31+ Fun Christmas Party Themes + Ideas (Best For This Year!)
We have collected the best Christmas party themes you will ever see! There are tons of creative ideas for the festive season for family parties, friendsmas, office parties, and more!
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Whether you are looking for elegant Christmas Party themes, ones fitted for the girls, kid Christmas kids, or a nice cocktail party with friends, there is something for everyone here!
Don’t forget that for the perfect gathering you need Christmas party games! We love Finish the Phrase and Christmas Music Bingo. You can also test your knowledge of Christmas Carols with our Name That Song Christmas game.
As for kids if you need some fun activities for them, we have printable handprint art, Christmas pictionary, and more!
Also you may want to see our 100+ best DIY Christmas Gift Ideas and handmade presents for your best friends!
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Holiday Cookie Swap Party
Want to host a cookie exchange party? Get 40+ of the best cookie recipes, free party printables, tips, and inspo for planning the exchange party.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
The best part about hosting an ugly sweater party is that absolutely nothing has to match at all! You can totally DIY the decorations, mix and match patterns, and of course get the award for the tackiest sweater every! Don’t leave before you grab our free printable voting ballots!
Gingerbread House Decorating Party
Nothing spreads holiday cheer like decorating gingerbread houses! I would definitely buy the premade houses for ease, but you can also make your own gingerbread dough (if you are having a smaller party) and use house cookie cutters to make custom gingerbread houses.
Another little hack is to add all of the toppings and decorations to several muffin tins to make it easier for everyone to reach.
White Elephant Gift Exchange
This is a fun idea for holiday parties and you don’t really need themed decorations or anything special. Here’s the general guidelines and some may refer to this as Dirty Santa.
- Gift Guidelines: Guests are usually asked to bring a wrapped gift within a specified price range. The gifts can be funny, quirky, or even useful. Sometimes, the theme is to bring something you already own (a “white elephant” being an item that’s interesting but impractical).
- Drawing Numbers: Each person draws a number to determine the order in which they’ll pick a gift.
- Choosing Gifts: The person with number one selects and unwraps a gift. The next person can either choose a new wrapped gift or “steal” the unwrapped gift from the first person. If a gift is stolen, the person who had their gift taken can then pick a new gift or steal from someone else.
- Rules on Stealing: Typically, a gift can only be stolen a certain number of times (e.g., twice or three times) before it becomes “frozen” and can no longer be taken.
- Continuing the Game: The game continues until all participants have had a turn. The first person to pick may get a chance to steal at the end, since they didn’t get that chance at the beginning.
Grinchmas
Nothing says holiday spirit like hosting a Grinch themed party! Get 90+ of the Best Grinch Inspired Party Ideas and while you are at, we have over 50 free Grinch printables to make it the best celebration ever!
Christmas Casino Night
This is a great idea for an office Christmas party! There are also companies that you can rent casino tables from if you didn’t want to DIY the party.
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Murder Mystery Party
Ho Ho Homicide is one of the more creative themes and less traditional. We ordered their casino version for our daughter’s birthday and it was perfect! Their sets include everything you need for the night and you can print it right from home. It does take a little planning because you need to know how many people will be there so when you invite guests they will get their profile and who they have to act like when they show up for the party.
A Very Merry Mickey Party
Disney lovers can host their very own Merry Mickey party with these fun ideas!
Black and Gold
If you are looking for more elegant Christmas parties, black and gold is classy, timeless, and also great for an office party. Usually the dress code is a little more high end, so it’s a great time to get that cute little black dress out.
Christmas Luau
Host a Hawaiian themed Christmas party to bring the tropical vibes to the most wonderful time of the year!
Winter Wonderland
This is one of our favorite festive ideas that is also great for kids! There are tons of DIY decorations you could make instead of buying that would totally look great for a winter wonderland theme! We love this glittery basket of snowballs, these cute paper trees, and this set of table decorations.
Gift Wrapping Party
If you are getting together with just the girls for a night in, or hosting a brunch, a gift wrapping party is a great way to check that off your list while having holiday fun! Simply set up stations for wrapping, with gift tags, ribbons, bows, scissors, and tape.
Home Alone
Throw a full blown party just like Kevin McCallister spent his vacation! It’s the perfect time to have the movie playing in the background and bonus points if you have all of the themed food!
Ornament Making Party or Ornament Swap
We have 80+ of DIY ornament ideas to choose from where you could get the supplies for one or two and and let everyone join in on the fun. You could also host an ornament swap where you ask everyone on the guest list to bring a wrapped ornament, along with an appetizer or dessert. Then when they get there you can have each draw numbers to choose their ornament or play Christmas music and whenever it stops, you open the one you are holding.
My Favorite Things
This is one of my favorite Christmas party theme ideas! So each person brings 3 of their favorite things (set a price limit first) unwrapped. Have everyone place it on the table. You can mingle for an hour or so, eat, drink, and/or play a few Christmas games.
Then you will place numbers in a hat, have each person draw one. They will choose a gift from the table. Then you can wait until the end to talk about the gifts and why they are your faves, or do so as people take your present. Once everyone has had a turn, place the numbers back in the hat and repeat for two more rounds, so each guest leaves with three things.
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Favorite Things Party Gift Ideas
Bowl Koozies – these are perfect for the fall and winter so the soup doesn’t burn your hands, we use these ALL the time!
Electric Candle Lighter – way more chic than your average lighter and you can leave it out as a decorative piece.
Sponge Headband and Wristlets – While the little wrist things seem extra, they make total sense because the water doesn’t run down your arms when you wash your face!
Makeup Remover – This is the best remover that I have found that I use with the E.L.F linked below and it even works on waterproof mascara!
ELF Make Up Melting Balm – You will NOT believe how well this does on eye makeup. Smear it on, and wipe right off. Plus, it doesn’t burn and feels moisturized when you are done.
Collapsable colander – Anytime we have pasta, wash veggies, or drain meat this is what I’m using and since it collapses it’s a real space saver compared to the old school ones.
Clear concert purse – So we don’t go to many concerts, but I didn’t even realize how many events (including those at our daughter’s school) require these now. It was a great purchase!
Aesthetic Pens – Who doesn’t love some cute pens?!
Exfoliator Mitt – This thing works WONDERS and I literally use it every time I shower.
Beauty Blender – I no longer buy the expensive OG ones, this have been great.
Scrub Daddy – Never will I use another sponge…UNLESS I don’t want to mess it up. You can even clean them in the dishwasher. The one we are still using we have had 1 year and it doesn’t stink and still looks new!
Veggie Chopper – I despise chopping vegetables especially when it comes to meal prepping so this thing is a life saver and we use it almost every day!
White Christmas
Dreaming of a White Christmas? Here are some amazing ideas where all of the decor is clean, but sparkly.
A Christmas Story
Is this one of your favorite Christmas movies? If so, this will make a fun themed idea that all party guests will recognize.
Candy Canes and Peppermints
Mix and match the red and pink theme together for candy canes and peppermints! There are so many fun concepts you would do with this one regardless if it’s for kids or adults.
The Nutcracker
Look for the right Christmas party theme for little girls or maybe a December birthday? The Nutcracker is a classic and perfect for a little dainty party. Learn how to make your own Nutcracker cookies that actually look fairly easy!
Christmas Card Party
Get the gang together to make Christmas cards to send out while enjoying each others company. Let everyone purchase their own and bring to fill out or get some crafty supplies and let everyone make handmade cards.
Polar Express
All aboard! Set the house up just like the North Pole with this cute movie playing in the background for the full on experience. This party idea is great for kids.
Black and White
This theme is perfect for an office holiday party because it’s so elegant, but still fun and you can even recreate these decorations for at home.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Talk about fun Christmas theme ideas! Everyone will LOVE this idea and what’s even better is if people dress up from the movie or make a full spread of similar foods from the classic flick.
Charcuterie Party
I LOVE charcuterie and when inviting lots of guests, you can totally get creative. Request that each family brings a different type of charcuterie board so you end up with a variety of foods without all of the hassle being on the host.
Christmas Tea Party
All of the girls will have a good time when it comes to joining you for the tea party! Another great theme for kids, all girls, or a birthday.
Margaritas and Mistletoe
Calling all taco lovers and those ready for a fiesta! I think this is one of the most creative Christmas party themes I have seen, and I’m totally in love! The setup looks amazing and you can make these DIY pinata christmas tree favors using any coordinating colors you would like!
Elf
Every holiday season we HAVE to watch this movie! Talk about a festive celebration. This party theme will have everyone in the spirit of the season. For easy decor, get the Son of a Nutcracker banner, hanging snowflake swirls, and these cute Buddy cutouts to place around the table.
Christmas Hoedown or Cowboy Christmas
For those who are a little more country, turn this Christmas into the Wild West with a cowboy country party theme. How cute is that cactus?!
Reindeer Theme
Here’s a super cute theme for your home or classroom Christmas party! Be sure to check out these reindeer games that are great for kids of all ages.
Movie Character Party
Make your holiday celebration extra fun by having party guests dress up as their favorite character from any Christmas movie ! Dress up like cousin Eddie, the Grinch, or Buddy the Elf!
Christmas Around the World
Set the night up to learn about different cultures! Let guests choose different dishes from other countries or play some fun trivia games.
Pancakes and Pajama Party
Here’s a fun theme to do with kids or your girlfriends. Have everyone wear their favorite Christmas pjs and host a holiday breakfast or brunch. If it’s just with friends you could also host it at night with more of a cocktail theme.
Hot Chocolate Bar
What better way to celebrate the holiday season with a beautiful hot chocolate bar! Kids and adults will love this idea! If you didn’t want to make it an entire theme, you can incorporate it with some of these other fun parties. Grab our hot cocoa bar printables!
We hope you love our big list of Christmas party ideas and found all of the inspo you need to make your gathering amazing!
