UPDATE: Would you have/attend a holiday party after Christmas?

[boolady]

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your encouragement! Invitations are out. Of course, if everyone actually shows up, I don't know what I'll do, but it'll be an adventure either way.




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DH and I were talking last night and would love to have an open house style holiday party this year, now that we've moved and have more room and are much closer to lots of our friends. Clearly, it's too late to get invitations out and plan one for before Christmas.

What do you think of a holiday party on Friday, December 30? It's not New Year's Eve, but it's a Friday night, so we'd start it around 4 p.m. with the plan of drop by any time until 9? later? for a drink and a bite to eat and enjoy the rest of the holiday season. I am actually thinking people may be less stressed with the pre-holiday craziness and the majority of pre-holiday get-togethers over, and that maybe it would be a fun, relaxing time.

We'd do buffet-style appetizers and other easy to mingle and eat foods...turkey breast and spiral ham with biscuits, etc. Plenty of drinks. Do you think it's a bad date, or overall bad idea?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Sure! Though, I just got an invite to a party on the 18th and everyone enthusiastically replied yes. I love having something to do the week between the holidays.

Beth

[waitingforgrace]

I think it's a good idea and the date might work really well since it's post Christmas but still in the holiday season. Sounds like a fun way to start a new year's weekend celebration.

[dec756]

heck yea!

[Melaine]

Yes! I think it's a good date too as less likely that people have commitments. It's absolutely still the holidays then!

[maestramommy]

I'd go! Around Christmas is really hectic for us, and NYE is still rather dead, so I would be on board for that

[Puddy73]

I think it would be a great time! Everyone is still in a holiday mood, but all the shopping/decorating/cooking/family stress is over.

[R2sweetboys]

Yup, we do it every year!(for the past few) We've always had a Christmas party with my extended family and a couple of other families that I grew up with. It used to be a couple of weeks before Christmas but it's just too busy now that all of us "kids" have families, in laws, etc. We now do it a week or two after Christmas and it works out great. None of us are stressed out by yet another Christmas party in the midst of the craziness of preparing for the holiday. Plus, we do a Yankee Swap and there are great deals to be found right after Christmas. Go for it!

[GvilleGirl]

We've always done a early/mid January party where we keep up the decorations. We call it a holiday recovery party and it has always been a big hit among our friends. Ours was always very laid back with lots of food and some football games.

[Gena]

Yes, of course I would attend and have attended such parties. Traditionally, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day have been considered the start of the Christmas season, not the end of it.