Shift worker Xmas

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Dd works shifts and on Xmas day is working 2-8 she would leave the house about 1:20. It is my turn to host dinner but I’m gutted dd won’t be there. Anyone profer a solution I’ve not thought of? Dh thought 12 but given everyone is an adult it seems mighty early and 8:30’at night too late . I’d rather not at all tbh 🤣 but we were due to have them last year and all had covid so it was cancelled 😡 and I feel I have to.

Could you have a nice special brunch?

I’m a shift worker and just have “Christmas Day” on another day we can all be together normally 27th. It’s just a day for us

I would do an amazing Christmas breakfast with her, French toast, bacon, pastries, bucks fizz ( heavily on the orange juice) etc. Skip lunch and have a latish Christmas dinner and save her plate of food. Maybe wait to eat the Christmas pudding together.

I would do a really nice brunch.

Do you have to do Christmas on the 25th? Could you move it to another day entirely? That's what we do.

I'd have a nice breakfast. Am I right thinking she doesn't live with you ?
or you could just celebrate another day, that's what most of us do, much nicer. She'll have a laugh with her colleagues working.
what does she do ? I worked in hospitality and then the emergency services so Christmas working has been part of life here since I was 18. You usually have a fun day working cos everyone tries hard to have a good time.

I'd do nice brunch (no Buck's Fizz before work though for anyone if dd is working) then if she'll be coming back to your house some yummy posh late supper and drinks. Or as others have said do the whole Christmas thing another day.

Nurse here

Out Christmas will be on the 23rd this year. As I'm working 24th and 25th :)

I would do a brunch as suggested, then something like a charcuterie board or similar for the evening and have Champagne/bucks fizz in the evening.

She is a newly qualified nurse and lives at home . I’d happily move it to Xmas Eve or another day but it’s the whole extended family visitor thing. Thanks for the food for thought though . She won’t be that bothered and doesn’t even like a dinner 🤣

If she's a newly qualified nurse she'll probably really enjoy working in Christmas Day. It's a pain ongoing but the first couple can be kind of exciting. Everything is a bit festive and it's kind of fun in a weird way.

You say she's not bothered about the food so I'd do a nice morning routine and make up a nice plate for her when she comes home.

I'd suggest a full on breakfast and save some dinner for her to eat when she gets home.