" The whole point is to celebrate with the employees and their families and recognize the hard work everyone has put in over the year. " Not really, that's mor

" The whole point is to celebrate with the employees and their families and recognize the hard work everyone has put in over the year. " Not really, that's more a 'New Years' thing. Christmas 'party' is just really a Christmas season gathering. It really isn't even a party. Imagine 100 years ago, your grandad owns a printing press in town. December 20th he brings in Egg Nog, a cake, everyone stops working. Maybe a local musician sings a few songs. Maybe some people drink a little too much. Or maybe he pays for a nice dinner at the local restaurant and people show up and 'give thanks'. Light a candle. That's it. We are so 'de-culturalized' in North America we don't even know how to do something normal. Of course a 'holiday party' could technically be anything people want it to be, but there's no reason to go to this level. When in doubt: just go out for dinner. :)