Cosy Cabin to Vinyl Lounge: 5 Ideas for Your Best Christmas Party Yet

The festive season is now just about with us, and you might already be thinking about how you’re going to throw a party to remember. That often means picking a theme, and ensuring that every element of your celebration is in keeping with it. Let’s run through a few essential themes, and how you can make them work.

Classic Cosy Cabin Christmas

In Scandinavia, the concept of hygge is critical. It refers to the experience of feeling comfortable indoors, even when the world outside the front door is bound in snow.
When your party vibe approximates that of a cosy, Nordic cabin, you can be sure that everyone will feel appropriately snug. Make sure that the lighting is warm, and that you employ plenty of plaid and hessian fabrics, and that your guests dress in flannel and (faux) fur. For drinks, you can serve mulled cider and hot toddies.

Midwinter Neon Ski Lodge

A ski slope offers a unique opportunity to wear bright, bold colours and patterns. Host an apres-ski-themed cocktail party, and you can insist that your guests all wear the same colours. Retro jackets and goggles, and the right apres-ski menu, might all help everyone to feel that they’ve just got in from a day on the slopes.

Hollywood Holiday Glamour (Old Hollywood)

The Golden Age of Hollywood was arguably the 1940s and the 1950s. The industry was enjoying a postwar high, and many of the fashion staples of the era have gone on to become permanently synonymous with movie-star glamour. Feather boas, champagne towers, and moody, flattering lighting can all conspire to create the required vibe – but what will really sell the Hollywood look is your insistence on a black-tie (or at least, black-tie adjacent) dress code.

Vinyl Holiday Lounge (Retro Hi-Fi)

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a serving of great seasonal music. Scores of artists have released songs that get major airplay, year after year. On top of that, there are traditional songs and film scores that can help generate a festive atmosphere. You might make the music the centre of your party, and even use it to help inform the decor.
A good DJ with a set of turntables, or even a band with a good setlist, can help to make the evening memorable for the right reasons. You might insist that guests dress in celebration of your favourite era – with the 60s and 70s arguably being a high point for vinyl.

Masquerade Winter Wonderland

It might be that you’d prefer to celebrate the magic of the freezing weather at this time of year. You might build the entire aesthetic around glittering white snow, a palette that emphasises bright white lights, and icy acrylic elements.
For an extra twist, you might insist that all of your guests wear masks. This can create a fun, anonymising twist. You won’t know who you’re chatting to until everyone decides to remove their masks!