A Christmas wedding is very special and the speeches should be special too. All wedding speeches, of course, should say what ought to be said on the occasion. The father of the bride, for instance, welcomes guests and ends his speech with a toast to the couple. The Father of the groom will also express a welcome but this time to his new daughter-in-law. Either or both fathers will speak of their offspring’s growing years and perhaps offer a bit of matrimonial advice. The groom himself will speak of how beautiful his bride is and end his speech with a toast to the bridesmaids. His best man will reply to that toast and will usually have a few stories to tell about the groom’s behaviour over the years. Christmas wedding speeches should say all that is necessary but should also be relevant to the festive season. So if you are using a poem or a toast make sure it is a Christmas one. If you are referring to the words of a song choose a Christmas one. Couples who choose to get married at Christmas do so because they feel there is something magical about that time of year. So add your own magic with words that conveys your wedding wishes in a seasonal speech.

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Despite Christmas it seems we haven’t forgotten our pagan roots. When the dark nights close in we try to banish them with flickering candles and festive gatherings. Winter is the time when, whatever the reason, annual dinners are held and people get together to enjoy good food and good cheer.
It isn’t always for selfish reasons. There are benevolent association dinners where workers gather to raise funds for a colleague who has hit on hard times. There are fundraisers for a children’s charity or for sufferers from an illness such as cancer or heart disease. Perhaps the organisers know that in winter we have more time to think of others and suffering seems more poignant in the dark and dreary months.
On the other hand of course there are family re-unions when families travel long distances just to meet each other and to celebrate the festive season. A Christmas wedding is special simply because besides the frills and flounces we have the sparkle and staff motivational speeches perhaps because they have a captive audience. After all most of us aren’t out playing tennis or fishing in the long dark nights of winter. Clubs and societies therefore, choose to have their parties in December or January.
So if you are invited to a dinner or a gathering make the effort, dress up and go. Our ancestors were right. Fun and laughter and good company are the best possible ways to banish the dark devils of those long cold nights.

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Christmas cards convey season’s greetings to those who receive them. What, though, should you say if you are actually addressing people at a seasonal gathering? You might, for instance, be a guest at an annual dinner/party of another company. Obviously your speech should be gracious in tone thanking your hosts for their kind invitation and speaking of the connection between your companies over the years. You may have to as a club or association’s Christmas speech. You will naturally speak of shared experiences of club members over the year and, naturally, wish your members all the compliments of the season. . A retirement association annual dinner is often held at the festive season and you may be asked to address those one time members of your staff. You should speak of their invaluable contribution to the company and stress the positive side of retirement. All such speeches should be light-hearted and jovial in tone as befits the holiday spirit and end with an appropriate toast. Unless you are a riveting speaker make it short. Those attending the function are, after all, enjoying a social occasion and don’t want to listen to long speeches. A card can say it in a few lines. You should be able to say it in a few moments.

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