Champagne punch for Christmas or New Year's

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 cups cranberry juice
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 1 bottle champagne
• small amount of grand marnier
• red sugar
• green sugar

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, bring water, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves to boil
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes
3. Discard cinnamon and cloves
4. Cool to room temperature and pour into a large pitcher
5. Add cranberry juice and pineapple juice
6. Chill in fridge until ready to serve
7. At serving time, add 1 bottle of chilled champagne