Christmas parties are one of the most popular ways to celebrate Christmas.
From offices to neighborhoods, a Christmas party or an early Christmas party is something that happens practically every weekend.
Traditional Christmas party food is made of eggnog, lots of Christmas cookies, fruit punch and of course fruit cake and a big roasted bird.
There are lots of ways to have an interesting menu even if you keep things somewhat traditional.
Wine may not be traditional but serving it during dinner is a good idea.
Eggnog is usually served after dinner.
Alternatively, you can serve hot cocoa with marshmallows.
Even if you keep the food traditional you can serve it in a unique way.
If you put cocoa out for your guest, skewer marshmallows on sticks and put them in the mug.
Pile snow around the bowls to give it a fun look.
Serve fresh fruit; fruit baskets are a timeless Christmas gift.
In summer, people enjoy cream and strawberries; give them something new like chocolate covered bananas, pineapples and chocolate strawberries.
If you're serving cake or pies for dessert, use the chocolate covered strawberries to garnish the cake.
Christmas cookies are not only a traditional Christmas party food but they're also something that you send to your neighbors on and off during the holiday season.
Add some ingenuity to your cookie decorating.
If you're baking gingerbread men or Santa shaped cookies make sunglasses or a monobrow with the icing to make your friends and family laugh and get the pickiest of kids to dig in to the cookies.