Christmas eve - plans & food

[mandco]

The others have worked xmas eve the last few years and this year will be the same so as per usual I'll spend the day doing xmas activities and baking some cookies for santa with the youngest. I'll pop the gammon in the slow cooker.
We have gone out for a meal previously but will probably end up getting a takeaway(to support local business)instead. We'll watch some xmas movies and the kids will have their xmas eve gift.

Sdd wants to come over with the grandkids but I'm trying to get out of that as much as I'd love to see them I know they will have been mixing with lots of other people

[Gryff]

Just the same as usual but for 6 people not just DH and I and trying to get a 3 year old to bed
Prep dinner listening to carols from the kings and a very simple tea then a glass or two of wine and a movie before Santa visits

[scottishnellie]

I usually spend the daytime prepping the Christmas Day dinner and tables for 16 people, then out for dinner, then home to open the Christmas Eve boxes, jammies on and watch polar express. None of that this year!

This year with only my parents coming there will be no prep needed, and no dinner out.

So I’m planning a lazy day of Christmas movies, a walk if it’s dry then I’ve ordered a festive family platter from a local lad who has set up his own business during lockdown when the restaurant he was chef in closed down.

Then we will be in our PJs watching polar express as usual. Quite looking forward to the simplicity of it to be honest.

[Scaramouche]

Usually we would either work panto until 8 and then meet my parents in the pub. Or we would work panto until 5 and then have a buffet and games night at ours.

This year I’m working until 7 (obviously not on Panto. Thanks tier 3 😡&#128148 but my parents and my sister and her boyfriend are coming round for nibbles and games still I can’t wait!

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by CarolynU

During the day it’s a peeling chopping cooking day. Then we don’t have specific traditions. If it’s not chucking it down we might go for a walk to look at the decorations in peoples houses. Once the kids are in bed at 6:30pm we might play some games or watch TV or just crack open the champers and chat. Goodness knows what we will eat. We have two diabetics, one vegan, and one pescatarian.

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Well every day is a learning day on here. I have never heard of a Pescatarian so had to Google it.

Sounds healthy and not too hard to work around.

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by Eeyore rocks

We normally go to the Christingle service,🍊 then have a Chinese. 🎄

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Us too.

[Floridatilly]

Ooops I was supposed to post this in the Christmas section 🎄🎄🤣🤣🤣

[djewkes]

We visit 3 of the children and see all 10 grandchildren and deliver the pressies, also popping to see my baby son and granddaughter who we lost to cot deaths and put wreaths on their graves (2 different graveyards), we had planned lunch at a nice local restaurant,
This year we’re tier 3 so likely to be window visits, and the restaurant is doing takeaway (unless by some miracle we become tier 2), then home for a glass or two of something, tv, movie and a buffet supper...

[maidmarian]

Nice walk, delivering presents, then an afternoon film and takeaway in the evening 😉
This will not be our usual Christmas Eve sadly ☹️

[enjibenji]

I usually cook the meat and prep the veg Christmas eve. So we will either have hot gammon baguettes and nibbles and a Christmas movie or a takeaway. We was leaving Palm Springs for Santa Monica last Christmas eve. 😢