How to Host The Ultimate Christmas Movie Night

It’s Christmas Eve and the Holiday Season is in full swing. You want to throw a Christmas movie night party that will appeal to the whole family. In order to explain the joy and peace that a great holiday party can provide, their are many ideas on how to get the best Christmas Movie and party ideas to make your holiday movie night one to remember. There are many movies available on streaming services like Netflix and Disney which will help you find your favorite Christmas Movie this Christmas season.

Preparing and hosting a party, especially a Christmas movie night can feel daunting. But, it doesn’t have to be. With the right equipment and preparations, you can have some great Christmas classics playing and your guests will have an awesome time. We are going to delve into some great ideas to assist you in this endeavor.

Preparations, Decorations and Snacks

The first thing you want to do once you have identified that you want to put on a great family movie night is preparing your viewing area and house for your DIY holiday party. The goal is to prepare your home for a fun way to spend Christmas Eve.

When preparing for a great Christmas movie night in, you want to ensure that you have fun and an enjoyable time in keeping with the Christmas spirit. The first thing you will want to do is prepare a game plan for how you envision the evening proceeding and some great party ideas that will make this a Christmas to remember.

• Make sure that your Christmas Tree is gorgeously decorated with a gaggle of Christmas ornaments.
• Make your home a winter wonderland by having some additional decorations, like gorgeous Christmas lights or a snowman that will wow your guests. Maybe an elf with Santa on a sleigh would add tons to the appearance of such wonderful holiday decorations. Could you imagine your guests petting Rudolph the Rein Deer on their way into your home? Great way to start the evening out with some joy and laughter.
• Get those party invitations ready. We know that this can be a chore, from choosing the guest list to getting the right invitations to match the Christmas theme. However, with a large amount of options from paper invitations to e-invites both store bought and online, e-invites can easily be sent through e-mail or via a party app like Evite.
• Try and make the Christmas movie night even more memorable with a game of Trivia, testing yourself and your guests on their holiday knowledge. It could be a fun and inclusive way to enjoy the pre-movie portion of the party.
• Make sure to have plenty of good food and drinks. Try and keep these within the Christmas theme by having items that fit the Holiday season.
  • Make sure to have some great eggnog available. A staple in the Christmas drink environment, your party won’t be the same without it.
  • Sweet treats and holiday movie night snacks, like Candy Canes, Christmas cookies with holiday colored sprinkles make for a good grab snack.
  • Try having some peppermint hot cocoa, your loved ones will be overjoyed to get comfortable with a nice warm holiday drink while they watch their favorite Christmas Movie.
  • Hot Chocolate also makes for a nice alternative to hot cocoa. Add some marshmallows for added flavor.
  • Nothing goes better with a movie than some popcorn. Check out the Presto Hot Air Popper PopLite in Red to serve up some great popcorn. This can make up to 18 cups of popcorn in under 3 minutes and is a faster, healthier and better all around choice than your standard microwave popcorn.
  • Try and read up prior to hosting your movie night on what Christmas movie would be your choice for the evening. There are so many Christmas movie night films that are just absolute Christmas classics made to be enjoyed during this time of year.
    • Here are a few examples of what we believe would be some great choices to have on hand when picking the movie for the evening: A Christmas Story, a Christmas Vacation (for some added comedy), Home Alone which is just a great movie for the whole family. If you have kids at the party they may enjoy movies like a Muppet Christmas Carol, The Polar Express or the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Movie Viewing

Now that your preparations for the party have been completed, it’s time to figure out what type of equipment you need to put on a great Christmas movie night.

Having a great TV and sound system are crucial to getting the most out of your viewing experience. Todays TV’s come with a wide variety of options and specs. We highly recommend a TV with at least 4K HDR capability, preferably with an OLED panel. Why an OLED panel, well there are several benefits to an OLED TV versus a LCD or LED TV.

TV and Projectors:

• OLED displays typically have a better contrast ratios.
• OLED TVs have uniformed screens and have tremendous viewing angles.
• An OLED display will have better color and color accuracy than an LCD or standard LED display.

• Make sure that your TV supports ARC or eARC with a dedicated HDMI port for enhanced audio and video return to your soundbar or A/V receiver. We will discuss audio shortly.
• Most of the best OLED TVs offer low input lag especially when activating gaming mode which will hasten response time on immersive video games. So you can even have your kids playing some video games during your party while the rest of the guests mingle prior to your Christmas Movie.

• More efficient power consumption than most TVs.
• Produces less blue light which eases eye strain and allows for better sleep.

Really want to wow your guests with a viewing experience on a huge TV with top notch specs, check out the LG OLED evo C3 83 Inch HDR 4K Smart OLED TV. This TV can be purchased from 42” up to 83” and is LG’s flagship 4K OLED TV. With a blazing refresh rate of 120 hz coupled with NVIDIA G-Sync compatibility, AMD FreeSync Premium and VRR support for a smoother, clearer picture, this TV is perfect for any occasion especially a great Christmas Movie Night classic.

Another great option for watching movies is a projector. Most of the projectors on the market today will have specs that rival top TV’s. The nice thing about a projector is that you can literally have the picture show up on an entire wall making for large viewing angles. This is great for parties with lots of guests. That way everyone will have a good viewing experience at your Christmas Party.

Sound:

A tremendous TV or projector is wonderful, but without great sound emittance, then you really aren’t getting the full movie experience. Therefore we highly recommend attaching a soundbar or A/V receiver to your TV. Today’s latest and greatest will give you Dolby Atmos or even DTS:X total spatial immersive sound.

With a good soundbar you can choose options that will have additional satellite speakers and/or a separate subwoofer for powerful booming bass. Most soundbars can recreate the immersion of Dolby Atmos almost to the level of nice A/V receivers. The channels on a soundbar will indicate the amount of speakers in your setup and their purpose. For Example an common 9.2.4 setup gives you 9 surround speakers, 2 subwoofers and 4 upfiring speakers for the Dolby Atmos sound. There are great soundbars that can fit your budget and sound needs.

Enjoy Christmas Movie Night

To recap, hosting a great Christmas movie night can be a wonderful and memorable experience. Spending the holiday season with your loved ones and friends brings joy and holiday cheer to the heart. So when you have all of these wonderful people in your life expected at your holiday movie night, you want to make sure that cherished memories are created and a your guests are left talking about the great soiree you just threw.