Item: Holiday parties getting smaller: Many companies downsize, cut out bash, bonuses/Tom Sowa, SR.

More Info: A national survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, an industry group, found nearly half of the companies that responded planned to cut back on holiday celebrations in the workplace. The group had conducted a similar survey one year earlier and found just 40 percent of companies were cutting back.

Question: Does your office still conduct a Christmas party for employees? Is it something that you look forward to?