A country western Christmas should be good fun. You absolutely should have your guests come dressed up in their cowgirl and cowboy gear. There can country western music playing in the background. There are some very good country Christmas songs you can find. And when you answer the door you can say howdy to everyone.

Encourage the guests to dance if you have the space. You could learn the moves to the tootin scootin boogie or the electric slide ahead of time and lead the group in a little dance lesson. Food can be Tex-Mex in style. Your main course can be barbeque pork or beef ribs, with side dishes like grits and fried tortillas.

Decorate the tree in little cowboy boot and hats ornaments. This makes a great activity to keep the kids occupied. Set up an activity table and provide brown, black or tan felt and glue with boot and hat shaped cutouts that the kids can trace. If they are old enough they can cut out the felt by themselves, otherwise you may want someone supervising the table. Supply smaller sections of red and green felt strips so the kids can accent their ornaments with Christmas colors. A hole punch makes a handy little hole for the ribbon to slide through and voila the kids have an ornament they either decorate the tree with or take home.

A good centerpiece for your buffet table is a pair of boots filled with dried flowers and thistle stalks and tied with a piece of ribbon with a cow bell attached. Or an upturned cowboy hat lined with some clean tissue paper and filled with fruit like oranges, apples, and grapes and a few walnuts. This should catch a few eyes and elicit some compliments for your cleverness at the party.