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#1748021 - 10/10/12 03:36 PM
Christmas Party Entertainment
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So it is our branches turn to put on the Christmas Party this year and we are trying to figure out what to do for the entertainment. Last year our main office had a hypnotist. We are at a loss this year. Any ideas, or would anyone like to share any past entertainment hits from their parties in the past?
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#1748024 - 10/10/12 03:40 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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One company I worked for hired a cartoon artist. I still have the sketch from that night! Very cool keepsake.
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#1748032 - 10/10/12 03:43 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Last year my bank did a Minute-To-Win-It contest. Everyone seemed to enjoy that. Afterwards a one man band played. I would skip the one man band.
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#1748034 - 10/10/12 03:46 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Have an open bar for a few hours and you can be pretty sure that someone will put on an entertaining performance of some sort before the night is over.
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#1748038 - 10/10/12 03:48 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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At a former bank, my branch hired a group called "Tons of Fun" for the entertainment at the Christmas party one year. It was a group of VERY heavy women, who did comedy and a little bit of singing and dancing. Most attendees seemed to enjoy it, although some of the "stuffier" branches (main office, anyone?), not so much.
Anyway, depending on your group's appreciation for humor, something like that can be fun.
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#1748051 - 10/10/12 03:58 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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I like the cartoon artist or comedian idea! We've done Minute To Win It before and it was a big hit. Drinking for this group is a priority, open bar or not.
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#1748057 - 10/10/12 04:00 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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One company I worked for hired a cartoon artist. I still have the sketch from that night! Very cool keepsake. I did that for my son's birthday, they loved it.
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#1748073 - 10/10/12 04:18 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Comedy Sports?
We did a holiday party at Dave & Busters once. Everyone pretty much did their own thing after the meal, but it was fun regardless.
Also did a Casino night.
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#1748074 - 10/10/12 04:19 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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#1748075 - 10/10/12 04:22 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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We do games every year, mostly just as a way to give out prizes and loosen everyone up.
We've done variations of the following since I started here: Hollywood Squares Smarter than a 5th Grader (but, Smarter than the management team) Cash Cab Newlywed's Game (but with supervisor/employee)
And some random trivia type things. We usually try to have some work related stuff and some unrelated. Most of this can be done relatively low budget and you can find ideas all over the web.
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#1748083 - 10/10/12 04:33 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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You can do a scavenger-type hunt with musical chairs. You can have a representative from each branch compete and the last one standing gets a prize.
It has always been a hit at my husband's Christmas parties.
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#1748116 - 10/10/12 05:20 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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#1748134 - 10/10/12 05:38 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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You can do a scavenger-type hunt with musical chairs. You can have a representative from each branch compete and the last one standing gets a prize.
It has always been a hit at my husband's Christmas parties. Except if they all get drunk, there could be some liability!
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#1748157 - 10/10/12 06:05 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Ohmyword. Don't even mention Christmas to me this year. I think everyone will get a $10 Taco Bell gift card and I will call it done.
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#1748159 - 10/10/12 06:08 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Ohmyword. Don't even mention Christmas to me this year. I think everyone will get a $10 Taco Bell gift card and I will call it done. Sweet!!! ::waits by the mailbox::
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#1748188 - 10/10/12 06:29 PM
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Except if they all get drunk, there could be some liability! True. Games were usually done after the meal and before the drinks really started to flow.
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#1748189 - 10/10/12 06:29 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Our ChristmasHoliday party is painful. We get two free drinks, and then sit through some dull speeches, including one I have to give summarizing what community service work we did, and then we have a DJ who plays your favorite 60s pop and some polkas. And then they wonder why fewer people come every year.
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#1748444 - 10/11/12 03:06 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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At my wife's FORMER credit union, they made the new employees hired in the past year get up and sing along to the barking dogs version of Jingle Bells. I don't know that getting my wife pi**** off is very entertaining - at least it's not for me. We are not having a "holiday" party this year.
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#1748506 - 10/11/12 04:13 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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Ohmyword. Don't even mention Christmas to me this year. I think everyone will get a $10 Taco Bell gift card and I will call it done. damn, that's like 87 tacos...sweet
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#1748978 - 10/12/12 05:47 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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We've done casino night, had an employee talent show, an Elvis impersonator (should have shopped around a bit more for that one), and a magician.
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#1748984 - 10/12/12 05:55 PM
Re: Christmas Party Entertainment
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You could always have a rousing game of COMPLIANCE BINGO to get everyone in the Christmas mood!
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