Christmas

A menu filled with options for planning the classic Christmas dinner.

Find the perfect cookie to bring to your Christmas cookie exchange from these delicious recipes from About.com food guides.

How to make centerpieces for Christmas and New Year's, quickly and cheaply. Make a centerpiece with Christmas tree trimmings.

The holidays are supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year." And they are very special since we get together with our friends and loved ones. But since the expectations for holiday gatherings are greater than the rest of the year, there's usually more work to do. To make matters more challenging, there are so so many other things...

How to host a Holiday Tapas Party, with tapas recipes, wine suggestions, music ideas, and cocktail party tips.

How to easily put your life back in order after the holiday houseguests finally leave.

This can be a very tricky dinner to time properly. But with a little planning, you can pull of this special dinner with ease.

Kick off the Christmas Season with a casual party that gets everyone involved with setting the mood. Recipes, activities and other tips included, from your Entertaining Guide.

Directions for creating your own Christmas and holiday centerpieces.

Be prepared when Santa Claus drops a few houseguests on your doorstep along with the presents. Suggestions for preparing the guest room, stocking up on food and other supplies, and keeping everyone happy.

One of the holiday traditions eagerly anticipated by many families is baking Christmas cookies. But if you're short on time for baking the variety of cookies you'd like, then hosting a cookie exchange may be the perfect solution.

Readers share their favorite cookie recipes.

These days cookbooks aren't just for cooking and entertaining books are more than how to's. Because of the beautiful photography, many of these books are a feast for the eyes, feeding you with abundant eye candy, without ever lifting a spatula and shaking out a table cloth. If you're looking for gifts for foodies who are looking for beautiful,...

It's tough to eat healthy food during the holidays . Here are recipes and suggestions for making your diet appeal to your guests, from your Entertaining Guide.

Planning tips and menu suggestions for organizing a "pot luck" type of holiday brunch, from your Entertaining Guide.

Cookies, candies, breakfast dishes, leftovers, you name it, Diana Rattray (About Guide to Southern Cuisine) has got it!

Wonderful creative ideas for making your home festive at Christmastime from About's Guide to Decorating. Centerpiece ideas, decorations, ornaments and so much more.

A simple page of suggestions for holiday decorating, from About's Guide to Interior Decorating.

A very artful site dedicated to Christmas with decorating ideas, recipes, and general musings on the holiday.

Here's an excellent Christmas site from Better Homes and Gardens. They have party planning tips, homemade gift ideas, recipes, and enough projects to keep you busy all month long.

Good suggestions for creating baked holiday gifts from your kitchen, including packaging tips, from The PartyWorks.

Here are recipes for the top 5 holiday drinks from Food Network, including mulled cider and mulled wine.

Instructions for creating your own showstopping Gingerbread House, from Good Housekeeping.

The SOAR archives of 81 Christmas recipes with many traditional favorites.

This is a wonderful, down-home-style menu for a holiday open house, from Good Housekeeping.

A beautiful site with Christmas advice ranging from care and selection of your tree, to decorations, traditions, gifts and recipes.

An excellent collection of recipes, menu ideas, and holiday lore from Food Network.

A plan for managing December from iVillage. Includes instructions for family friendly crafts.

How to make a Christmas centerpiece at the same time you're decorating the Christmas tree.

Mistakes to avoid when planning your office party.