Festive wording for Christmas Eve dinners, cocktail evenings, open houses and cookie swaps.
December calendars fill up faster than any other month of the year. Whether you are hosting a formal Christmas Eve supper, a neighborhood drop-in open house or a spirited gift exchange, pick a wording example below, customize the details, and send it out before December weekends disappear.
Polished, warm wording for evening cocktail parties and Christmas Eve suppers.
Pine boughs, candlelight and good company. Please join us for our Annual Christmas Cocktail Party Hosted by Lydia & Arthur Bennett Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM 34 Royal Crescent, Bath, United Kingdom Festive cocktails, canapés and carols around the piano. Cocktail attire. Kindly reply by December 9.
All is calm, all is bright. Join the Callahan Family for Christmas Eve Dinner Thursday, December 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM 812 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, peppermint bark and stockings by the fire. Please let us know by December 14 if you will be at the table.
Relaxed drop-in gatherings, ugly sweaters and gift exchanges.
Drop in between the shopping and the wrapping! You are invited to a Christmas Open House Sunday, December 20, 2026 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM Hosted by Gavin & Claire McAllister · 56 Beechwood Drive, Ottawa, Canada Mulled wine, hot cocoa bar, shortbread and savory bites. Children welcome. Please RSVP by December 13.
The tackier the sweater, the better the evening. Come celebrate the season with tacos, eggnog and a White Elephant exchange Friday, December 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM Hosted by Owen & Tessa Brooks · 1420 Pearl Street, Denver, Colorado Bring one wrapped gift ($25 limit) to join the swap. Please RSVP by December 11.
Whichever tone you choose, every Christmas invitation needs the same bones: who, what, when, where, and when to reply.
For mid-December weekend dates, sending invitations in the third week of November gets your party on the calendar before office parties and school concerts claim every Friday and Saturday.
If you are doing Secret Santa, White Elephant or a cookie swap, put the dollar limit or dozen count right in the invitation text so every guest arrives prepared.
Use the phrase “Open house from 2:00 to 6:00 PM” if guests can drop by anytime, or “Dinner at 6:30 PM” if everyone needs to arrive together.
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