may the magic of the season touch your hearts.