The Christmas party: that one moment of the year when you can finally close your calendar, turn on your out-of-office message, and colleagues suddenly stop talking about deadlines and start talking about who grabbed the last bitterbal. And let’s be honest: even the manager who usually heads home after five minutes suddenly sticks around for a surprisingly long time. But why settle for a run-of-the-mill get-together in the cafeteria when you can turn it into a real Christmas party? Imagine a cozy Christmas market with charming wooden stalls, twinkling lights, hot chocolate, and mulled wine, where colleagues can stroll around and pick up their Christmas gift baskets at the same time. Chances are, there’ll be more talk about the oliebollen than about the quarterly figures.
Prefer something a bit fancier? Then opt for a stylish Christmas dinner surrounded by festive Christmas trees, candlelight, and winter decorations. Or go all out with a spectacular Winter Wonderland party, complete with snow machines, cocktails, live music, and a dance floor where a surprising amount of hidden talent turns out to be lurking. Because there’s always that one coworker who says beforehand, “I’m really only staying for an hour.” Two hours later, he’s up front singing along to “Last Christmas” as if George Michael himself had asked him to provide backing vocals. Whatever you decide to do, everything will be taken care of down to the last detail—from the decorations and catering to the entertainment and the entire organization. All you have to do is show up, put on a Christmas sweater that’s just a little too tacky, and enjoy a fun evening. And be warned: the biggest challenge of the evening isn’t usually the pub quiz or the dance floor, but the moment when Mariah Carey’s song plays for the third time and everyone is enthusiastically singing along again—even that colleague who, just five minutes earlier, had declared with conviction, “I’m really not a Christmas person.”
A custom Christmas party is the perfect way to wrap up the year. Full of fun, great food, lots of laughter, and memories that will be talked about for months to come. Although there’s a good chance some photos won’t make it into the Christmas party album… to protect those coworkers who danced a little too enthusiastically.