24 Genius Christmas Party Themes That Will Make Everyone Jolly
If you’re throwing a Christmas party this year, you might be looking for ideas for Christmas party themes. Here are the best ideas Christmas party theme ideas for this year!
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It can be hard to come up with Christmas party themes for your party. You want it to have to do with Christmas, so you can’t really use typical party theme ideas– it has to be something that has Christmas vibes.
For this post I’ve found some seriously good theme ideas for Christmas parties that would be SO much fun!
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Super Fun Christmas Party Themes
1. Harry Potter Christmas Party
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Growing up, my family would always watch Harry Potter for Christmas. This would be such a fun theme to do for a Christmas party! If you wanted to, you could have guests dress up as characters from Harry Potter (I saw an idea where someone dressed up as the golden snitch and thought it was so clever).
2. Elves & Angels
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This would be a really fun theme to do for people to dress up to. Elves obviously have to do with Christmas. Angels could be Christmas angels or even snow angels! It’d be so interesting to see the costumes people came up with.
3. Hot Cocoa Party
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I absolutely love this theme idea! I might be a little biased because I’m obsessed with hot cocoa, but it would be so nice and cozy. It would be perfect for any kind of Christmas party, but especially a more lowkey one.
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4. Ugly Sweater Party
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An ugly sweater party is an obvious choice for a fun Christmas party. You really can’t go wrong! I love the ugly sweater cookies in the picture. They’d be perfect to serve for this party theme!
5. Christmas Movie Party
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A Christmas movie theme party is another idea you really can’t go wrong with. I’ve seen a few people do a thing where they put a Christmas hat on the corner of the TV and drink every time it looks like someone is wearing the hat. That would be SO much fun!
Plus, everyone comes dressed as their fav Christmas movie.
6. Winter Wonderland Theme
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Winter wonderland is another theme idea that would be really cute. It would be so much fun to decorate and make treats for a party with this theme!
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7. My Favorite Things
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I was a little confused when I first saw this party theme because I didn’t know what it meant. Basically, it’s a gift exchange party. You set a price limit for each item, and then everyone brings a few of their “favorite thing” within the price limit. Then, you draw names to get the order and take turns going up and picking what you want!
This would be such a perfect Christmas party theme to do with the girlies.
8. Pancakes & Pjs
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This is another theme that could go with watching Christmas movies. A pajama party would be SO perfect for winter, and you can’t go wrong with pancakes.
9. Mistletoe & Margaritas
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If you’re a margarita person, this would be a really good Christmas party theme. You could really go crazy with the decorations for this kind of party. You could do fiesta style decorations paired with Christmas ones, just Christmas decor, etc.
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10. White Elephant Party
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This is another tried and tested Christmas party theme that you really can’t go wrong with! If you’re not familiar with white elephant, it’s a gift exchange, also known as dirty santa. You can find the rules online to find out how to play!
11. Home Alone Party
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If you’re a fan of Home Alone, this would be such a good party theme for Christmas! You could do trivia about the movie and then watch the movie!
12. Wonka Christmas
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I’m OBSESSED with this Christmas party theme! I don’t know about you, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory really gives me Christmas vibes. It would be such a unique but amazing theme for a Christmas party! You could do all kinds of candy decorations, and people could come as a character from the movie!
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13. Murder Mystery
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You can’t really go wrong with a murder mystery for any kind of theme party. I feel like it would be especially fun to do a Christmas themed murder mystery! You could assign characters and everyone could come dressed as the character they get assigned!
14. Nutcracker Party
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My absolute favorite Christmas movie growing up was Barbie and the Nutcracker, so I really love this theme idea. Everyone could come dressed as someone from the ballet version! It’s definitely one of my favorite Christmas party themes ideas I’ve seen.
15. Victorian Christmas Theme
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If you’re a fan of everything victorian like me, this would be a really clever Christmas party theme. I would love to see what outfits people came up with for a party like this!
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16. Christmas Character Theme
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This is another amazing costume party idea for Christmas! Everyone could come dressed as their favorite Christmas character from anything. You could even have a costume contest!
17. Naughty Or Nice
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Naughty or nice would be a really fun theme to do for Christmas! I also really love the “let’s get elfed up” decor they used in the picture.
18. Ornament Making
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I made ornaments one time as a kid, and ever since then, I’ve been wanting to make some again. This would be so fun to do for a Christmas party if you’re someone who loves crafts!
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19. Vintage Christmas
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I’ve seen a lot of people talking about doing a “vintage Christmas” this year! Christmas is always really nostalgic, so it’s the perfect time to do decor and a party theme that feels really nostalgic.
20. Kitschy Christmas
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I saw this idea on tiktok, and I really love it! I’m not entirely sure how to describe the aesthetic, but if you look up “kitsch Christmas,” you should be able to find some ideas. It would be so cute
21. Santa’s Workshop/ Santa’s Elves
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This is another idea I saw on tiktok and thought was really cute! Basically, the idea is everyone gets together for a craft night to make gifts together. This combined with the hot cocoa theme would be :* chefs kiss.
22. Candyland Christmas Theme
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I’ve been seeing all kinds of insanely cute Candyland decorations for Christmas, and I am obsessed! Doing a Candyland themed Christmas party would be incredible. You could do all kinds of candy decorations and sweets, and everyone could dress as candy or Candyland characters!
23. Christmas Auction
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This is another idea I saw on tiktok! A girl said her family did a Christmas auction where everyone brought gifts (I’m assuming within a certain price point) and then they held an auction where everyone had a certain amount of these chips to bid with.
This would be SO much fun for a friends or family Christmas party!
24. Gingerbread House Party
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This is another super cute theme idea if you’re wanting to have some kind of crafty party. You could even do a gingerbread competition to see whose ends up the best!
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