For the most part! We'll have 'event threads' for just games and performers and then everyone else can simply make their own threads for everything else there doing be it hanging out by the food, sticking close to the wall, or actively engaging in the dancing. That way it's a bit more free form and people don't have to feel obligated to tagging into every event thread and creating insane word counts.
As for the gift exchange itself, either way, there will be a separate post to foster organization and we'll let everyone know exactly what we're doing once the Yule Event post goes up!