
Christmas Party Entertainment Ideas
Awesome Xmas Entertainment!
Christmas is creeping up on us, so now's the time for Christmas party organisers to start booking the all-important Christmas party entertainment. Alive Network have come up with some snazzy entertainment ideas for a Christmas wedding, private party or corporate event. What are you waiting for? Read on to get inspired!
We hate to mention this, but Christmas is only a few weeks away! So, if you're in charge of the Christmas party entertainment this year (or next!), you'd better get your skates on and decide what you'd like for your Christmas wedding, corporate event or private party. Here are some top Christmas party entertainment ideas from the Alive Network team to help you create your best Christmas event – ever.
Christmas Wedding Entertainment
Entertain your friends and family with wonderful entertainment all day long.
- Start with a classical guitarist playing Christmas hits while your guests arrive at the ceremony. Ideal for any ceremony space, from country church to town hall registry office, and a great way to relax your guests after a long journey.
- Send your relatives into floods of tears with beautiful singing at your wedding or civil partnership ceremony. While you sign the register, a classical singer or solo singer can get your guests into that Christmas spirit with the very best Christmas songs sung live.
- Greet your guests with welcome drinks at your venue and the heart-warming sounds of a Rat Pack singer, crooning all those Christmas hits made famous by Frank, Dino and Sammy. The secret of successful wedding drinks reception entertainment is to keep it subtle, so guests can talk if they wish to, or listen if they don't! For smaller rooms, choose a solo Rat Pack singer with backing tracks, for larger rooms let them bring along the band!
- During your wedding meal, keep the music flowing with a Christmas choir singing traditional carols and songs as well as those cheesy Christmas classics we all love! For gentle background entertainment with oodles of style, choose an ‘a capella’ group, or pack more punch with a full-on gospel choir.
- For your wedding party, go the whole Christmas mile with a top pop and rock function band playing more Christmas pop hits than you can shake a sleighbell at. Or if you think you'll be Christmas'd to the max by this point, a small format wedding party band can keep the dance floor packed with classic tracks that don't mention snow, Santa or reindeer…
Examples of Christmas Wedding Entertainment
Happy Hour
5 stars - Happy Hour are Highly Recommended 416 Rock & Pop Function Bands Kent
Let you & your guests be blown away by one of the most in-demand bands in the UK! With 300+ reviews, a setlist full of the best music around & a wealth of industry experience, Happy Hour have entertained some of the world's biggest names (Pinewood Studios, Microsoft, ITV & more) & are no strangers to jam-packed dance floor’s & demands for encores!Price from £1,615Festive Carol Singers
5 stars - Festive Carol Singers are Highly Recommended 11 Carol Singers Hertfordshire
Make this season the best yet with our Festive Carol Singers! Totally a cappella & a real joy to watch, our carollers can perform both religious & non-religious music. From Winter Wonderland to In The Bleak Midwinter & more, the Festive Carol Singers repertoire creates a cheerful & memorable experience to be enjoyed by all!Price from £686Sara Llewellyn
5 stars - Sara Llewellyn are Highly Recommended 21 Classical & Opera Singers Hertfordshire
Soprano Sara Llewellyn performs a repertoire of opera, classical & modern popular arrangements. Available for weddings, corporate & private events, Sara can perform with quality backing tracks or alongside a selection of talented musicians.Price from £414Matt Thomas
5 stars - Matt Thomas are Highly Recommended 151 Rat Pack & Swing Singers Lancashire
The go-to choice for celebrities & high profile companies, Matt Thomas' clients include Sir Alex Ferguson, Floyd Mayweather Jnr, David Beckham, Ferrari, Jaguar & more! With a repertoire ranging from legendary icons like Sinatra & Tony Bennet to modern day crooners such as Buble, Matt's sterling live performances are to be enjoyed by all!Price from £513Christmas Carollers
5 stars - Christmas Carollers are Highly Recommended 10 Carol Singers London
The Christmas Carollers are a jolly group made up of 4 highly professional singers who perform your favourite Christmas carols acapella! Perfect for any festive event, the Christmas Carollers bring joy and christmas spirit to all!Price from £705Big Soul Gospel Choir
5 stars - Big Soul Gospel Choir are Highly Recommended 31 Gospel Choirs Somerset
Big Soul Gospel Choir bring soul, energy & inspiration to all events with their beautiful performances of traditional Gospel & popular music!Price from £949Duette
5 stars - Duette are Highly Recommended 10 Classical & Opera Singers West Midlands
Classical Crossover duet. Highlights include debut no. 1 single in the official iTunes Classical chart, supporting Ennio Morricone at the O2 Arena and the DW Stadium. 2 albums recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.Price from £673Elliot Smith
5 stars - Elliot Smith are Highly Recommended 42 Classical Guitarists Staffordshire
Elliot Smith is an award winning classical guitarist with over 10 years professional experience. His repertoire includes Classical, Spanish, Jazz and instrumental Pop/Rock covers. Perfect for any occasion requiring beautiful ambient music to set the mood.Price from £417William May
5 stars - William May are Highly Recommended 200 Rat Pack & Swing Singers Warwickshire
One of the UK's most sought after swing singers, William May has become the first choice to entertain at events & occasions. Performing Rat Pack standards plus modern Pop hits in a cool swing style, William is an expert at setting the perfect mood at your event!Price from £487
Christmas Corporate Event Entertainment
Make your Christmas corporate event stand out from the rest with a touch of entertainment fire, fizz and sparkle!
This year's hottest trends for corporate events have been about seamless merging between decor and event. So, choose Christmas entertainment acts that have tinsel-bright visual or dramatic impact, and be bold with the lighting!
- Set the scene as guests arrive outside your venue with fire and glow performers, weaving shapes and trails of light by spinning fire into the evening's darkness. A show-stopping start to your event that literally lights the way for more to come…
- For daylight arrivals, strolling characters and stilt walkers in winter-themed costume will stand literally heads and shoulders above your entrance door, so much more entertaining than a "This Way" sign!
- Entice guests into your venue with the heady aroma of mulled wine, rich with cinnamon, cloves and maybe a hint of brandy, served from illuminated living tables. Costumed characters serve your guests from the middle of a decorated table that can be matched to your event theme, style or colour scheme.
- Keep the Christmas magic flowing through your corporate event dinner with close-up magicians performing seemingly impossible tricks with cards and everyday objects at your guests' tables. All the skill and entertainment of top TV street magicians, but without the staged set-ups, your guests will be trying to work out 'how did they do that' until next year!
- It's been a long, tough year in business, so treat your corporate event guests to a Christmas party band that really pack a punch. Choose a large format party band complete with punchy horn section, soulful backing singers and even dynamic dancers, for a superb sound and on stage spectacle that's keep your guests’ eyes on the show and their feet on the dance floor.
- If budget allows, add a celebrity performer into the mix. Then create your own event #hashtag for a "Guess who we saw at the ... party last night" buzz on social media, to extend the impact of your event long after the last guest has been poured into a taxi.
Examples of Christmas Corporate Entertainment
Hipster
5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended 487 Rock & Pop Function Bands Cheshire
Hipster's repertoire contains classic & vintage artists; The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac & The Rolling Stones, plus modern indie & pop from Kings of Leon, The Killers & Pharrell. Over 1000 wedding & corporate bookings including; M&S, Wella, RBS, Lloyds, NSPCC, Oxford Uni Press & Claire's Accessories. Over 300 positive customer reviews!Price from £1,747Fire and Glow Performers
5 stars - Fire and Glow Performers are Highly Recommended 37 Circus Performers Leicestershire
A nationwide performance group specialising in fire & glow entertainment. From freestyle performances to wow-factor shows, whatever the size of your event, these skilled performers will be happy to add that little extra spark!Price from £368Live Wires
5 stars - Live Wires are Highly Recommended 266 Rock & Pop Function Bands Staffordshire
Rocking events across the UK for the last 10 years, Live Wires are experienced, professional & ready to fill your dance floor! With over 160+ positive customer reviews, previous clients including Pepsi Co, Argos & Santander & a killer repertoire packed full of dance floor classics plus some of today’s biggest hits, Live Wires will go down a storm!Price from £1,512Martin Reed
5 stars - Martin Reed are Highly Recommended 61 Magicians London
*London Magician of the Year Award 2023* – As seen on BBC 1, LIVE on Channel 4 and at over two thousand events worldwide! 20 Years Professional - Martin Reed will make your event truly unforgettable with incredible Close-up Magic and/or a Stage Show.Price from £513David Penn
5 stars - David Penn are Highly Recommended 22 Magicians London
David Penn is a Britian's Got Talent Live Finalist & 7 times National award wining magician & Illusionist! Providing the ultimate experience in close up magic, cabaret & illusion stage shows, David will entertain, astound & enhance your event!Price from £705Stilt Walkers Galore
5 stars - Stilt Walkers Galore are Highly Recommended 3 Street Entertainers Northamptonshire
Stilt Walkers Galore can create stilt walker clowns, stilt walker mimes, stilt walker statues and stilt walking theatrical characters, creating a unique blend of stilt walking performance possibilities. We have a multitude of themes to entice and delight.Price from £369Living Tables
5 stars - Living Tables are Highly Recommended 2 Street Entertainers East Sussex
Living tables make a unique centre piece for you and your guests. Entertaining in the character of your choice, the table will create an exciting buzz whilst meeting and greeting all your guests!Price from £577Excite
5 stars - Excite are Highly Recommended 57 Rock & Pop Function Bands Kent
A fantastic 6-10 piece pop function band. Featuring outstanding vocalists you'll struggle to find better! World class musicians Excite play rock & pop classics from an extensive repertoire complete with top equipment & a sound engineer!Price from £2,949Get Funked
5 stars - Get Funked are Highly Recommended 17 Rock & Pop Function Bands London
Get Funked are a 6,10, 14 or 18 piece band offering the ultimate live experience, oozing soul, class, integrity, energy, unbelievable musical ability and stunning presentation!Price from £8,252
Christmas Private Party Entertainment
Give your guests an early Christmas present with the best seasonal entertainment at your Xmas party this year. Mix and match close-up entertainers with lavish spectacles, and add in a little retro fun if the budget allows!
- Start with festive carols sung by professional carol singers as your guests arrive.
- Line the entrance hall with ice sculptures and living statues, that come to life just to serve drinks, and then return to being part of the decor.
- Keep your guests guessing as to what is real - and what is not - with close-up magicians who appear like magic, dazzle your guests with their skills, and melt into the crowd afterward.
- And that waiter who is serving the canapés suddenly seems to want to sing, and isn’t that the waitress joining in too? Surprise singing waiters never fail to entertain, amuse and thrill at a Christmas party.
- For a stylish soundtrack to your drinks reception, recreate the heydays of Las Vegas with a Rat Pack tribute act that look and sound like members of the original trio.
- When it's time to dance, splash out on a great party band playing music from your favourite era, be that a 1950s swing and jive band, a 1960s tribute band, a 1970s disco and funk band, a 1980s soul band, or a large format party band playing everything from The Beatles to the Kings of Leon!
With Alive Network, you can turn your party into the ultimate Christmas event of the year for all your friends. After all, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"!
Examples of Christmas Party Entertainment
Festive Carol Singers
5 stars - Festive Carol Singers are Highly Recommended 11 Carol Singers Hertfordshire
Make this season the best yet with our Festive Carol Singers! Totally a cappella & a real joy to watch, our carollers can perform both religious & non-religious music. From Winter Wonderland to In The Bleak Midwinter & more, the Festive Carol Singers repertoire creates a cheerful & memorable experience to be enjoyed by all!Price from £686Mathew Knight
5 stars - Mathew Knight are Highly Recommended 189 Magicians Nottinghamshire
With a warm approach & the talent to amaze & astound, it's no wonder Mathew is such a popular magician! His prowess comes from years as a full time pro, performing at numerous events from small parties to big celebrity weddings. Mathew's unique style of modern magic builds moments of wonder that are talked about & remembered.Price from £400The Fabulous Singing Waiters
5 stars - The Fabulous Singing Waiters are Highly Recommended 38 Singing Waiters London
Amazing Singing Waiters to hire. A wonderful surprise for your guests; Some of the most talented operatic & musical theatre singers in the UK disguised as waiters who suddenly burst into song with no warning making your guests gush with astonished awe!Price from £922With The Beatles
5 stars - With The Beatles are Highly Recommended 20 Tribute Bands East Sussex
Recreating the magic of the fab four, With The Beatles spare no expense with their authentic equipment & outfits. Boasting a full repertoire of Beatles classics & an uncanny stage presence, With The Beatles guarantee to make your event truly memorable!Price from £1,488Disco Chic
5 stars - With The Beatles are Highly Recommended 20 70s, Disco & Funk Hertfordshire
Performing a winning set of disco classics & modern dance bangers, every song in Disco Chic’s set has been chosen with the dance-floor in mind! Previous performances include Glastonbury Festival, Standon Calling, Cambridge Club and more!Price from £3,847The Rat Pack Swinging Live
5 stars - (Rat Pack) The Rat Pack Swinging Live are Highly Recommended 27 Tribute Bands Essex
The Rat Pack Swinging Live is a hit show perfectly capturing not only the wonderful music & comedy of the original legends, but also the remarkable personalities. Voted number 1 Rat Pack Tribute in the UK at The National Tribute Awards!Price from £1,411Seven
5 stars - Seven are Highly Recommended 76 Rock & Pop Function Bands London
Seven are young, fresh, stylish & extremely passionate. Featuring pro musicians who have worked alongside Adele, Ed Sheeran, Olly Murs, James Arthur & more. Seven perform music from the 60s to present day!Price from £4,106The Man And His Music
5 stars - (Frank Sinatra) The Man And His Music are Highly Recommended 12 Tribute Bands London
A truly remarkable show complete with Vegas Show Girls, The Man And His Music has been stunning audiences throughout the UK with what is one of the UK’s top tributes to Frank Sinatra.Price from £812
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