We give a holiday bonus. We don't base it on anything other than what my husband and I want to give. To me, a raise should come because of good work, separate from the "holiday" season. We also give an "earned" bonus to add to it. Our employees get an additional $ .10 an hour for every hour they've worked during the year. A forty week employee with two weeks off a year would get $ 200.00. The employee who doesn't work as much would of course get less. Don't forget to take the payroll taxes out!