We’ve been asking our Facebook followers about their best and funniest memories of Christmas dinners and we’ve had such a good response that we thought we’d share them with you.
For most of our followers their best memories are definitely family related. Mum or dad cooking a delicious meal, or those lovely moments with the whole family from parents to in-laws all sitting around the table. Dinners with the grandparents and fond memories of those relatives who live far away, coming to celebrate the festive period.
We also heard from some that their best memories are those of their ‘firsts’, such as the first dinner with children, the first dinner as a grandparent or the first dinner as a couple creating their own new traditions.
Many said that they take the chance to steal an extra roast potato or pig in a blanket from someone else’s plate if they can get away with it, and many more said that they gave food to their dogs under the table if it isn’t as nice as they expect! (We hope that no one saw that!).
Others shared their funniest memories, with one follower mentioning a time their turkey fell down the stairs and slid along the floor and they put it back in the tray hoping nobody knew! For another, it was that dinner when they forgot to switch on the oven and ended up having dinner at 9pm. Or others who had various troubles with the oven and the turkey (let’s say it was ‘very well done’) so their Christmas dinner ended up being a takeaway!
Of course Christmas crackers, hats and Christmas jumpers are all part of our followers’ best memories and, in some homes, even a family member dressed as Santa Claus (we’ve heard that it was mum and not dad!).
There are some heart-warming stories, like a family who used to take the front room door off to use as a table because they’d invite elderly people from the neighbourhood so they wouldn’t be alone at Christmas. What a lovely family!
And the memories from childhood and Christmas dinners are also some of the best. One follower recalls when she was 8 and got a new bike, she didn’t want to sit around the table eating, so she made everyone to go outside and watch her on the bike! Another follower somewhat sheepishly recalls putting on a full Christmas musical with her sister and making her family watch the show. We hope there’s some video evidence of that one!
Definitely, there’s no place like home to celebrate Christmas dinner with the whole family!