Blogs Posts in Holiday Etiquette category; 8 blog posts

Holiday etiquette can pose challenge

'Tis the season where etiquette traps must be navigated as carefully as a holiday buffet table. For example, is it "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays?" And is "Happy Holidays" offensive to someone who d [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Holiday etiquette: How to handle donations, thank yous

Q: How do I defuse contentious conversation at the holiday table? A: "How about those (insert team of choice here)?" The key is to abruptly change the topic of conversation, advises Post. "It's an acknowledgment that [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Q: Do I have to invite all of my colleagues to my holiday pa...

Q: Do I have to invite all of my colleagues to my holiday party, or may I ask only those I'm close to? A: No need to issue an officewide invite, Post says. "You can invite only your friends so long as you treat the invite as one [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Manners + Etiquette: Holiday Q&A

Question: I tend to be comfortable talking to men OR women at a party and sometimes this lands me in an exclusive conversation with the opposite sex. It is only later that I realize that it must have looked perhaps out of line. Nothing s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Holiday etiquette: When to bring a gift

In a Season 5 episode of “Seinfeld” called “The Dinner Party,” Jerry and Elaine want to bring a chocolate babka as a hostess gift to a dinner. But they are anguished when another customer buys up the last one in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Holiday etiquette SOS: Maintain good cheer this season

Hand in hand with holiday cheer comes holiday stress. After all, when else do family dynamics, work pressures and lengthy to-do lists mix with heightened expectations of merriment? It's a cocktail that can leave you addled — esp [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Moms how-tos: Holiday tipping etiquette

The holiday season is here, and with the good cheer comes gifts and thank-yous and tips. Who gets what, and how can the kids get involved? Encourage your child to make a gift for any professional who works with them, whether it is a teac [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Judge Karen's holiday etiquette

Judge Karen Mills-Francis has some advice for you Grinches out there: use the holidays as a time to volunteer in the community, particularly with kids. ``There are so many children that need help. It bothers me that there are 21,000 miss [...]