Some families picture Christmas around a chalet table. Others look forward to the turn of the year beside the ocean. This edition brings those plans into focus with five Alpine chalets, Rio de Janeiro’s New Year’s traditions and an Amazon sailing between the two celebrations. For clients ready to travel sooner, Bo House adds a Thanksgiving villa selection in Saint-Barth. Each option starts with a different kind of gathering, giving travel advisors concrete dates and places to discuss while there is still time to shape the details around the people traveling.
Oxford Ski Company
Five Alpine chalets for Christmas 2026
Christmas in the Alps brings families together around village traditions, mountain days and evenings by the fire. Oxford Ski Company has selected five private chalets for December 20–27, 2026, across France, Italy and Switzerland.
Each offers a different setting for the celebrations, with shared living spaces and facilities that make time together as enjoyable as the skiing. Drawing on Alpine Intelligence®, Oxford’s specialists match the property to the group and coordinate arrangements such as private ski instruction and festive dining before guests arrive.
In Courchevel 1850, Chalet Elya sleeps 14, with a chef, butler, pool, spa, cinema and children’s bunk room, priced at EUR 290,000. Near Morzine, La Maison accommodates 12 in a historic setting with a pool, outdoor hot tub and wine cellar, at EUR 56,800. In Italy’s Milky Way, Baita 1697 sleeps 12+6, pairing a restored farmhouse with a rooftop hot tub and access to the Pattemouche cable car, at EUR 49,000. Chalet Les Etrennes in Verbier accommodates 12, with mountain views, an outdoor hot tub, spa facilities and a 24-hour driver service, at EUR 75,000. In Zermatt, Chalet Aconcagua sleeps 8+4, with a private spa, indoor hot tub and a location close to the Sunnegga lift, at CHF 128,400, excluding food and beverage costs.
Prices are per chalet for seven nights. The first four properties are catered; Aconcagua offers catered or self-catered arrangements. Rates and availability are subject to confirmation.
