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It’s no easy feat playing hostess around the holiday season. Bringing together family and friends means you’re a hosting ninja catering to varying culinary preferences all while making sure the perfect seasonal aromas are floating in the air. If you’re a guest in the coming weeks and on the hunt for the perfect thank you, we’ve got 52 Christmas hostess gift ideas to comb through all under $100.

For the nervous first timer, we’ve found a guide to hosting a dinner party that would be a perfect manual to the holidays. With all the goodies your hostess will buy, Baggu bags are an eco-friendly way to carry around the Christmas haul. The little details that create the perfect atmosphere are key to making the season’s get together memorable. Imagine gifting an “eat me” cookie stamp to use on late night treats or placecard holders for an added personal touch. For the cheese lover, a set of knives finished with an antler-like handle would look great next to the cheese board.

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Thinking creatively about holiday gift ideas for men, for us, means appealing to his five senses. It can be your brother, boyfriend, husband or dad on your Christmas 2012 gift list, but our trendy ideas are sure to gain a man’s stamp of approval. Alcohol, socks, and sweaters have been tried and tested gifts for as long as we can remember for gifts for men, but this year we’re taking the basics and adding a twist.

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Christmas is often the most stressful time of the year for many people. Even more so for those who decide to host the cocktail parties, the dinners, and the new years bashes (hats off to them). Because it’s a party faux pas to show up empty handed—especially when someone has spent hours preparing—we’ve thought of creative Christmas hostess gift ideas for those who bare the grunt of the work.

The bonus of shopping for a friend or family member who is constantly having people over, is that a gift that works as a thank you for planning a holiday party is also useful to their everyday life. Give them gifts that will help them relax after the fete dies down like a red wine and chocolate set or a scented candle that will make the rest of post-party worries melt away. From Cooking with Siracha to the now-classic Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty coffee table book, these items will look beautiful in a new apartment or well lived in home.