39 Easy Festive Cocktails Guaranteed to Get You into the Christmas Spirit

A festive and bubbly punch for all of your holiday parties! This recipe combines sweet-tart cranberry juice with vodka and sparkling wine for a ruby-colored cocktail that’s perfect for the season.

The cocktail gets its beautiful snow-like appearance from white rum, coconut rum, and coconut milk. When combined with muddled mint and zesty lime, it comes together to create a tropical take on a classic mojito.

This German mulled wine recipe literally translates to glow-wine, because of how you feel after you've been drinking tiny mugs outside in December.

The tartness of cranberries pairs beautifully with the classic margarita trifecta: tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice.

Originally from the Midwest, this drink is a deliciously rich and seasonal hot milk punch that’s the cozy cousin of homemade eggnog. This version has a trio of warm spices, a creamy texture, and a boozy kick from aged rum and Cognac.

This 3-ingredient cocktail is guaranteed to bring the festive vibes! It has a wintery green hue, thanks to green Chartreuse. This bold spirit is brightened by Prosecco and lifted with a little club soda.

This festive cocktail is a combination of Baileys Irish Cream, vanilla vodka, and a tiny splash of heavy cream. With its sweet, sprinkle-studded rim, this creamy cocktail is sure to become an instant favorite!

We're adding holiday magic to one of our favorite cocktails, the whiskey sour, by shaking up a drink that tastes like winter and looks just like Santa’s hat! We swap the whiskey for Campari to add a ruby-red hue and bittersweet orange flavor to the festive drink.

Meet the Gingerbread White Russian, the perfect cocktail for the holiday season! It takes a creamy, classic White Russian and adds all the cozy, spicy notes of a gingerbread cookie.

This cozy drink is a riff on the classic whisky sour with honey, ginger, and a floater of smoky Islay scotch.

Fill your home with the aroma of Swedish winter comfort! Simply simmer red wine with a blend of warming spices like cinnamon, whole cloves, and cardamom pods, along with aromatics such as orange peels, fresh ginger, and a bit of fortified wine and sugar for extra body and sweetness.

It’s a chocolate-lover’s dream! If you’ve ever had a frozen hot chocolate, you’re going to love this boozy version that’s big on chocolate flavor.

It's a winter twist on an old-fashioned cocktail, made with applejack, Angostura bitters, maple simple syrup, and an orange peel.

This highly festive cocktail is extra creamy and minty, and will get anyone into the holiday spirit! You can control how minty you want it to be by adding a little bit of peppermint extract, which is more assertive than peppermint-flavored vodka.

This vodka cocktail is so refreshing! Many holiday and winter cocktails are heavy with cream or coconut milk, but this one is effervescent and lemon-y. But what makes it so delicious (and festive!) is the easy rosemary-infused simple syrup.

Make this classic winter cocktail with warming spices, rich butter, and dark rum for the coziest night in. We like to top ours with a generous dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of freshly grated nutmeg for an extra-decadent touch.

It’s the perfect winter sipper! Amaretto hot chocolate has just three ingredients — dark or bittersweet chocolate, milk, and amaretto — and it all comes together in this rich and nutty after-dinner drink.

Intensely dark crème de cacao and the smoky flavor of brandy make this cocktail great for the holidays.

Latin America’s version of eggnog tastes just like the holidays! This Panamanian custard-style beverage is creamy, spiced perfection, and is usually sipped during los Tiempos de Navidad (the Christmas holidays) and particularly during Año Nuevo (New Year).

With just three ingredients, the classic hot toddy is a mainstay in our cocktail rotation! Our favorite way to serve a hot toddy is with a lemon slice, cinnamon stick, and star anise, but it’s just as delicious with just the lemon for garnish.

Created in New Orleans in 1919, this old-school festive cocktail is made with just three ingredients: crème de menthe, white crème de cacao, and heavy cream.

This holiday party favorite is infused with whole spices and sweetened with maple syrup.

This Puerto Rican eggnog is made with coconut milk, cinnamon, and white rum for a rich, delicious holiday treat.

Ponche Navideño is a hot, fruit-based punch served during Las Posadas, a religious festival celebrated throughout Latin America from December 16 to the 24th. Add an ounce of brandy, rum, or tequila to each mug make it spirited!

This refreshing white cranberry margarita is the perfect holiday cocktail — suitable for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or even just a snowy day! It’s a simple mix of just four ingredients, and a garnish of cranberries and rosemary adds some seriously festive sparkle.

A sweet glass of holiday sangria can make any Christmas gathering extra merry and bright! This version amps up the holiday spirit a little with cinnamon sticks, pomegranate juice, apple cider, and garnished with cranberries and rosemary sprigs.

We highly recommend the Godfather if you’re a fan of Old-Fashioneds and are looking for a new cocktail to stir up! This easy two-ingredient drink is a mixture of blended scotch whisky and amaretto. It’s simple, but perfectly smooth and balanced.

These festive and boozy treats consist of one red layer of strawberry/cherry-flavored jello nestled on one green layer of lime-flavored jello, all topped with whipped cream and holiday sprinkles.

Ginger simple syrup (which simply involves infusing sugar and water with pieces of ginger) is the real star here! The clean flavor of vodka lets the spiciness of the ginger and the tartness of the lemon shine through. And a dash of Angostura bitters adds depth to round it out.

Cream of coconut, fresh lime juice, and blanco tequila make this festive margarita rich and flavorful.

This festive twist on the classic whiskey sour combines bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and maple syrup for a balanced, flavorful base. A red wine “float” adds a striking visual layer as well as depth of flavor.

Espresso meets sweet cinnamon and piloncillo-infused syrup to create the ultimate holiday cocktail.

The Jack Rose is a 3-ingredient cocktail in the sour family (along with the whiskey sour and Hemingway daiquiri), made with a spirit, sweetener, and sour ingredient. All you need is applejack, grenadine, and lemon juice for this easy holiday drink.

Satisfy your chocolate cravings with a luxurious (and very grown-up) chocolate martini! This dynamic drink combines all the richness of chocolate with flavored liqueurs and vodka.

Make this holiday version of the classic cocktail with homemade cranberry grenadine.

Shake up holiday cocktail hour with this drink made of reposado tequila, lemon juice, and cinnamon simple syrup.

Pimm’s No. 1 is a fruity and lightly spiced gin-based liqueur, and it mingles beautifully with bright cranberry juice, hard apple cider, and zesty ginger beer.

Made with just 3 ingredients, this easy cocktail gives espresso martini a run for its money.

This festive holiday white sangria, made with white wine, vodka, freshly-squeezed orange juice, and triple sec is topped with sliced citrus, cinnamon sticks and fresh rosemary for a party-worthy presentation.

Navegado is the Chilean version of mulled wine. When it’s bitter cold outside, wrapping your hands around a warm cup is just the comfort your soul needs.