Recession? What recession? Let's party!
Despite the economic downturn and bleak employment picture, many companies are still celebrating with year-end holiday bashes.
By Elizabeth Strott, MSN Money
Party on, colleagues.

Though the economic downturn has caused many companies to scrap their annual holiday parties this year, there are plenty that will pop some corks and a few that hope to make this year's bashes better than ever.

"Everyone always wants to have the best," said Erica Maurer, an event planner at EMRG Media in New York City. "If you can pay for it, you're going to try to get it."

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