I think you got plenty of ideas on what cupcakes you can make; so would just give you some tips on cupcake boxes. As you just mentioned that you need to gift them, have you thought about the boxes you'll use to pack them up. I think you should buy or make theme-based cupcake boxes, which is Christmas here, of course.
For instance, you may buy a simple yellow colored cardboard box and decorate it using golden sparkle and tie it with a single beautiful ribbon. Be sure to make the knot properly else it will look bad. You can also paste some graphics or logos onto the box like you may write “Happy Christmas” on the box with sparkle or color pens and add a picture of Santa or goodies. It will look amazing.
And if you are going to throw a party, you can also place your delicious cupcakes on stands for your guests to enjoy.
