Christmas Party Invitation Templates for Every Kind of Celebration

Find the Right Christmas Invitation for Your Party

Start with the kind of party you are planning. This table points you to the designs that fit.

Classic and Elegant Christmas Party Invitations

Some parties call for tradition. A red buffalo plaid card with a wreath and a cream panel feels like a cabin weekend, while a crisp white card with a single fir sprig and Merry & bright in a large serif suits a modern home. A candlelit Christmas Eve design, a Noel card in deep green and gold, and a Winter Wonderland card with falling snow cover the quieter, more formal end of the season. For a night of cocktails, a black and gold design with hanging baubles and champagne glasses sets a dressy mood straight away.

Themed Party Invitations Guests Will Remember

A theme gives guests something to talk about before they even arrive. The ugly sweater invitation comes with a knitted border and a prize badge for the tackiest jumper. The pajama party card has a starry sky and candy stripes, the gingerbread house card drips with icing, and the hot cocoa bar card lists toppings in little pills. Music fans will find a neon karaoke flyer and a disco design with a glitter ball and a light up floor, and anyone hosting a murder mystery dinner can set the scene with a dark, dramatic card.

Secret Santa, White Elephant and Gift Exchange Invitations

Gift exchanges need clear rules. The Secret Santa invitation is shaped like a gift tag with a budget seal, the White Elephant card explains the steal and swap steps in numbered rows, and the ornament exchange card asks each guest to bring an ornament that tells a story. A cookie swap invitation is laid out as a recipe card, so guests know how many dozen to bake and how to package them.

Office and Corporate Christmas Party Invitations

Work parties need a polished look and practical details. The corporate invitation includes a frame for your company logo and an editable table for the evening schedule, from welcome drinks to the awards and the last dance. A landscape card suits a relaxed team lunch, and a chalkboard trivia night design includes a score table for team names. Keep the tone inclusive, mention any dress code and give a clear RSVP date so the venue gets accurate numbers.

Kids, Family and Classroom Party Invitations

Children love an invitation with a character on it. Choose a kids party card with Santa and a gift stack, a reindeer games card with activity pills, or a Santa's workshop elf party card set on wooden planks under a green elf hat. Families can share a gathering card with three photo frames, and teachers can send home a US Letter parent letter with a snack and volunteer sign up table and a tear off RSVP slip. A December birthday card with a photo frame helps children whose birthday falls in the busiest month of the year.

Community and Charity Christmas Events

Neighbourhoods, churches, clubs and charities can invite everyone at once. There are designs for a street block party, an evening of carol singing and a toy drive party where admission is a new, unwrapped toy. A village hall invitation on A4 paper includes ticket details and a QR code that opens a map to the venue, and an 18 x 24 inch poster is made for notice boards and shop windows.

Digital Christmas Invitations for Phones, Social Media and Email

Plenty of invitations are never printed. A 1080 x 1920 pixel design fills a phone screen and works for stories and messaging apps, and a countdown story builds excitement in the days before the party. Square designs suit Instagram feeds, a 1920 x 1005 pixel cover fits a Facebook event, and a 600 pixel wide email invitation drops straight into a newsletter. Download each one as a PNG or JPG and share it wherever your guests are.

Invitations With Photos, Calendars and QR Codes

Several designs include extra tools. Photo frames let you add a family picture, a couple's photo inside a heart or the birthday child's face; click the frame and choose Replace Image. A save the date card uses a real December calendar with a ring around the party day. Two designs include QR codes, one that opens your online RSVP form and one that opens a map, and you can change the link in the QR panel.

Christmas Party Invitation Wording Tips

Put the essentials where guests can find them quickly: the day and date, the start time, the address, and how and when to reply. Then add the details that help people prepare, such as a dress code, a gift budget, a dish to bring or whether children are welcome. Send printed invitations three to four weeks ahead in December, when calendars fill up fast, and digital invitations two to three weeks ahead with a reminder a few days before.

How to Edit a Christmas Party Invitation

1. Open a design and click any text to type your names, date, address and RSVP details.
2. Use Replace Image on photo and logo frames to add your own pictures.
3. Select the wreaths, lights, ornaments and other artwork to recolour, resize or move them.
4. Double click a table to edit sign up lists, menus and schedules.
5. Download a PDF to print, or a PNG or JPG to send and post.

More Templates for the Holiday Season

Browse our holiday and seasonal templates for other celebrations, or the party invitations for events all year round. Children can write to Santa with our Christmas wish lists, businesses can sell festive vouchers with Christmas gift certificates, and a sit down dinner looks even better with name place cards on every plate.

Christmas Party Invitation FAQs

Can I change the text, colours and artwork?

Yes. Every name, date and message is editable text, and the artwork is editable vector art that you can recolour, resize, move or delete.

What sizes are the Christmas party invitations?

Most invitations are 5 x 7 inches, with landscape 7 x 5 designs, a 6 x 4 postcard, a 7 x 3 golden ticket, a US Letter parent letter, an A4 village invitation and an 18 x 24 inch poster. Digital designs are sized in pixels for phones, social media and email.

Can I add my own photo?

Yes. Designs with photo frames let you click the frame and choose Replace Image. You can also add a frame to any design from the Elements panel.

Can I collect RSVPs with a QR code?

Yes. The QR RSVP invitation contains a QR code that you can point to your own online form. Select the code and paste your link in the QR panel, then test it with your phone before printing.

Can a company add its logo to the office party invitation?

Yes. The corporate design has a logo frame. Click it and choose Replace Image to upload your logo.

How do I send an invitation by text or WhatsApp?

Download the design as a JPG or PNG and send the image. The 1080 x 1920 pixel designs fill a phone screen, so the details stay readable.

Can I print the invitations at home?

Yes. Download a PDF and print at actual size on card stock. Designs with dark or full colour backgrounds look best from a print shop with full bleed.

Are there invitations for people who celebrate Christmas in summer?

Yes. A beach barbecue design with a palm tree, a Santa hat and a bright sun suits Christmas in Australia, New Zealand and other southern hemisphere countries.

When should I send Christmas party invitations?

Send printed invitations three to four weeks before the party and digital ones two to three weeks before. Saturdays in December book up early, so a save the date in November helps for bigger events.