10 Beautiful Holiday Tables

Whether you celebrate Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, 'tis the season for sharing good times with friends and family. It's easy to make your celebrations more memorable with Christmas party ideas for gorgeous holiday tables. Here we've used sweet treats as a table centerpiece. Shop below or print this handy Christmas party ideas checklist to shop your Party City Store:

Make Santa's iconic red velvet-and-ermine suit and black belt the star for this whimsical, adult celebration. Pair our Wonderful Life holiday dinner plates with gold chargers, martini glasses and cutlery wrapped in gold ribbon. And here's one of our favorite Christmas party ideas: Create a centerpiece by filing a vase with silk or fresh roses and gold branches; then wrap a black belt around the vase for a touch of ho-ho-ho.

Put on a lavish Christmas tasting party with mini plates and bowls that hold just enough for one. Use festive red and white trays to display rows of mini bowls, tasting spoons and plates with petite servings of mini tartlets, ravioli or caprese salad. Mini creme de menthe martinis with a red sugar rim and a candy cane garnish make a festive addition.

We adore these Christmas party ideas inspired by the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, a party with champagne and seafood. It's an elegant option for Christmas Eve. Start with pearl and aqua champagne flutes, appetizer plates and forks, then add sparkle with silver plates and napkins. Make the centerpiece by filling a round vase with faux pearls and sparkling jewels, then scatter driftwood and shells around the table.

After eight days of Hannukah dinner, end the celebration with a light dessert party. Serve fried potato latkes with sour cream and applesauce, along with rugelach, Russian tea cookies, coffee and tea. Set the buffet with blue-and-white Hanukkah Celebration plates, then decorate with colorful dreidels and gelt.

Even if your co-workers aren't as close as the crew on "The Office," it's still fun when you take a break from working for a party. For this take on Christmas party ideas, make your party food dazzle them on Shining Season lunch and dessert plates with coordinating napkins and cups. Decorate the table with silver pine cones, paper snowflake cutout decorations, silver sprays and mini trees.

It's simple to make a classroom party shine for the holidays. Start with Very Merry Snowman plates and napkins, then add contrasting green forks, cups and candy cane-striped straws. Candy canes and little color-coordinated favors like erasers shaped like stockings and mini pens in red and green double as table decorations. Round out your decorations with solid color balloons and garland.

After Christmas, many African-American families take time for Kwanzaa, a cultural celebration of seven positive principles and heritage. Use the kinara filled with red, green and black candles as a centerpiece, along with harvest symbols like Indian corn and gourds along with tropical fruits. Set a table with kente-cloth patterned Kwanzaa Celebration dinnerware, red wine glasses and natural bamboo forks and knives. Red, black and green streamers hung vertically make easy wall decorations.

The winter holidays and indulgence seem to go together well, especially in Christmas party ideas like this one featuring a candy and sweets buffet. A gingerbread house makes a wonderful centerpiece! Arranged artfully, candies like colorful gumballs, candy canes and Sixlets can double as decorations. Be sure to provide take-home boxes or party bags so guests can take home some goodies.

Save money on decorations with Christmas party ideas like this one: Choose large packages of basic plates, cups, napkins and cutlery in Christmas colors like red, green and white. Simple and affordable Christmas decorations like paper snowflake cutouts, coordinating table covers and poinsettias really set the scene.