Christmas parties from Eventa

It's that festive time of year when Mariah Carey's warbling voice fills the shops and you eat and drink and drink some more for about a month. Noddy Holder is wheeled out of retirement and we remember the true meaning of Christmas – parties. In the UK we don't need much of an excuse to have a good time, sunshine, bank holidays, miserable Sunday afternoons... But Christmas is different, it's a marathon of social occasions as friends, family and companies begin to roll out their Christmas parties.

There are so many different types of Christmas parties, from an intimate gathering of friends round a house or pub, to a full blown event with a five course meal, canapés on entry and disco to finish. It's not just a great excuse to stuff your face and drink yourself silly, it's a fun way to get together and for some reason at this time of year, unless you have a few Ebenezer Scrooge's in your camp, people generally soak up the Christmas spirit (or should that be spirits?) with gusto.

If you're thinking about having a Christmas party, you should have a think about what sort of event you want to have. Is it just the guys and gals from the office round at yours with some wine and a Twister mat? Or do you have something bigger and bolder in mind? If you're thinking about having an office party for example, you'll want to start planning it probably by the end of October – this will give everyone plenty of notice that the Christmas party is coming up and lets them keep a date in their diary free.Then you need to decide where to have it.

Are you a pub function room kind of crowd? Or do your colleagues fancy a sit down meal in a manor house? There are plenty of options for entertainment for Christmas revellers. If you have a quiet office that need a few ice breakers then a caberet or a comedy show will make people laugh and put them at ease. Finally you might want a private disco, or just hit some pubs or even join a multi function where lots of different companies come together to celebrate in one big collaborative Christmas parry – this can be good if you've only got a small group but want to do something on a bigger scale. Whatever you choose, have fun and remember to look out for the mistletoe!