--- title: 9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know description: Hosting a holiday party? Or just having a festive night at home? Whip up one of these delicious drinks canonical: https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/ author: Real Simple article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-12T23:07:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:42:44.765Z og:title: 9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know og:description: Hosting a holiday party? Or just having a festive night at home? Whip up one of these delicious drinks og:url: https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know twitter:description: Hosting a holiday party? Or just having a festive night at home? Whip up one of these delicious drinks twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know by [Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Dec 12, 2014 11:07 PM UTC by [Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Real Simple Dec 12, 2014 11:07 PM UTC Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to make merry! No matter what you’re celebrating, this is the perfect time of year for sharing a festive cocktail with family and friends. Craving the warming wallop of a hot toddy or the tart, sophisticated tickle of a champagne cocktail? We’ve got you covered with this roster of classic holiday cocktails—every one of which is worth cheering.  Onethread Design _This_ [_article_](http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/seasonal/christmas-cocktails-holiday) _originally appeared on_ [_RealSimple.com_](http://www.realsimple.com/)_._ _More from Real Simple:_ * [7 Habits of Thoughtful Gift Givers](http://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/habits-of-thoughtful-gift-givers) * [A Foolproof Guide to Building a Better Fire](http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/how-to-build-a-fire) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/"},"headline":"9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know","datePublished":"2014-12-12T23:07:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:42:44.765Z","description":"Hosting a holiday party? Or just having a festive night at home? Whip up one of these delicious drinks","url":"https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/","keywords":["Living","Food & Drink","Alcohol","Holidays","drinks","Cocktails"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Real Simple","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/real-simple/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3632593/christmas-holiday-cocktails/","name":"9 Classic Christmas and Holiday Cocktails Everyone Should Know"}}]}] ```