51.   He derided managers who have canceled holiday parties this year as Scrooges.

52.   He said no one was in the mood for an office holiday party or a college alumni party.

53.   Hearst Magazines will throw its annual holiday party at Tavern on the Green in mid-December for all New York employees, hosted by Cathie Black.

54.   Her holiday parties always include a big pot of mulled wine on the kitchen stove.

55.   Here in the school district that banned all holiday parties, Superintendent Robert Gulick has had one tough week.

56.   His owners returned from a holiday party to find him racing about the house, his heart pounding rapidly.

57.   Holiday party after holiday party featuring rich, tempting treats saturated with sugar and fat.

58.   I hate to sound ungrateful to those who have sent me invitations to holiday parties.

59.   However, it would take a host of small gatherings to make up for the absence of the huge holiday parties to which the industry has grown accustomed.

60.   I wonder if I can hire him out for my next holiday party.