This year is nearing the grand Christmas and are you running short of party ideas? Well, is it that you will have to organize this year's Corporate Christmas Party for your office colleagues and friends? In that case your boss, too, is supposed to be there on that very day. Why don't you do something different? Here are some new ideas.

As you know a corporate party of the Christmas celebration is always a little different from a family get together and thanksgiving. The very natures of the two parties are indeed very different. This is because of the relationship and the ambience. The relationship you share with your colleagues is different from the one you share with your intimate friends and family members. It is not that an office colleague cannot be a close friend. Of course, this is very much possible. But, as said earlier, an office party doesn't only consist of your favorite colleagues, but all the members of the office you are a part of. Some of your colleagues might have high expectations from you. Some might try to find some loopholes in your arrangements. In short, in an informal family get-together no one is judgmental. However, in a formal ambience of office everyone might be. Do not forget your boss.

So, the very first tip is, never organize the event of corporate Christmas celebration party in the very office that you work in. Always try to organize the party at a different place, for example, in a reputed club, in a banquet hall of some refined restaurant, in a spacious lawn of a beautiful sprawling garden or in some such exciting outdoor venue that can be taken on rent for an evening or so.

The second very important thing in Christmas celebration party is that it will be really nice if all of you can come in casuals and not formals, if only your boss allows that much of liberty for an evening. He might. It's Christmas. You can even set a theme. This will be even more amusing. You might ask them to come dressed like certain famous characters such as Prof. Snape, or Sherlock Holmes, or even Santa Claus. This will make the party great fun for everybody.

The third important tip is that good food and drinks are musts. Keep in mind that you are bound to have a plethora of options open for people of different tastes and choices. One colleague might not like the tinge of the wine that another one is relishing in front of you. Do not worry about the expense. You are not paying from your own pocket.

Fourth, avoid at any cost the politics and gossips of your office. By inviting the group outside of your office, you have offered them some fresh evening air. The new ambience is sure to rejuvenate each of them and the party mood is in no way to be compromised in the same old talk of internal politics.

Make your Corporate Christmas Party an event of fun and entertainment.

Tim Wagh is an experienced event planner writing this article for workshopevents.com.au on the topic of Corporate Christmas Party.