Turning the holiday spirit into party spirit, the Santas were gathering at Copenhagen's Tuborg Brewery for a traditional Christmas lunch including the Nordic schnapps called aquavit.
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That came in January 1989, just after the Democrats had lost the fifth of six elections, perhaps the low point of party spirits in this century.
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The party spirit was high in Malaysia, where daredevil skydivers threw themselves off the world's tallest buildings near midnight in a group jump in Kuala Lumpur.
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"Jiang stressed that senior officers must have good party spirit, observe discipline in a strict way, and make persistent efforts to improve the party's style of work,"
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The Swiss celebrated their country's birthday with traditional yodeling, bonfires and fireworks Friday, but national unease and international criticism _ and rain _ dampened the party spirits.
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This week's primary victory of an unknown retired school principal who spent less than $ 17, 000 over Oklahoma Rep . Mike Synar, a Democratic star, has sent party spirits plummeting.
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The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, known for its seaside beauty, romance and party spirit, will compete against San Antonio for the right to host the 2007 Pan American Games.
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The resolutions spell out the responsibilities of the Chinese press to " adhere to the principles of the party spirit " and give upbeat reports to help preserve national stability, Xinhua said.
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If companies are watching their bottom lines, employees who have seen colleagues pushed out the door in recent cutbacks are also tense, and their party spirits are not as high-flying as during the 1980s.
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As Grayling emphasises, Jeffrey, like his " Edinburgh Review ", showed the fault of being " insufficiently robust in [ his ] party spirit, always . . . straining too far to accommodate both sides ".