Office Christmas party on Christmas eve?

I wouldn't go to any office party, let alone one on Christmas Eve.

Where my wife worked they had a large proper party in the last week of Nov or first week of Dec with alcohol and stuff and it was all very casual and a long night, which may or may not be at the workplace.

Then on Xmas eve they would put on a simple barbecue and soft drinks (soda or light beer) at the workplace for an extended lunch break.

Working in a grocery store, I don't have that problem. But yeah. That made him late seeing Charlie. Then again, Die Hard also had a work Christmas Eve Party going on in it too. But it works better there since without it there'd be no movie.