What time do you serve Christmas lunch??

[PisforPeter]

Just trying to plan & consider littlies who might get tired if we eat at MIL's preferred 6pm??

[Ripeningapples]

4pm.
Day goes like this.
7ish, teas and coffees if people want toast, etc. They help themselves whilst I stuff turkey, prepare veg etc.
9.30 Mass
11am, smoked salmon sarnies and champagne and presents. (when the dc were small the grandparents used to take them out on bikes, etc, after presents and home for the Queen's speech).
4pm late lunch
6pm - birthday cake and presents at ours !!!!!
During the evening there are chocs, fruit, drinks, nuts as required but there is no more cooking, serving or preparing.

Usually numbers are between 6 and 10. I host - always x

[Asteria36]

We have a pile of Pain au Chocolate and Croissants for breakfast, post-church drinks and canapés at around 12/1, with a huge gout-inducing meal at about 6pm. Last year we had a trio of salmon starters, roast beef and a 3 bird roast (stuffed grouse inside a duck inside a goose, with extra stuffing!), every conceivable trimming and veg, then 4 different puddings (Christmas Pud, Chocolate Mousse, Hazelnut Meringues with sweet chestnut filling and a mincemeat baklava). We usually have leftovers for days...
I love Christmas food

[Makemineacabsauv]

We eat around 5 ish (when it's ready! ) but do it in stages as dm can't cope with a full on 3 course meal so starter 4 or 5 then main a bit later, after 5 then pudding when everyone wants it. Selection box breakfast for DC and smoked salmon scrambled egg or bacon rolls for breakfast, platter style lunch of bubbly things then seafood, Turkey, pud! All mixed with lashings of alcohol, chocolate, cake etc etc

[hefzi]

We're all over 18, so around 7.30pm, with party-food type snacks at lunch time. We've been doing this since the youngest was around 10 - before that, around 2, as in church until 12 and didn't like to leave too much on when we were out.

[Bazza2]

Around 2pm. Then leftovers later. It gives you a chance to go for a walk after the big meal so you don't turn into a sprouty puddingy slug.

[JasperDamerel]

We have lots of canapés at noon, then lunch at around 3 and cheese, cake and leftovers if we feel like it in the evening.

[Janeymoo50]

Planning on crumpets for breakfast, nibbles and fizz at noon (onwards...) and then the main event about 3-4pm with pudding about 7pm (during call the midwife).

[Cookingongas]

We eat between 1-3 ( aim for 1 achieve 3) as the dc are up at the crack of dawn we couldn't wait longer tbh.

[ItMustBeBedtimeSurely]

About 5 pm. We have a big brunch type thing at about 11 am.

The children manage fine, and it makes the day much more relaxed. Also candlelit dinner, which is lovely.

[katienana]

1pm we sit down for the starter then main served shortly after. My mum is the cook she gets the turkey in early, we all open presents together then have breakfast and she oversees kitchen operations as everyone helps in shifts. Teatime we all make our own turkey sandwiches.

[CremeEggThief]

Ideally around 2.30, but more likely 3.30-4 p.m. My DS is a teenager now, so we don't even have breakfast until about 11! Cheeseboard and sometimes sandwiches and trifle about 8.30-9.30.