Thank God! Invited to many, many parties. I have been undergoing chemo, surgeries, more chemo, radiation etc, etc, BUT, my friends keep inviting me to parties. If I am not too ill, I go. Sept, Oct, Nov has been crazy - 2-3 parties per week. This week no parties but eating out.

Usually none. We had some neighbors that used to have an “eggnog party” but they got older and stopped doing it.

We have no family in the area. We go to about 3 work related ones. I like them.

I’m throwing one, but that’s the only one I know of!

It also feels like there is one fewer weekend in the mix this year - 12/1 is still Thanksgiving weekend and by 12/20, school is out and people are traveling for winter break. So maybe fewer parties as a result.

Anonymous wrote:Prior to COVID, we hosted a large neighborhood party. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.

We'll probably host a much smaller gathering with close friends - we've done that the last couple of years in between Christmas and New Years.

Other than that, none.

+1 We used to host a big neighborhood holiday party pre-COVID. It was so much fun, but we moved from that neighborhood since then and haven’t done it on our new block.

We do host a few families for a small gathering around Thanksgiving and will likely go to one party at another family’s house closer to Christmas.

One cookie exchange and one dinner so 2 total. I’m ok with it.

Sometimes as many as one, but a lot of years zero including work or family.

1, ours. We host a big holiday party every year with about 30-35 people (mix of adults and kids). Last year when we were re-doing our basement another friend hosted instead - it has become a tradition we would miss- but usually we do most of the hosting year-round (and enjoy hosting, so it works).

1, my neighbor’s. We have never hosted a holiday party.

We host one small party and are usually invited to 1-2 that are also small (less than 20 people). Most of our good friends do not host at all for anything.

Prior to COVID, we hosted a large neighborhood party. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.

We'll probably host a much smaller gathering with close friends - we've done that the last couple of years in between Christmas and New Years.

Other than that, none.

We host two (one is small) and, so far, have been invited to three.

None. I haven't been to any in almost two decades.

It looks like we're down to 2 this year. Which I'm grateful for but I'm wondering what others are experiencing.
I keep telling myself that next year I'll host a large party but it makes me so nervous to think about hosting and our house is small.
I stick to dinner parties throughout the year.

I find that the holiday party thing is really dependent on whether or not you know entertainers.
Most of our friends are not people who host 20-100 people outside of weddings.