The Complete Christmas Hosting Guide
$20.00
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The Complete Christmas Hosting Guide
$20.00
A note from Rachelle: I design every Rooted & Refined piece myself, and each one is made to order just for you. If anything arrives damaged or not quite right, email help@rootedrefined.app within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you, at no cost to you.
Host a calm, beautiful Christmas with one organized plan. This 45-page printable guide gives you finished menus, real recipes, a six-week countdown and an hour-by-hour Christmas Day timeline, so the big day feels like something you enjoy, not something you survive.
The style is "heirloom holiday": candlelight, evergreen, linen and a little cranberry, with elegant serif lettering and warm editorial photography.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Welcome, how to use the guide, and contents
- 3 hosting directions (Heirloom Candlelight, Evergreen & Linen, Champagne Winter), each with a color palette, a five-layer table formula and a "shop your house first" list
- How to set the table: place-setting diagram, a 45-minute styling sequence and quantities for eight
- Christmas Eve menu: a cozy fondue supper that cooks at the table
- Christmas Day menu: breakfast and a 4 o'clock dinner, mostly made ahead
- Quantity chart for 6, 8 or 12 guests
- 14 recipes with exact quantities and oven temperatures in °F and °C: Alpine cheese fondue, dark chocolate fondue, winter greens salad, herb-crusted beef rib roast (with a doneness chart and USDA safe temperatures), citrus and herb roast chickens, red wine jus, horseradish cream, make-ahead garlic mashed potatoes, maple-roasted carrots and parsnips, Brussels sprouts with cranberries, overnight cinnamon French toast bake, gingerbread cut-outs, cranberry orange shortbread, and two zero-proof drinks (cranberry rosemary sparkler and mulled spiced cider)
- Master shopping list, sorted by aisle, with quantities
- Six-week countdown and a Christmas week make-ahead plan
- Christmas Day timeline plus an oven and stovetop schedule, so one oven does everything
- Gift list and tracker (filled-in example + blank), holiday budget with a sample split, Christmas card list
- Cookie-baking day plan, with storing, freezing and cookie-swap tips
- Guest room checklist, traditions worth keeping, leftovers, food safety and quick fixes
- Blank planner pages: menu, hosting timeline, notes for next year
FILLABLE WORKSHEETS
The 9-page fillable PDF lets you type your gift list, budget, card list, menu, timeline, guest welcome cards and traditions before printing. It opens in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer, tablet or phone. Checkboxes click on and off.
SIZES AND FORMATS
- 4 PDF files: the guide and the fillable worksheets, each in US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4
- Light backgrounds inside, so it prints well at home. Skip the photo pages to save ink.
PLEASE NOTE
- This is an instant digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
- For personal use only. Please don't resell or share the files.
- Colors can look a little different depending on your screen and printer.
- Designed by Rooted & Refined with the help of digital tools. Editorial concept images were created with digital tools.
Want gift trackers, calendars and lists for the whole season? The Family Christmas Planner is also in our shop, or get both in the Christmas Hosting Bundle.
