By Amy Meekings

While traditionalists are mourning the 'death' of office Christmas parties, remote workers are quietly revolutionising how we celebrate.

There are other new ways to connect in our modern world, so this criticism completely misses the point.

At Peak, we are fully remote, so we always host our Christmas parties online. Because we spend time planning them properly, we make the celebrations interactive and engaging, and our years of overwhelmingly positive feedback have proven it.

In previous years, our staff have undertaken escape rooms and murder mysteries – all while remaining at home. One year, we threw on our favourite Christmas-themed attire to hunt down the killer of Jacob Marley by interrogating a series of professional actors who played the ‘suspects’. Other options for Christmas parties include ‘virtual volunteering’, where individuals or groups can volunteer their time remotely to support a charitable or worthwhile cause.

Examples of fulfilling activities around the festive period include writing Christmas cards to the elderly or homeless, or recording videos for children in hospitals. This is sometimes the........

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