From bar cart essentials and the perfect playlist to holiday cocktails and mocktails, we've gathered advice from Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn to help you prep for your next cocktail party. Let's raise a glass to the best of 2012, and toast to a festive 2013!

FROM APARTMENT THERAPY:
• The Perfect Cocktail Party Playlist
• Entertaining Elements: Setting a Cocktail Party Table
• Party On: Cloth Cocktail Napkins
• 15 Round Bar Carts: Serving in Style
• High & Low: Bar Cart Accessories
• Basic Bar Essential: Cocktail Shakers

FROM THE KITCHN:
• Party Tip: Keep a House Cocktail Journal
• Cocktails for Beginners: 9 Cocktail Party Themes to Get You Started
• 15 Delicious Non-Alcoholic Spritzers, Sodas, and Mocktails
• Perfect Holiday Cocktail Recipe: The Campari Mint Spritz

Welcome to Apartment Therapy's Best of 2012 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

(Images: as linked above)

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