Oh, joy. It’s that time of the year again — Christmas in the city. It’s also time for the annual office holiday party. At every firm, there’s someone tasked with the thankless job of keeping the party under control — lest the Bad Santas get out of the bag.

Although I’m loath to do so, it is my duty to give you the do’s and don’ts (actually, just “don’ts”) of office parties. So here’s my annual refresher on how to throw a perfectly blah, humbug holiday fete: