How to throw the perfect Christmas house party

It's Christmasssssssssssss!!! This can only mean one thing - lots of awesome house parties! Outside it is cold, dark and miserable but inside we'll be having an absolute ball. If you've decided this year you're going to be the festive hostess with the mostess, we reckon we can help you out. Parties aren't all fun and frolics you know, ohhhhh no. Someone has to plan the evening and someone also has to clean up (we won't be helping you out there, sorry!). 

Follow our handy tips and you'll be popping a corker of a party. In years to come, you'll be known as that legend that pulled out the karaoke kit and made Christmas singing wishes come true. 

1. Alcohol and lots of it

Let's not kid ourselves, alcohol is a key component of a decent house party. The kids will need ample non-alcoholic beverages too of course (Shloer is great), but the bubbly has to be in abundance. The song goes "tis the season to be jolly" for a reason! We're not advocating getting hammered but we are saying a little bit of merriment across the board is a must. We recommend a few bottles of Prosecco for that Christmas feeling.

2. Entertainment

You've got to smash the entertainment side of things to really make a house party memorable. You don't want bums on seats and gloomy faces. What better way to get everybody up and partying than karaoke? Grab a Lucky Voice Karaoke Kit and the party starts when you plug it in! It delivers instant access to over 8000 songs to turn your living room into a karaoke bar. What's more, they're currently only £40 and will get delivered before Christmas. Perfect! 

3. Festive Food

What happens when everyone has had one flute of bubbly too many? They all fancy a bit of munch. Having a table or kitchen area reserved for food will ensure smiles all round, as well as stopping the guests getting a little TOO drunk and throwing up on your clean carpet. It doesn't have to be difficult or expensive - think pigs in blankets, cranberry sauce dip, snowmen marshmallows, mince pies or chocolate log. Here's a big tip: shop bought is okay. No-one will notice! 

4. Christmas decorations

This is where you can go wild. Nothing is over the top or too much...absolutely nothing. A firm favourite is to turn your interior into a Winter Wonderland - think fake snow, icicles and the odd penguin statue. Or go for the Santa's grotto theme and include some fake presents, toys and elves around the place. 

5. Designate a cleaner

It's all fun and smiles until someone has to scrape the food off the rug and rinse the sink from stale Prosecco the next day. The way we see it, if you've done the hosting then you deserve the morning off.  So before you agree to be the party thrower, lure a dear old friend into being the designated cleaner! You'll regret it if you don't, we can promise you that.