This is sacrilege isn't it?

[Helenagrace]

My DH has announced he wants lamb on Christmas Day. Lamb!!! I thought he was joking but, no, he is serious.

What's worse my mother agrees with him.

[SecretNutellaFix]

Tell them they can have lamb if he can chase one down, kill it and butcher it- all by himself!

Sacrilege indeed.
Turkey or Goose is the traditional Christmas bird, Beef would have been acceptable at a push, but lamb?

[maddiemostmerry]

We have lamb on Christmas Day. Beef on boxing day. I buy a turkey but only to keep youngest ds happy.

Do It

[Orangesarenottheonlyfruit]

Do it! we never have turkey, usually goose, sometimes venison. Is so so much nicer than sodding turkey.
A lovely autumn lamb is delicious as well, can be slow-cooked and has loads more flavour new spring lambs.

[SquishyCinnamonSwirls]

I think it's a great idea! We very rarely have turkey as no-one's really keen on it.

[picnicbasketcase]

We have chicken because it's cheaper and tastes nicer than turkey. I'd totally go for lamb or beef if it wasn't so expensive. Sod tradition, make your own ones.

[thisisyesterday]

we used to have turkey christmas day and lamb on boxing day

[OtterHumbjug]

Wrong. Just so wrong.

You poor thing, OP, but this is what MN is for - support when the world is going mad.

((((un-MN hugs))))

[Tallypet]

Urgh... I hate Turkey so we have Lamb and/or beef on Christmas Day...Delia has an AMAZING lamb with Shrewsbury Sauce recipe - it is truly scrumptious and my mouth is watering as I type... :)

[StrictlySazz]

I am trying to get dh to agree to .NO Xmas dinner (he would cook it). I can see I might be on a loser here by the replies to the OP.....

[blackoutthesun]

we've got duck but as dp cooks have been told i'm not allowed to complain

would rather have lamb

[DooinMeCleanin]

We have lamb or pork or both if they're enough of us. We don't like turkey. Never had goose before, what's that like? Is it dry like turkey?

[FrillyMilly]

We are having a Christmas ham. Turkey is too big for a family of 3 and dd doesn't like it. Could have been worse, he could have suggested a 4 bird roast thing from aldi.

[PrimaBallerina]

Goose is delicious. Dark meat a little like duck. It's expensive though, they're a bit skinny. I think Lidl or Aldi do a decent one quite cheap though.

OP - cook a nice bird and do lamb chops for your crazy husband and mum.

[JingleAllTheSoddingWay]

I wanted duck & gammon but the inlaws don't like duck so it's turkey and gammon.

This will be the first year that I've had turkey on Christmas Day. I don't like turkey!

[HopeForTheBest]

Last year, we had.....beef curry. It was gorgeous! :o

[NightLark]

We have seabass

[rhondajean]

Lamb? LAMB?????

What is the world coming to. We all know that lamb is for EASTER lunch not Xmas.

Tut tut tut.

Leave the bastard.

[fivegomadindorset]

Beef here and goose, haven't had turkey for years.

[mrswarthog]

Salmon! Roasted, with nice veg. Minimal fuss & no waste.

[RhinestoneCowgirl]

We're having beef, don't think anyone in our family actually likes turkey.

One year DH & I made a (lentil) lasagne on Christmas Eve to reheat the next day. Maximised our time getting gently pissed in front of the telly (was before children...)