What time do you eat Christmas dinner?

[basicbitch16]

Or lunch?

Ours is always late, around 5-6pm, whether it's me, mum or MIL hosting, as it is if we eat Sunday roast. And every year I wish we had eaten earlier, like 1pm maybe, then cheese/crackers/nibbles in the evening...

How does your Christmas Day food pan out?

Normally about 3. I’d like it later so we we can have candles at the table but everyone else seems to want it earlier. dh’s side of the family would have it at 1 which is still firmly in breakfast territory for me.

Around 1-2 ish then we just snack on nibbles later.

3ish

2-3ish if we are eating with my parents as Dad isn't home from church til after 12.30. About 1 if at DH's parents which is too early for me. I wouldn't want to wait til 5-6 for Christmas Dinner.

Usually 1pm ish. It's definitely lunch in our house. We don't do breakfast particularly, as the morning is busy with stockings and church, so are hungry by 1pm. In the evening we have buffet bits and often dessert we were too full to eat earlier. Last year we ate at 5pm though, as SIL was working, and had brunch food at 12ish.

About 2 or 3 depending when it's ready. We always have croissants for breakfast with our Bucks Fizz so nobody is hungry before then.

1pm ish. If my DM comes that’s late for her, she likes to eat at 12!

Starters are at 2. Turkey normally 2:30/2.45. We have candles lit on the table regardless

When with my family it's always about 5
This year we're going to Inlaws they eat at 2.

1-2ish. I don't plan for breakfast as it's mainly stocking chocolate! The kids will have the extortionately expensive cereal that I only buy for Christmas whenever they're ready.

We have Christmas lunch about 1pm. Then the evening is turkey sandwiches for those that want them, cheese and biscuits and other nibbles for those who are all turkeyed out.

Around 3pm.

We've experimented with earlier and later. Too early and it's a rush seeing relatives in the morning (and we aren't hungry enough) and much later we're too full for the evening festivities (mostly drinking!)

However this year we are having Christmas Dinner boxing day. That will be in the evening.

I'm a fan of early!!
1pm then cold cuts, cheeses etc in the evening with a glass of port.

Around 2, then have nibbles later

About 2, then nothing usually in the evening as we are too full.

We've tried various times but 3/4 seems best for us.
I found lunchtime meant I missed out on too much in the morning and we had to forgo our christmassy breakfast.
Too late and the kids were past it after being up at the crack of dawn.

2 to 3. Buffet nibbles 7 to 8pm. Any later makes Christmas seem a bit flat and the poor cook is on edge all day. We don't open our gusts until after dinner either so later woyls swallow up the evening game time.

We have Christmas dinner at lunch time. Probably about 1.30 I reckon. Pre breakfast chocolate, then Breakfast is just as we are ready, probably 9ish. Probably Christmas tree shaped crumpets if I can get them or toasted tea cakes. Christmas Day tea is then cheese and crackers, left over turkey, pickled onions/cabbage, pork pie, sausage rolls, pringles, whatever any one wants really. Dh will always declare he is far too full from lunch and doesn’t want anything else and then eat loads and the dc are already going on about which cheeses should make the list. To them, Christmas tea is more important than the actual Christmas dinner!

About 3pm , any earlier I find we are not hungry and I always do a nice Christmas breakfast then get ready and start prepping lunch about 12 .
My parents always have it early like 12-1pm which is fine for them but then we had to rush Christmas morning to see them then do our dinner so a few years ago I stopped it , we see them on Christmas Eve for present swapping and it's much more relaxed for us on Christmas Day . That the thing everyone has a different idea of how they want Christmas.

Light lunch around 1-2, big dinner around 7pm. With candles.

Usually between 4 & 5, depending on when it's ready & how much chocolate has been eaten during the morning. We don't get up early, all adults in the house now. This year it will be later, as DS1 will be working until 5.

We actually eat the “Christmas” dinner on Christmas Eve and have a nice sit down and drinks afterwards. We then spend Christmas Day chilling out, playing with the dc, leaving the dc to play with their gifts, watching movies etc and we do a buffet style all day affair. It is THE BEST!!

About 6ish here too, when at home. We have mass in the morning and a couple of visits to make before getting it in the oven.

When “down home”, turkey 1 is at 1pm in ILs and turkey 2 at my DPs is anytime between 7pm (official start time) and 10:30pm (latest time I can recall starting - there is a sweep most years on actual time amongst the “DCs” (all adults)...

At 12pm 😊

At ten past three.

Everything is cooked and put in the hostess trolley (a godsend) just before three and then the whole family sits down to watch the queen's speech. Then we eat immediately afterwards.

We've done this for as long as I can remember, and whichever family member is hosting. And it breaks up the day perfectly, so that everyone can breakfast, eat chocolate, drink, snack, whatever, to suit during the rest of the day.