APushetaYid-
I think people are chepering you because they don’t know what type of “party” you mean.
Are you referring to a family get-together, with a seuda, music, dreidel, etc. or something else?
Please clarify.
Edited after previous post
“Do you think it’s copying the goyisha holidays?“
No!
Not in the least – lehavdil bain kodesh lechol.
(Some people do object to gift-giving for the above reason, though.)