Christmas menu help

Go_Dawgs

We are hosting Christmas for the first time this year and will have about 12 guests.  My family typically gets together around 2:00 and has finger foods that everyone grazes on into the evening.  It is a very casual get together.

What do you think of this menu?

Hot ham and cheese appetizer sandwiches

Cocktail meatballs

Beef and asparagus bundles (beef, cheese and asparagus wrapped in lettuce)

Veggies with ranch dip

Artichoke dip with crackers

Boiled peanut hummus with pita chips 

My mom always makes some type of  impressive cake for dessert, and I still need to figure out one other dessert to make.

Thoughts? 

6fsn

I feel like it's missing something, but I can't fully figure it out.  Maybe some sort of starchy bite?  potato cups or tortellini skewers.  I might also swap out the artichoke dip for cheese plate with sausage.  It seems like a lot of dips, but it's really not.  Hmm. 

Holidays also mean shrimp cocktail to me.

vjcjenn1

I don't think your sandwiches will stay hot/fresh as long as you want them too, I'd rather see you do a deli platter or spiral ham with rolls for sandwiches. If you keep the meatball in a marinara sauce, having rolls will allow people to make a sandwich out of that. The dips are all fine to me but the aspargus rolls seem out of place. I would add a ceaser salad with tortellini instead of croutons

TarHeels&Rebels

I'm also with 6 that there's something I can't put my finger on.  (So it's certainly not a big deal, whatever it is :P)  Maybe add stuffed mushrooms or mini quiches or some other frozen starchy/vegetably app.

For dessert, shortbread tarts with cream filling?  Pear, apple, cranberry fruit crisp?