Live Band for Christmas Parties and Year-End Events
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The Jetset Society is a live band for Christmas parties, corporate Christmas parties, Advent celebrations, year-end events and New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. The music can open quietly and with a festive touch, carry dinner and the programme with elegance, and then build into a lively party as the evening goes on.
In short: a band to suit Christmas parties across Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland – from festive dinner music to the party later on, from the company Christmas party through to the year-end celebration.
A Christmas party is often rather more than a company party. It may be a thank-you to staff, a year-end event, a client evening or a business dinner, and in international companies the same evening is frequently called simply the holiday party. Some end with dancing. That is why the music is planned individually for the occasion, the company and the running order.
The musical framework is built so that reception, dinner, year-in-review, awards and party all pull in the same direction. Seasonal songs are used sparingly and with taste, as festive accents that let the evening keep its style.
The Jetset Society brings live music, flexible lineups and carefully matched live sets to Christmas parties. The musical running order is shaped around the reception, dinner, year-in-review, programme items and party.
People looking for a cover band for a Christmas party usually mean a live band that plays well-known songs professionally, stylishly and in keeping with the occasion. The Jetset Society brings that together with festive dinner music, seasonal accents, flexible lineups and a musical arc that runs from the reception to the celebration later on.
Our flexible lineups run from 4 to 11 musicians, which covers a smaller dinner just as readily as a large year-end event with stage, technical setup and a party to finish. There is more on how quotes are put together on the Pricing page.
The Jetset Society plays and sings 100% live – with no backing tracks. Every lineup from 4 to 11 musicians is on stage with real voices and real instruments.
Where teams are international – including companies headquartered outside Austria – hosting in English is available on request.
Many Christmas parties are put together by an agency or by the venue itself, in which case dates, technical details and the running order are agreed directly with whoever is running the evening. There is more about this on the page for agencies, wedding planners and venues.
Christmas party band at a glance
- The Jetset Society performs as a live band for corporate Christmas parties and year-end events, covering reception, dinner, programme items and the later celebration.
- A clear profile as a live band: real musicians, flexible lineups and arrangements of our own.
- Flexible lineups from 4 to 11 musicians, matched to guest numbers, room, running order and the energy you have in mind.
- Discreet dinner and lounge music, seasonal Christmas accents and danceable live band sets for later are all possible.
- A tailored quote based on date, venue, performance time, sound and lighting, setup time and running order.
- All musicians are full-time professionals holding music degrees – for a confident sound, a smooth running order and assured live impact.
What our clients say about Christmas parties
“Stylish and wonderfully atmospheric from start to finish. Exactly the right music for our Christmas party.”
“From the reception through to the celebration later in the evening, everything was perfectly coordinated. Very professional and a pleasure to work with.”
“Wonderful live music for our year-end event. Elegant, polished and with a real feel for the atmosphere.”
Relevant live videos for Christmas parties
4 to 11 musicians · Over 800 songs · Vienna · Lower Austria · Burgenland
How booking The Jetset Society for your Christmas party works
Send enquiry
You send us the date, location, occasion, number of guests, running order and any first song requests through the enquiry form.
Receive a recommendation
We check the date, the venue, the musical phases and the technical requirements, then recommend a lineup to suit.
Agree the quote
You receive a tailored quote covering lineup, performance time, sound and lighting, setup time and running order.
Experience the performance
On the day itself we provide live music for the reception, dinner, programme items, the dance floor or the party, professionally and to the agreed running order.
Which music fits which Christmas party?
Corporate Christmas party
For a company, a professional setting matters: discreet music at the reception, dinner sets that guests can talk over, support for awards or the year-in-review, and a livelier close to the evening.
Year-end event
At a year-end event the music can begin formally and ease into something livelier later on. The transitions between official programme and party are worth planning with particular care.
Client evening & business dinner
For clients, partners and executive events, a controlled live band accompaniment is often ideal, with jazz, lounge, soul and pop leading the way. How one and the same band moves from background music to a full dance floor over the course of an evening is set out on the event band page.
Staff party
At an internal celebration the music may grow livelier later in the evening. What matters is a build-up that leaves room for conversation first and then brings more energy to the dance floor.
Festive dinner
For a smaller Christmas dinner, a lineup with fewer musicians is often ideal: elegant and restrained, without overwhelming the evening.
Large Christmas event
At a larger event with stage, technical setup and a party phase to follow, a larger live band lineup can bring a fuller sound and more presence.
Music across the evening: reception, dinner, year-in-review and party
Reception & arrival
Discreet live music creates an atmosphere, gives guests time to arrive and supports conversation without pushing itself to the front.
Dinner & networking
Over dinner the music stays controlled, agreeable and easy to talk over. Jazz, lounge, soul or elegant pop interpretations tend to work particularly well here.
Year-in-review & awards
Speeches, awards and the transitions between them should be framed cleanly by the music rather than disturbed by it, so that each moment can take centre stage. Timing, volume and clear coordination are what make that work.
Later celebration & dance floor
Where dancing is planned for later, the programme can turn more contemporary, more familiar and more energetic – pop, soul, disco, rock and party classics from the repertoire.
How The Jetset Society uses Christmas music with taste and restraint
Christmas music can be lovely at a corporate Christmas party, though it is better not left to dominate the whole evening. Seasonal songs are therefore placed deliberately: at the reception, as an atmospheric accent over dinner, or as a festive way into the evening.
To give you an idea, here are a few titles from our own repertoire list: “Last Christmas” (Wham!), “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey), “Driving Home for Christmas” (Chris Rea), “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Frank Sinatra), “White Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland” (Bing Crosby), “Feliz Navidad” (José Feliciano) and “Merry Christmas Everyone” (Shakin’ Stevens) – and “Silent Night” or “Leise rieselt der Schnee” for the more reflective moments. The full selection can be found in the repertoire list.
From there the programme can broaden out: soul, pop, jazz, lounge, dinner music, classics and songs to dance to when the time comes. The result is a Christmas mood that stays musically varied across the whole evening.
For a very elegant dinner or hotel setting, a discreet jazz and lounge emphasis may make good sense. There is more on this on the Jazz & More page.
A live band for New Year’s Eve in Vienna – from dinner into the new year
For New Year’s Eve we recommend 6 to 10 musicians, including a horn section – the most popular choice. A New Year’s Eve celebration calls for festive music over dinner and for party and pop hits that run on past midnight. With more musicians, both sound fuller and rounder, and the parts of a song stand out more clearly from one another. We can play any New Year’s Eve celebration with any lineup from 4 to 11 musicians.
Midnight as the fixed point
When dinner ends, when the dancing starts and how the music builds towards the turn of the year are all agreed beforehand with the organiser and the venue. The band shapes the countdown the way you would like it – a musical build-up to midnight or counting down together on the microphone are the usual options. At midnight there is a break for the toast; on request, the band can also play straight through.
Sets past midnight
How long the band plays after midnight depends on the performance time you agree. That time is spread over several sets – typically around 50 minutes of music and a 10-minute break – with the pattern shaped around your New Year’s Eve running order. During the breaks, background music can play through the band’s own system on request, so there is no gap.
A waltz to start the year
If you would like to see the new year in with a waltz, the repertoire list includes Viennese waltzes such as “Wiener Blut” (Johann Strauss Jr.), “Gold und Silber” (Franz Lehár) and the “Schneewalzer”, all played live. Anything not on the list can be learned specially for you and arranged in advance by Thomas Gindl for your lineup; the extra preparation is shown in the quote. If it has to be the Blue Danube waltz at the turn of the year, it is played as a recording through the band’s system.
Which band size fits a Christmas party?
For Christmas parties and year-end celebrations we recommend 5 to 8 musicians – the most popular choice – ideally with horns. A Christmas party often pairs atmospheric music for the reception and dinner with the party and pop hits for the dance floor later on. With more musicians, both sound fuller and rounder, and the parts of a song stand out more clearly from one another. With trumpet, saxophone or trombone, the Christmas classics take on a festive sparkle too. We can play any Christmas party or year-end celebration with any lineup from 4 to 11 musicians.
A smaller lineup suits smaller Christmas parties, receptions, business dinners, hotel settings or an elegant lounge format at controlled volume. For Christmas parties that open with reception and dinner and are meant to grow livelier and more danceable later, the live band is a flexible answer; a larger lineup is worth considering for larger year-end events, corporate occasions on a grand scale with a stage, and a late-night party with more impact. What each lineup is made up of and how much space it requires is set out on the Lineups page, and the lineup we recommend for each occasion is in the table “Guidance by event type” on the same page.
Why live music for a Christmas party?
A live band comes into its own when the evening is meant to feel polished, personal and genuinely present: reception, dinner, programme items and the later celebration all take on a tangible live character. At a corporate Christmas party in particular, a professional live band can tie the official part of the evening to the more relaxed hours that follow.
Live music makes a Christmas party more personal: discreet playing through reception and dinner, musical accents for the year-in-review or the awards, and an energetic live set for the party later in the evening. The result is a single musical thread running through the whole night.
For many Christmas parties, a live band is the natural solution when dinner music, atmosphere, stage presence and dancing later are all to come from one professional musical source.
Planning, technical setup and quote
Schedule & music through the evening
Reception, dinner, speeches, year-in-review, awards and the party phase are all worth thinking through early, so that music and programme items fit one another. The corporate event band checklist offers a structured planning aid.
Technical setup & venue
Room size, number of guests, stage, power supply and setup time determine the right sound and lighting solution. The band brings its own system up to a certain room size; the venue’s in-house equipment is used only if you specifically ask for it.
Performance time & organisation
The performance time you have in mind, travel, waiting periods between programme items and a late finish all feed into the planning and the quote as well.
Tailored quote
For a fitting quote, the date, venue, number of guests and running order are helpful, along with the musical phases you have in mind, a rough performance time and the technical conditions.
Every technical point in detail – space, power, setup, soundcheck, volume and what each type of event adds – is set out on Live band, venue & technical setup.
How to choose a reliable Christmas party band
Experience with corporate events
A corporate Christmas party will often run from reception and dinner through speeches, a year-in-review and awards to a relaxed party at the close. A band should understand those phases and play to each of them.
Dinner and party capability
A good Christmas party band covers both ends of the evening: a stylish, conversation-friendly start and a lively party to follow.
Controlled volume
Volume is a sensitive matter at corporate events in particular. The music should leave room for conversation over dinner and then build more energy deliberately later on.
Clear communication
A professional live band speaks to the organiser and the venue early on, settling room size, power, setup time, where the band will stand, sound and lighting and the planned running order well in advance.
As a professional live music provider, The Jetset Society handles music, technical setup and coordination of the running order, with a single point of contact.
Useful links for your Christmas party
Planning the music for a Christmas party step by step: more detail on reception, dinner, seasonal accents, programme items and music for the party later on – from subtle dinner music to a full dance floor, and how festive it should really feel.
Corporate events, client evenings, summer parties and business events are covered on the Corporate events page. Special case: is your event taking place outside the Christmas season – as a summer party, an anniversary or a client event? The full details are there, and the musical side is set out under Music for corporate events.
Which lineup suits your Christmas party is explained on the Lineups page.
Song selection, genres, dinner music and danceable numbers are covered on the Repertoire page.
The Pricing page gives an overview of how pricing works and what shapes a quote.
For a Christmas party, impressions of an elegant evening lineup, a dinner atmosphere and a later party are especially helpful: watch the elegant live band · watch the dinner and lounge set.
Selected venues, service providers and partners are listed on the Event partners & venues page.
An overview of every planning step, from the first key details through to the final coordination, with lead times by occasion.
A decision guide based on guest numbers, room size, volume and how full you want the dance floor.
From enquiry through quote and detailed coordination to setup, soundcheck and the performance itself.
Live band, venue & technical setup
Space, power, setup time, volume – and what each type of event adds.
Planning a band for a corporate event
Event goals, running order, parts of the evening and technical setup – from first idea to a solid quote.
Planning live music for your Christmas party?
Are you planning a Christmas party, corporate Christmas party or year-end event in Vienna, Lower Austria or Burgenland? Booking live music for the evening begins with a no-obligation enquiry, and you will hear back from us promptly and personally.
Frequently asked questions about live bands for Christmas parties
Which Christmas parties is The Jetset Society suitable for?
The Jetset Society plays corporate Christmas parties, year-end events, staff parties, client evenings, business dinners and festive evening events. We perform in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland.
Can the music be adapted for reception, dinner and the later celebration?
Yes. With The Jetset Society, the evening can begin with elegant, discreet live music at the reception. The music stays easy to talk over during dinner, then builds energy for celebration and dancing later.
Does The Jetset Society also perform Christmas music?
Yes. Seasonal and Christmas songs are used tastefully and sparingly – at the reception, as an atmospheric accent over dinner or as a festive way into the evening – so the evening keeps its style. To give you an idea, here are a few titles from our own repertoire list: “Last Christmas” (Wham!), “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey), “Driving Home for Christmas” (Chris Rea), “White Christmas” (Bing Crosby) and “Feliz Navidad” (José Feliciano) – and “Silent Night” or “Leise rieselt der Schnee” for the more reflective moments. From there the programme can broaden out: soul, pop, jazz, lounge, dinner music, classics and songs to dance to when the time comes.
Can we book The Jetset Society as a New Year’s Eve band in Vienna?
Yes. The Jetset Society plays New Year’s Eve galas and celebrations in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. The band brings together festive dinner music, show moments and a party phase that carries on past midnight; the countdown and everything around midnight are arranged to suit your wishes. There is usually a break at midnight for the toast, and on request the band plays straight through. For New Year’s Eve we recommend 6 to 10 musicians, including a horn section – the most popular choice; any lineup from 4 to 11 musicians is possible.
Which lineup is suitable for a Christmas party?
For Christmas parties and year-end celebrations we recommend 5 to 8 musicians – the most popular choice – ideally with horns. A Christmas party often pairs atmospheric music for the reception and dinner with the party and pop hits for the dance floor later on. With more musicians, both sound fuller and rounder, and the parts of a song stand out more clearly from one another. With trumpet, saxophone or trombone, the Christmas classics take on a festive sparkle too. We can play any Christmas party or year-end celebration with any lineup from 4 to 11 musicians. Beyond that, the right lineup depends on the number of guests, room size, schedule and whether the music should simply accompany the evening or carry it. Smaller lineups suit the reception and dinner – jazz, lounge and dinner formats are available from 3 musicians; live band lineups of 5 to 8 musicians bring more energy to the party later; a lineup of 4 musicians carries the party phase just as well.
What sets The Jetset Society apart as a live band for Christmas parties?
The Jetset Society plays and sings 100% live, with no backing tracks, and its musicians are full-time professionals with a music degree. Flexible lineups from 4 to 11 musicians are matched to guest numbers, room, running order and the energy you have in mind, and the musical running order is shaped around the reception, dinner, year-in-review, programme items and party. Music, technical setup and coordination of the running order all come from one source.
Does The Jetset Society bring its own technical equipment?
Yes. The Jetset Society owns its sound and lighting system and brings it along up to a certain room size. We recommend working with our own, because we know exactly how it behaves in a room; if you specifically ask for the venue’s system, we use that instead. Venue, room size, stage, power supply, guest numbers and the running order all help with the planning. Where a room is larger than our own system covers, we agree the approach in advance. Either the venue’s own system is used, or a sound company is brought in – we or the organisers take care of choosing and booking them.
What does a corporate Christmas party with a live band typically look like?
A proven structure is reception – dinner – year-in-review or awards – party: subtle live music while guests arrive, dinner sets that keep conversation easy, polished musical framing for the official programme, and danceable sets afterwards. The band adjusts volume and energy to each phase, so speeches and awards stay front and centre.
When should we enquire about a live band for a Christmas party?
Ideally in September or October. Thursdays and Fridays in December go first, as most corporate Christmas parties fall within a few weeks. If you are flexible, dates in early December or from Monday to Wednesday are easier to secure. Short-notice enquiries are worth making too. If the date is free, a great deal can still be planned properly.
How much does a live band for a Christmas party cost?
A full-evening booking with The Jetset Society usually costs approx. €2,600 to €7,800; smaller jazz, lounge and dinner lineups from 3 musicians start at approx. €2,300. Costs depend on lineup, performance time, date, technical setup and venue. You can find detailed pricing guidance on our pricing page.
What information helps with a quote for a Christmas party?
Helpful details include date, venue, number of guests, the planned parts of the evening, rough performance time, schedule and technical conditions. Add the mood you want – discreet, festive, danceable or formal.
How do I choose a reliable band for a Christmas party?
A reliable band for a Christmas party should be able to carry reception, dinner, programme items and the later celebration with confidence. What matters is experience with corporate events, controlled volume, professional communication, a flexible lineup, suitable technical setup and a musical concept that feels stylish and festive.
Can The Jetset Society cover dinner music and the later party at a Christmas party?
Yes. The band can carry a Christmas party from an elegant reception through dinner and programme items to the late-night party. Music, volume and lineup are matched to each phase.
Does The Jetset Society perform at Christmas parties in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland?
Yes. The Jetset Society mainly performs at Christmas parties in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. Other regions can be arranged depending on date, venue and setup.