Ah, the annual Office Christmas party, also known by many as the Annual Endurance Test. Groups of young 20-somethings, staring at each other through the disco lights like characters out of a Spaghetti Western to see who will be the first to leave for the pub up the road. The combination of drunken bosses doing something that vaguely resembles dancing, and the warm punch made from cheap vodka and M&S tropical fruit drink is enough to turn anybody to death by dry-roasted peanuts, in an effort to block it all out.

Why do we let it get this far? Christmas can be Christmas without Slade and East 17! Think back to the days before Christmas compilation albums from Telstar muddied our memories of seasonal celebrations. Don’t let this year become another episode in Christmas party hell. Instead, let In-the-Spirit help you plan a chi-chi little Christmas Cocktail Party. We have picked out 11 fantastic easy to make cocktails, which can be made from just 5 bottles of spirits and a few mixers. We’ve also put all of the ingredients onto a shopping list which you can print out and keep to make sure that you don’t forget anything.

So this year, turn your Office Christmas party into a Christmas Cocktail party, and take a photocopy of your Warped Willie instead of your bum!