The best corporate Christmas gift idea has got to be the gift basket. The gift basket can hold “something for everyone” if you are sending it to an office full of employees. If you are sending this corporate Christmas gift idea to one individual a gift basket also allows you to hedge your bets. If the person doesn’t like one thing in the gift basket he or she will certainly like another item that you have sent.

Another reason why gift baskets make such a great corporate Christmas gift idea is that they are widely available. There is a massive selection of business and corporate Christmas gift baskets on the market to suit every type of taste.

A simple and often most appreciated corporate Christmas gift idea is one filled with gourmet food. The classic contents of this kind of basket usually include an assortment of crackers, candies, cookies, chocolates, cheese and jams. More adventurous types might want to include a selection of spicy sauces or gourmet brand salsas and dips.

Another great corporate Christmas gift idea is to fill a gift basket with a selection of teas, coffees and gourmet sugars. Cookies, scones, biscotti and other coffee-break delights can round out the edible offerings in the basket. If the basket is for one or just a couple of people you can also send coffee mugs that are branded with your business name along with the delights.

If the person you are trying to impress with your corporate Christmas gift idea loves wine, you can make a great impression by sending a basket filled with an expensive bottle of wine or two, some wine glasses as well as a wheel of cheese with crackers. You can also make this basket more practical and include wine preservers, chiller bags, wine glass marker jewelry and a good book on wine.

Another fantastic idea for a gift basket would be one filled with books and magazines that are related to the person’s business or that have something to do with your business relationship with each other. A cozy throw and a gourmet tin of cocoa could also be added to this type of basket.

If you want to be a bit tacky but still really push your business and its name, one corporate Christmas gift idea is to remake all of the labels on the food or wine in your basket so that they include the name of your business. Some marketing researchers would say that this is a good idea and yet some others would say that the best corporate Christmas gift idea is the one that is more personal in nature as it creates a one on one connection with your client and employees that makes them feel good whenever they think of you.