What is your family's traditional Christmas meal?
921608
Exact same meal as is served on Thanksgiving. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, 5 cup salad (marshmellow and fruit salad), pumpkin pie.
774160
Roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, butter, pickles, coleslaw, sweet potatoes, corn, cabbage rolls, baked ham, tomato juice, pumpkin pies & whipped cream, apple pies with cheese or vanilla icecream. A couch to sleep on after I eat while everyone else cleans up (seeing I have done most of the cooking)
855848
I'm Italian and married a Mexican man. We've actually had to both learn and adopt eachother's traditions/cultures. For instance during Christmas many Mexican households eat Tamales and participate in Posadas. I have since learned how to make Tamales and visit his family in Mexico to do Posadas. My family always has fish on Christmas Eve, and doesn't eat meat on Fridays. My husband has accepted this traidition as well, and now enjoys it. It think it's fun to learn all the ways people keep their culture alive, and to celebrate them. It also has opened my eyes and it will be something we share with our children.
771926
When Mom and Dad get tired of cooking the holiday meal, it's time for the next generation to step up to the plate (er--roasting pan might be better).  :-)
825095
I'm hosting too.  Here's a list of what will be on the menu:\n\nTurkey\nStuffing\nMashed Potatoes\nGravy\nRolls\nCorn\nMy wife's famous baked broccoli/cauliflower casserole\nCandied yams (sweet potatoes)\nCranberry sauce\nPumpkin pie\nApple pie\n\nOK, so it's very traditional and pretty boring, but hey...it only comes once a year and my family likes the traditional dinner, so it works for us
922698
at home with the children and my dad. i haven't had Christmas with for 27 years as him and mum lost touch .so this well be brill .
203803
Christmas is the most celebrated holiday in our family.  We love to share the story of Jesus' birth with our daughter along with the traditions of decorating and singing and baking cookies!
882285
I think it's great that your son is home and you'll all be together for Thanksgiving! Talk about something to be thankful for! I am planning to have Thanksgiving at home with my family. My boyfreind is going to cook because he's the best at it. I think he's planning to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, including mashed potatoes from scratch. My mom made a pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert. I guess my contribution will be cleaning up.
462269
Wicca, but for my family's sake I still celebrate Easter and Christmas.  I just call them Yule and Beltaine.
739708
Las Posadas---a reinactment of the Holy family trying to find a room in Bethlehem. People process from house to house in communities---sing, pray, and enjoy special foods.\n\nTamales are a great Christmas meal item. Attending Midnight Mass is also very popular. Gifts for Dia de Los Reyes on January 6 is more popular in some parts of Mexico than gifts on Christmas which is set aside for church.
863543
I'm Italian so we tweaked the traditional American Menu so here it is.................\nTURKEY (of course) now to make it interesting my mom de-bones her turkey & stuffs it with a more italian like stuffing of wild rice mushrooms & spinach. Its tender and delicious\n\nMASHED POTATOES this I make with roasted garlic & chives a must have\n\nSTUFFING this is more traditional not actually stuffed into the turkey. \n\nBROCCOLINNI which are a green italian vegetable, very good.\n\nGREEN BEANS another american tradition, but we put our own twist on it with garlic & olive oil, and best thing is these are fresh grown in our own garden!\n\nPASTA our table always has a pasta on it either with a sauce or in the form of a soup. This year we are making gnocci a very yummy potatoe based pasta with a roasted tomato sauce.\n\nCRANBERRY SALAD made with fresh cranberies, pineapple & nuts real good.\n\nSWEET POTATOES in the oven.\n\nPUMPKIN PIE, BLACK BOTTOM BANANA PIE, CHOCOLATE SILK PIE (something for everyone) tons of holiday cookies too!!\n\nCHESTNUTS after dinner & dessert we roast chestnuts and eat them this is a huge family tradition!\n\nThis is Thanksgiving Italian-American Style
573863
Boating or eating with my family.
463575
My House w/furniture, My Family and Food.
366992
Finnish wedding meals differ depending wether you're having a traditional family wedding ot wedding with more friends than family. Usually it's fish (both cold and warm) and salads for starters, meat (veil, not pork) for main course and the wedding cake for dessert with coffee.
844540
Instead of the usual burgers and hotdogs have a formal dinner where everyone gets dressed up. It is the month of Christmas so you could have the house all decorated for Christmas and that would make it festive looking. The meal does not have to be fancy and your parents could play the part of the servers. After dinner you could go into the ballroom (living room) for dancing and mingling. I realize that you don’t believe in Santa anymore but he is always fun no matter what age you are. In the middle of dancing Santa could come in and chat with the kids and hang around a bit dancing with the kids and teasing a little.☼
766748
Go to midnight Mass and then have Christmas at my place where all my family come for dinner. My mother my sister and I take turns in having Christmas dinner at each others house. This year it is my turn. Looking forward to spending Christmas with my first grandchild Tyson 7 months old
761160
In MY family, instead of saying a long, boring prayer, we go around the table---starting with the oldest person there---and each of us names something we are truly thankful about.\nIt makes you appreciate the reason for the holiday, and be grateful for all that you truly HAVE!