Christmas Drink Name Generator

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Generate Christmas drink names for a party menu: cocktail puns like Yule Mule, Tinsel-tini and Gimlet It Snow, character drinks like Mrs. Claus's Cosmo, punch bowls like Jingle Juice, and alcohol-free picks like No-Ho-Ho-jito and Snowman Soup.

About Christmas drink names

A Christmas drink menu is one of the few places where a pun is expected. The quickest way to a funny cocktail name is to bend a drink guests already know, so the name also tells them what is in the glass: Yule Mule, Tinsel-tini, Merry Mojito, Noel-groni. Carols and sayings work the same way, as in Fa La La Fizz, Not a Creature Was Stirred and Ding Dong Merrily on Rye.

The list follows the way a host builds a menu. Cocktails come first: Santa, elf, reindeer and snowman drinks (Mrs. Claus's Cosmo, North Pole Negroni), naughty-or-nice jokes (Checking It Twice, Lump of Coal), and eggnog, mulled wine, wassail and toddy names for the stove. Then come big-batch bowls and pitchers such as Jingle Juice and Ladle All the Way, office party and ugly-sweater specials, and a smaller set of straight menu names like Spiced Pear Old Fashioned for a sit-down dinner.

About a fifth of the names are alcohol-free, and most say so in their wording: punch, cider, fizz, mocktail, cocoa. No-Ho-Ho-jito and Designated Sleigh Driver suit adults who are not drinking, while Snowman Soup and Root Beer Reindeer Float belong on the kids' table. These are names only, not recipes, so pair each one with a drink you already make well.

How to choose Christmas drink names

  • Pun on a drink guests know. Merry-garita, Sleigh-quiri and Claus-mopolitan explain themselves, while a name like Twelfth Night or Glass Ornament needs a line of description on the menu card.
  • Match the name to the color and the garnish. Red drinks suit Red Suit Sangria and Red Nose Spritz, green drinks suit Christmas Tree Limeade, and anything with a sugared rim can be Jack Frosted Rim or Visions of Sugar Rims.
  • Mark alcohol-free drinks clearly. Give them their own section of the menu and use names that say what they are, such as Cranberry Sparkle Mocktail, Kids' Table Bubbly or Warm Mittens Cider, so nobody has to ask.
  • Name the bowl as well as the glass. A punch bowl or slow cooker gets its own sign, and The Big Red Bowl, Twelve Days of Punch and The Wassail Bowl read well from across the room.
  • For an office party, keep the jokes about work and sweaters, not about anyone in the room. Out of Office Old Fashioned, Circle Back in January and The Ugly Sweater are safe for every guest.

Frequently asked questions

What are some funny Christmas cocktail names?

Puns on well-known cocktails get the quickest laugh: Yule Mule, Tinsel-tini, Ho Ho Ho-jito, Gimlet It Snow and Brandy Alexan-deer. Carol puns such as Fa La La Fizz, Jingle Bell Rocks and Not a Creature Was Stirred work well on a printed menu. For a naughty-or-nice joke, try Checking It Twice or Nice on the Rocks.

What can I call a non-alcoholic Christmas drink?

The list has mocktail, punch, cider, soda and cocoa names, including No-Ho-Ho-jito, Mockletoe Mule, Designated Sleigh Driver and Christmas Morning Mockmosa. For children, Snowman Soup, Penguin Punch and Root Beer Reindeer Float are easy to read and fit simple drinks like cocoa, fruit punch and a root beer float.

What is a good name for a Christmas punch?

Jingle Juice is a common party name, and Christmas Morning Punch, Poinsettia Punch and Cranberry Wreath Punch describe what is in the bowl. For a joke on the sign, try Ladle All the Way, The Reindeer Trough or Thirty Cups of Cheer. A hot bowl can be The Wassail Bowl or Big Batch Glogg.

Do the names come with recipes?

No. These are names only, and nearly all of them are made up for a party menu, so you decide what goes in the glass. A few are traditional drinks you can look up by name, such as Tom and Jerry, The Snowball, Lamb's Wool and Smoking Bishop. The simplest route is to pick a recipe you already make and give it the name that fits its color and flavor.

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A: 17 names

  • A-Wassailing We Go
  • Affogato Avalanche
  • All I Want for Christmas Is Cocoa
  • Amaretto Fireside Coffee
  • Amaretto Icicle Sour
  • And to All a Good Nightcap
  • Another Gift Card
  • Appeal to the North Pole
  • Apple Brandy Toddy
  • Apple Cider Bourbon Bowl
  • Après-Ski Spritz
  • Après-Sled Bowl
  • Asked for a Pony
  • Ate Santa's Cookies
  • Aunt Carol's Eggnog
  • Aunt's Famous Fruitcake
  • Auto-Reply On

B: 28 names

  • Baby, It's Cold Brew Outside
  • Bah Rumbug
  • Balsam and Smoke
  • Batteries Included Cold Brew
  • Been Good All Year
  • Beginning to Look a Lot Like Cocktails
  • Berry Christmas to All
  • Best Sweater Trophy
  • Better Watch Stout
  • Big Batch Glogg
  • Blamed It on the Elf
  • Blitzen's Bourbon Smash
  • Blizzard Bowl
  • Bloody Merry
  • Blue Blizzard Slush
  • Borderline Nice
  • Boughs of Holly Sour
  • Bourbon Barrel Nog
  • Bourbon Cider Warmer
  • Bourbon Marshmallow Cocoa
  • Bowl Full of Jelly
  • Boxing Day Bowl
  • Brandy Alexan-deer
  • Break Room Eggnog
  • Bribe for Santa
  • Brown Butter Eggnog
  • Brown Sugar Bourbon Sour
  • Burnt Orange Boulevardier

C: 55 names

  • Candied Ginger Daiquiri
  • Candy Cane Lane Cocoa
  • Candy Cane Swizzle
  • Candy Cane-tini
  • Cardamom Orange Sour
  • Carol of the Bellinis
  • Carol-oke Cooler
  • Caroler's Warm-Up
  • Caroling Party Pitcher
  • Carrot Nose Collins
  • Champagne and Sugarplums
  • Champurrado Cup
  • Checking It Twice
  • Chestnut Old Fashioned
  • Chestnuts Roasting
  • Chimney Soot Martini
  • Chimney Sweep Toddy
  • Christmas Market Gluhwein
  • Christmas Morning Mockmosa
  • Christmas Morning Punch
  • Christmas Tree Limeade
  • Cider House Yules
  • Cinnamon Apple Sidecar
  • Cinnamon Stick Sangria
  • Circle Back in January
  • Claus-mopolitan
  • Clementine Crate Cooler

C, continued

  • Clementine Whiskey Sour
  • Clove-Studded Orange Mull
  • Coal Black Cold Brew
  • Coal Button Old Fashioned
  • Coal Dust Rim
  • Coal in Your Stocking
  • Cocoa After Bedtime
  • Cocoa Bomb Drop
  • Cocoa Claus
  • Cocoa for the Carolers
  • Cocoa-Nut Snowball
  • Coconut Flurry Mocktail
  • Comet's Tail
  • Cookie Dunker Milk
  • Cookie Exchange Mocha
  • Cookie Swap Champion
  • Coquito de Navidad
  • Could Have Been an Email
  • Cranberry Kir Royale
  • Cranberry Nojito
  • Cranberry Orange Wassail
  • Cranberry Sage Gimlet
  • Cranberry Sparkle Mocktail
  • Cranberry Thyme Spritz
  • Cranberry Wreath Punch
  • Cubicle Tinsel
  • Cup of Cheer
  • Cup of Kindness

D: 12 names

  • Dasher's Daiquiri
  • Dashing Through the Sloe
  • Deck the Highballs
  • Designated Sleigh Driver
  • Ding Dong Merrily on Rye
  • Donner's Dram
  • Double-Checked
  • Douglas Fir Gimlet
  • Down the Chimney
  • Dreaming of a White Sangria
  • Drosselmeyer's Gift
  • Dry January Came Early

E: 13 names

  • Eat, Drink and Be Cranberry
  • Eggnog Alexander
  • Eggnog, Hold the Spike
  • Eight Tiny Reindeer Flight
  • Elf Informant
  • Elf Juice
  • Elf on the Top Shelf
  • Elf Overtime
  • Elf Reviver
  • Elf's Knees
  • Elfpresso Martini
  • Expense Report Martini
  • Extra Marshmallows, Please

F: 22 names

  • Fa La La Fizz
  • Father Christmas Flip
  • Faux Ho Ho Sangria
  • Feeds the Whole Sleigh Team
  • Feliz Navi-daiquiri
  • Festive Friday Fizz
  • Fezziwig's Punch
  • Fig and Thyme Old Fashioned
  • Figgy Flip
  • Figgy Pudding Punch
  • Fire Is So Delightful
  • Fireplace S'mores Cocoa
  • Fireside Toddy
  • Five Golden Gins
  • French 75 Below
  • Frost on the Pane
  • Frosted Cranberry Cosmo
  • Frosted Pine Bowl
  • Frosted Window Fizz
  • Frosty's Top Hat
  • Frozen Fingers Cocoa
  • Frozen Hot Chocolate Flurry

G: 21 names

  • Garland Gimlet
  • Garland Sangria
  • Ghost of Christmas Present
  • Gilded Pear
  • Gimlet It Snow
  • Gin and Tinsel
  • Gin-gerbread Man
  • Gin-gle Bells
  • Gingerbread Espresso Martini
  • Gingerbread House Smash
  • Gingerbread Man Overboard
  • Glass Ornament
  • Glogg by the Fire
  • Gold Tinsel Champagne Punch
  • Good for Goodness' Sake
  • Good Gin Wenceslas
  • Good Mai Tai-dings
  • Good Since Thanksgiving
  • Grinch-arita
  • Grown-Up Hot Chocolate
  • Gumdrop Fizz

H: 15 names

  • Head Elf Highball
  • Hearth and Holly
  • Ho Ho Ho-jito
  • Holiday Bonus Bubbly
  • Holly Berry Bramble
  • Holly Berry Pitcher
  • Holly Jolly Jigger
  • Holly King
  • Honey Bourbon Toddy
  • Hoof Prints on the Roof
  • Hoppy Holidays
  • Hot Buttered Rumor
  • Hot Choc-Ho-Ho-late
  • Hot Toddy, Cold Nose
  • HR-Approved Spritz

I: 8 names

  • I Gave You My Tart
  • I'll Be Foam for Christmas
  • Ice Rink Hot Chocolate
  • Icicle Fizz
  • Igloo Lemonade
  • Inflatable Snowman
  • Irish Coffee, Tree Lights On
  • Itchy Sweater

J: 8 names

  • Jack Frost Nip
  • Jack Frosted Rim
  • Jingle Bell Rocks
  • Jingle Juice
  • Jingle Juice Box
  • Jingle Toes
  • Jolly Old Saint Nightcap
  • Juniper Frost

K: 5 names

  • Kids' Table Bubbly
  • Kids' Wassail
  • Kir Kringle Royale
  • Krampus Cup
  • Kris Kringle Crush

L: 17 names

  • Ladle All the Way
  • Lamb's Wool
  • Last Meeting of the Year
  • Last-Minute Shopper
  • Leftover Cranberry Sauce Punch
  • Lemon Snowdrop
  • Let It Nog
  • Let It S'more
  • Letter to Santa Lemonade
  • Light-Up Sweater Spritz
  • Lime Sherbet Elf Float
  • List Pending
  • Little Elves' Nog
  • Long Weekend Lemonade
  • Long Winter's Iced Tea
  • Love and Joy Wassail
  • Lump of Coal

M: 36 names

  • Made by Elves
  • Maids a-Milk Punch
  • Making Spirits Bright
  • Mandatory Fun
  • Maple Pecan Manhattan
  • Mar-tree-ni
  • Marshmallow Avalanche
  • Matching Pajamas Punch
  • Mean Green Sherbet Punch
  • Mele Kaliki-Mai Tai
  • Melted Snow (It's Water)
  • Melted Snowman
  • Merry Gin-tlemen
  • Merry Mojito
  • Merry-chelada
  • Merry-garita
  • Midwinter Night
  • Milk and Cookies Martini
  • Milk for Santa
  • Milk Punch for Twelve
  • Mint Yule-ep
  • Mistlemosa
  • Mistletoe Margarita
  • Mistletoe Sangria
  • Mock Champagne Wishes
  • Mockletoe Mule
  • Mocktail Under the Mistletoe
  • Mostly Nice
  • Mouse King's Ransom
  • Mrs. Claus Takes a Holiday
  • Mrs. Claus's Cosmo
  • Mrs. Claus's Secret Recipe
  • Much Ado About Mulling
  • Mull Yourself Together
  • Mulled It Over
  • Mulled Pomegranate Cup

N: 27 names

  • Nada Colada Navidad
  • Naughty or Nice
  • Negus by Candlelight
  • Nice and Neat
  • Nice List Dropout
  • Nice List Spritz
  • Nice on the Rocks
  • Nice with a Twist
  • Night Shift at the North Pole
  • Nightcap Cocoa
  • No-Ho-Ho-jito
  • Noel No-groni
  • Noel-groni
  • Nog Around the Clock
  • Nog on Wood
  • Nog So Fast
  • Nog Steamer
  • Nog Your Average Eggnog
  • Noggin Warmer
  • North Pole Float
  • North Pole Mule
  • North Pole Negroni
  • Not a Creature Was Stirred
  • Now Bring Us Some Figgy
  • Nutcracker Mocha
  • Nutcracker Sweet
  • Nutmeg Cloud Eggnog

O: 13 names

  • O Christmas Tea
  • Oat Milk Nog
  • Office Closed at Noon
  • Oh What Rum
  • Old Fashioned Christmas
  • On the Company Card
  • On the Fence
  • One Bulb Out
  • One Marshmallow Short
  • One-Horse Open Sling
  • Open House Bowl
  • Orchard Wassail
  • Out of Office Old Fashioned

P: 26 names

  • Pajama Day Cocoa
  • Partridge and Pear
  • Partridge in a Pear Collins
  • Pear and Ginger Mocktail
  • Peeked at the Presents
  • Penguin Punch
  • Peppermint Espresso Martini
  • Peppermint Penguin Float
  • Peppermint Schnapps Cocoa
  • Peppermint Stick Milkshake
  • Persimmon Bellini
  • Photo Booth Fizz
  • Piña Cold-ada
  • Pine Needles Until July
  • Pipers Piping Hot
  • Pitcher Perfect Christmas
  • Plus-One Paloma
  • Poinsettia Punch
  • Polar Bear Hug
  • Polar Bear Lemonade
  • Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail
  • Pomegranate Ginger Paloma
  • Pomegranate Prosecco Punch
  • Port in a Snowstorm
  • Prancer's Paloma
  • PTO Approved

Q: 1 name

  • Q4 Closer

R: 23 names

  • Red and Green Sangria
  • Red Nose Raspberry Soda
  • Red Nose Spritz
  • Red Suit Sangria
  • Red-Eye Sleigh Flight
  • Regifted
  • Regifted Fruitcake Latte
  • Reindeer Games Gimlet
  • Reply-All Rum Punch
  • Roasted Chestnut Cappuccino
  • Rocks Around the Christmas Tree
  • Rompope Royale
  • Rooftop Landing
  • Root Beer Reindeer Float
  • Rosemary Citrus Spritzer
  • Rosemary Pear Martini
  • Rosemary Wreath Gin Punch
  • Rosy Cheeks Rosé
  • Rudolph's Cherry Fizz
  • Rudolph's Nightlight
  • Rum Pa Pum Punch
  • Rum Rum Rudolph
  • Rum, Rum as Fast as You Can

S: 68 names

  • Salty Sled Dog
  • Same Song Since November
  • Sans-ta Spritz
  • Santa Hat Daiquiri
  • Santa Shandy
  • Santa's Little Sipper
  • Santa's Night Off
  • Santa's Thermos
  • Santa's Watching
  • Santa's Whiskers
  • Santa-gria
  • Scrooge's Change of Heart
  • Seasoned Greetings
  • Second Opinion from Mrs. Claus
  • Second Place Sweater
  • Secret Santa
  • Sequin Reindeer
  • Seven Swans a-Sipping
  • Shaken Snow Globe
  • Sherbet Snowdrift Punch
  • Sherry Christmas
  • Shook the Presents
  • Silver and Gold Rush
  • Silver Bellini
  • Sipping All the Way
  • Six Geese a-Nogging
  • Sledding Hill Sangria
  • Sleigh Bell Sangria
  • Sleigh Blanket Cocoa
  • Sleigh Ride Sipper
  • Sleigh-quiri
  • Slow Cooker Cider
  • Smoking Bishop
  • Snickerdoodle Steamer

S, continued

  • Snow Day Slushie
  • Snow Shoveler's Reward
  • Snow-jito
  • Snowball Fight
  • Snowbird's Planter's Punch
  • Snowed-In Sipping Chocolate
  • Snowman Float
  • Snowman in a Mug
  • Snowman Soup
  • Snowman's Scarf
  • Some Assembly Required Espresso
  • Sorrel Punch
  • Sparkling Holly Berry Juice
  • Spiced Apple No-Mule
  • Spiced Pear Old Fashioned
  • Spiced Pear Sangria
  • Spiced Plum Sour
  • Spirit-Free Christmas Spirit
  • Sprinkle Rim Strawberry Milk
  • Spritz the Season
  • St. Nick Spritz
  • Star Anise Manhattan
  • Starlight on Snow
  • Stayed Up to See Santa
  • Stir with a Candy Cane
  • Stocking Orange Hot Chocolate
  • Stocking Stuffer Soda
  • Sugar Cookie Milkshake
  • Sugar Cookie Steamer
  • Sugar Plum Sour
  • Sugared Cranberry Mimosa
  • Sugared Cranberry Sangria
  • Sugarplum Soda
  • Sweater Weather Warmer

T: 56 names

  • 'Tis the Season to Be Bubbly
  • 'Twas the Nightcap Before Christmas
  • Tacky Sweater Tonic
  • Tall Whipped Cream Hat
  • Tangled Lights
  • Tequila Snowrise
  • The Big Red Bowl
  • The Cocoa Bar Special
  • The First Snowfall
  • The Holly and the IPA
  • The Holly Bowl
  • The Ivy Crown
  • The Mistletoe Bough
  • The Mittenhattan
  • The More the Berrier
  • The Naughty List
  • The Nogfather
  • The Poinsettia
  • The Reindeer Trough
  • The Sleighcar
  • The Snowball
  • The Ugly Sweater
  • The Wassail Bowl
  • The Workshop Foreman
  • The Yule Pool
  • Thick as a Yule Log
  • Thirty Cups of Cheer
  • Three Little Mugs Flight

T, continued

  • Three Sizes Bigger
  • Tiki the Halls
  • Tilted Halo
  • Tinsel and Tonic
  • Tinsel Twist Lemonade
  • Tinsel-tini
  • Tiny Desk Tree
  • Toasted Coconut Coquito
  • Toboggan Cider
  • Toddy Bear
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Too Early for Presents Espresso
  • Too Excited to Sleep Warm Milk
  • Too Late to Be Good
  • Too Many Extension Cords
  • Toy Shop Screwdriver
  • Toymaker's Tonic
  • Tree Lot Thermos
  • Tree-Trimming Pitcher
  • Tuxedo Penguin
  • Twelfth Night
  • Twelfth Night Wassail
  • Twelve Days of Punch
  • Twelve Drams Drumming
  • Twenty Dollar Limit
  • Twice as Nice
  • Twinkle in His Eye
  • Twinkle Light Lemonade

U: 2 names

  • Ugly Sweater Sour
  • Up All Night Wrapping

V: 4 names

  • Velvet Ribbon
  • Velvet Suit Cocoa
  • Visions of Sugar Rims
  • Vixen's Vesper

W: 15 names

  • Warm Mittens Cider
  • Water Cooler Wassail
  • We Won't Go Until We Get Some
  • Whipped Cream Mountain
  • Whiskey Wonderland
  • White Chocolate Drift
  • White Chocolate Snowflake Martini
  • White Elephant
  • White Elephant Steal
  • White Mulled Wine
  • Whiteout Russian
  • Winter Citrus Spritz
  • Winter White Sangria
  • Wonderful Christmas Lime
  • Wrapping Paper Plane

Y: 7 names

  • Yankee Swap
  • Year-End Bonus
  • Yule Log Flip
  • Yule Mule
  • Yule Tide Me Over
  • Yuletide Cheers
  • Yuletide Royale

Z: 1 name

  • Zero-Proof Poinsettia