Christmas television and movies have the answers to winning your office Christmas party this holiday season. If you need some tips to get you through the arduous task, The Mindy Project, Love Actually, Glee, The Office and How the Grinch Stole Christmas have you covered.

Go to the party in the first place, it won’t be as bad as you think

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Plus, free drinks.

Dress the part with some Christmas bling

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Break out the giant snowflake earrings, it’s the only time they’re going to be appropriate.

If it’s a costume party, go all out

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It’s about an elf costume and a whole lot of attitude.

(If it’s not a costume party, don’t, because that’s weird)

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Also don’t call people “Ho” or other Christmas slurs, that’s rude.

Remember, a wine bra is completely appropriate office attire

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(And also appropriate for life.)

Avoid your boss, especially if he says creepy things about your love life

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He is probably in the middle of his mid-life crisis anyway.

Don’t forget to get something awesome for your Secret Santa…

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This is a serious business.

…because you will be judged on how much you spend

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Everyone immediately Googles what their present cost, just accept it.

On TV it’s pretty cute to give your Secret Santa a choreographed dance instead of a present…

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(But if a cute boy wants to dance for you, whatever you do, don’t say no.)

…but in real life everyone wants something they can resell on eBay

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Or re-gift it – don’t pretend like you don’t do it.

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Scout out your Karl (your “cute boy/girl”) early in the party

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If they are really and truly cute, it’s completely acceptable to dance like this.

Your cute boy/girl should be able to do cute dance moves like this…

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Hugh Grant proves that all dance moves are great, so long as you’re Hugh Grant.

…And kiss you in snow like this…

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It’s all fun and games until your hair freezes together and your carefully chosen outfit is drenched.

…And be more familiar with the concept of “private” than this

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Because some parts of the Christmas party are for you, the shirtless boy in a Santa hat, and no one else.

(Walking in on someone in the photocopy room isn’t cute)

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And we can guarantee that someone else will have taken the photocopy room already. Think creatively.

And neither is forgetting the general rules of human decency

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Christmas is not an excuse to be a jerk.

Remember that as cute as your cute boy/girl is, you don’t need anyone to have an awesome Christmas party

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This guy with a sign thinks that you’re awesome.

Just don’t be the weirdo on the balcony talking to a bird

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The bird doesn’t want to talk to you anyway, and the balcony doesn’t have a bar.

Hang out with your friends, and remember what an office Christmas party is really about…

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Streamers! Sparkles! Miniskirts that you can hardly walk in! Or…

…free drinks

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Oh yeah! Now aren’t you glad that you went?