How many people will you be spending Christmas Day with?

[Amandine29]

And will you be hosting?

Really just interested to know what other people do.

just me and the 2dc again this Year. It's looking increasingly likely Dh will be away again this Xmas serving queen and Country the 3rd xmas in a row

We do the same every year:

Wake up at home, and go over to my parents mid morning. We stay there for the rest of the day and come home on boxing day.

My brother also goes over, so there's 7 of us there: Me, DH, DD1, DD2, DM, DF and DB.

My grandparents used to come over during the day, but they find it too much now, so we normally see them a few days later.

Just me on my own.

DP, mum, dad, sister, gran, grandad, aunt, aunt's partner, newborn DS. My mum hosts every year and we always have a fantastic time :)

Me, DD1, DD2 and the bf until around lunchtime when the ex picks up the girls.

Then off to the bf's parents' house where I am guessing there will be around 7 adults and 3 children.

I'm quite looking forward to it

about 400 :( iam in work and we are doing Christmas dinner for the customers. but I have boxing day off and am going to my parents, they do a fab buffet and there will be about 12 of us :)

We are hosting. It will be the 4 of us plus 7 extra adults.

Can't wait.

It's my first Xmas in Oz, so we are going to the beach with all new pommy pals, five other families and kids so over 20 of us. I can't wait! :)

We will see DH grandad in the morning, then go to my Mum and Dads for lunch with grandma + Grandad, brother, sister in law, 2 nephews + DH and I = 10

DH family have a buffet Xmas party on the 27th December with games!! There will be 14 ranging from 18 months to 90 years.

Just the 4 of us + dog. After spending most Christmases driving up & down the M6 - we agreed that the kids opening & playing with their presents is what's important & not sitting & squabbling in the car (& having to stay sober!)
It's v chilled - we pore over the cookery books in early December & decide what we would like to try this year (not big turkey fans)

Just DH, DS and myself as I like it. The last 5 have been washouts (hospitalisation, illness, miscarriage and redundancy) so am determined to have a good one this year!

I will have about 20 at various meals. Dh is working earlies and is bringing his section of 10 officers round for breakfast then various people will drift in and out allday until xmas dinner about 5pm when we will be 12 -15

Whilst seasonally I am very much the social butterfly - the actual day of the 25th is a lockdown, just me, DH and DS, doing what we want when we want.

Me, DH, DD1 (3), DD2 (will be 6 months) and our spaniel all go to my parents house...

Mum, Stepdad, their dogs, DB1 plus wife and nephews (7 & 3), DB2 plus GF and niece (8), DB3 plus girlfriend. 2 sets of grandparents, uncle, aunt, cousin 1 plus husband and 3 nieces (8, 6 & 1) cousin 2 plus boyfriend. My best friend and her boyfriend, DH's best friend and his dog. Mums best friend and her husband.

Then in the evening, about 6 more friends, DH's parents, brother, his wife and their son, (1).

It's amazing and busy and I love it. My mum still manages to make a lovely long Christmas table across her dining room and conservatory by hiring trestle tables and fits everyone round it, then in the evening we have buffet style and lots of games. (When my parents had their extension they did it with Christmas dining in mind )

Pretty much all the same people for Boxing Day too!

When I have spent Christmas at MIL or my sisters its been really adult focused - I can't wait to return to adult focused Christmases .

In fact our Christmas this year will be fairly adult as we will be abroad, three adults plus our teenage son - bitter memories of the year we gave him Mousetrap which took ages to set up and was never played with again !!

Last year was full on, at my house I had fil at 8am, mil and her h 10am both for cooked breakfasts, then 12 for a three course lunch then in the evening sil and her 5 for a buffet tea.
This year I am not lifting a finger, I have refused, putting both families into panic. I said I will do thre pudding the day before for christmas day and thats it, I want to relax this year for the first time in my grown up life

13 plus 3 dogs for lunch. I'm hosting. It's all my husbands family and one of our friends who will be staying Christmas eve and night. The others just turn up for lunch.

Just the three of us: me, dh and 11y dd.
We always chose to have Christmas day at home, the three of us. Did when it was just me and dh too. Didn't ant to go down the route of having to decide who's house it was, driving on Christmas Day, etc. Though we may call at a friend's house mid day for nibbles if we go out and about for an early walk - did so last year which was nice.

Boxing Day is our family day when my parents and inlaws, and any siblings who are over come and visit. I will cook.

Me (it's my birthday),dh and our 5dc until we've eaten and then some might go to bf/gf's or bf/gf's might come here. No firm plans either way but whoever is here will be welcome.