That prayer to Jesus is inappropriate at a company party?

Yes if they started praying at people.
But, as pp said, nobody is actually this dense.

Kindly, get a grip.

Nobody is "offended". Nobody is preventing you from celebrating Christmas according to your faith with your own family and friends and community. We are talking about a workplace party, which means basic workplace etiquette applies here, and understanding that it is never going to be appropriate to try to impose religious beliefs on your colleagues, as this woman, who was on a microphone doing so, so it wasn't a private thing, did. Again, a prayer, or "saying Grace" is always going to be inappropriate in a work situation with colleagues who are unlikely to share your beliefs unless your workplace is a religious school or a church/place of worship. Are you so intolerant yourself that you can't accept or understand that or why it would be considered an imposition in that scenario?

If Mavis got on the microphone and raised a glass an toasted a work colleague that I didn't particularly like or wasnt particularly popular, would that also be seen as expecting everyone to share her beliefs or just allowing someone to share how she feels?

Would you be so bigoted to complain is someone in your workplace said a few words to celebrate Eid?

I thought they were all watching BBC then switched to ITV...? No? They did in my school's version, anyway. 😊

Erm I think it’s “watching their flocks” not “washing their socks”.

But it must have been Winter, because the shepherds were washing their socks by night, though they lived in a sunny Mediterranean country! 🤔

If Mavis got on the microphone and raised a glass an toasted a work colleague that I didn't particularly like or wasnt particularly popular, would that also be seen as expecting everyone to share her beliefs or just allowing someone to share how she feels?

I would be equally irritated if someone of any faith took it upon themselves to impose their religious beliefs on a secular gathering, particularly at work which is supposed to be a neutral space.

Also it is disingenuous to call it a majority Christian country when only a small minority actively practise.

But it must have been Winter, because the shepherds were washing their socks by night, though they lived in a sunny Mediterranean country! 🤔

It's not appropriate in a work situation, that's all. It's not "controversial" - it's been basic workplace etiquette for many, many years now. Not "new" at all. No religion or politics at work. Do and believe whatever you want in your private life.

Edit: And this isn't about "privately expressing religious views". This is about someone on a microphone expecting everyone at the event to go along with her beliefs. These were her colleagues, not a congregation. It is deeply inappropriate for the situation, and certainly would've been for, ooh, about the last 40 years or so?

"Working from Luke...". Ha!

The gospels are hardly historical records! It's all hearsay and make up, written decades after the alleged events.

Is drinking appropriate in a work situation?
Basic workplace etiquette for many many years not to drink no? Or are some thing that wouldn't be considered appropriate at work ok at a work party? People will extend that to getting drunk but not a quick prayer? Odd,

You’re right they don’t. It’s weird how those people engage in a festival dedicated to him and in honour of him.

Fair, working from Luke it's more reasonable to assume a birth date in Spring, what with shepherds out in the fields & lambing season & all.

Kindly, get a grip.

Nobody is "offended". Nobody is preventing you from celebrating Christmas according to your faith with your own family and friends and community. We are talking about a workplace party, which means basic workplace etiquette applies here, and understanding that it is never going to be appropriate to try to impose religious beliefs on your colleagues, as this woman, who was on a microphone doing so, so it wasn't a private thing, did. Again, a prayer, or "saying Grace" is always going to be inappropriate in a work situation with colleagues who are unlikely to share your beliefs unless your workplace is a religious school or a church/place of worship. Are you so intolerant yourself that you can't accept or understand that or why it would be considered an imposition in that scenario?

I've seen worse happen at a Christmas party than someone praying. Since when did expressing your faith become so controversial? In a mostly Christian country it shouldn't be seen as negative, why should it be. Were any non Christian offended do you think? Is multiculturalism not to be celebrated as a positive or is that only when Christians are excluded?

It's not appropriate in a work situation, that's all. It's not "controversial" - it's been basic workplace etiquette for many, many years now. Not "new" at all. No religion or politics at work. Do and believe whatever you want in your private life.

Edit: And this isn't about "privately expressing religious views". This is about someone on a microphone expecting everyone at the event to go along with her beliefs. These were her colleagues, not a congregation. It is deeply inappropriate for the situation, and certainly would've been for, ooh, about the last 40 years or so?

I've seen worse happen at a Christmas party than someone praying. Since when did expressing your faith become so controversial? In a mostly Christian country it shouldn't be seen as negative, why should it be. Were any non Christian offended do you think? Is multiculturalism not to be celebrated as a positive or is that only when Christians are excluded?

You talk a lot about respect..
I have in no way suggested that people should think the same way I do about my faith. I wouldn’t personally pray in that situation, as I’ve said. If I was aware that there would be a prayer from a person of a different faith or none, I’d just behave respectfully towards that person. We may not share a faith, but we share a common humanity and I’d take pleasure in their words. I certainly wouldn’t be offended and going on about feeling disrespected. I’d actually think that complaining in that situation, unless something offensive was said, would be arrogant. It all feels a bit immature TBH.
I do however think that people should think hard about the culture that we seem to be embracing of being so offended.
The biggest respect that we could give each other is to stop being so outraged and maybe be a little more tolerant of things and of each other. There is nothing to be gained by this attitude of frequently being offended by things that actually don’t harm anyone. It’s becoming ridiculous. We generally teach our children tolerance, but what are they learning when their parents have attitudes like this?
Imagine what society would be like if we could all shrug our shoulders in situations like this, disagree inwardly, smile and move on. Obviously there are many things that we truly should be outraged about, but someone (perhaps misguidedly) saying a prayer of love and gratitude surely isn’t one of them. If it is, I think we have a big problem.

It was a company-related end of year event. Ergo - this counts as the workplace.