Christmas dinner is becoming less popular.
By DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6734)
United Kingdom
December 5, 2023 4:59am CST
I read an article in the newspaper the other day about how many people in the UK this year are going to swap a traditional Christmas dinner for a takeaway. I am not very fond of either but my family want a traditional dinner with all the trimmings. I can see why some people would rather have a takeaway because then the person who normally has to cook the dinner would be able to spend more time with the family enjoying Christmas instead of being stuck in the kitchen cooking.
Which would you prefer Christmas Dinner or Takeaway?
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@LadyDuck (473806)
• Switzerland
6 Dec 23
@lazydaizee Yes I do, I would never buy ready made, it's not even as good as the food I cook.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
Do you enjoy cooking your Christmas dinner?
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
@LadyDuck Fresh food is always better than ready made meals because you know what has gone into it.
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@arunima25 (90120)
• Bangalore, India
5 Dec 23
It's a fast paced life and holidays and vacation becomes the only time when you get to spend quality time with your loved ones. Takeaway might be good for that.
On our festivals, I love to cook elaborate traditional dishes for family and friends. I do ask for help from my husband and daughters, so that I am not overloaded and overwhelmed. But we prefer it a traditional way.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 23
It is nice for the whole family to join in with the food preparation.
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@Fleura (31606)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 23
Do you mean a takeaway 'traditional Christmas dinner'? Or a takeaway of some other sort, Indian, Chinese, fish and chips or whatever?
We are rather traditional here, we like our roast dinner (although we don't always have turkey, in fact I think we've only had it once).
I can understand why people would want to avoid all that stress though, especially as so many people nowadays barely know how to cook!
Another option is to go out for dinner, which I think I would prefer to a takeaway.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 23
I think they were talking about the usual sort of takeaway in the article. Maybe somebody should start a business selling Christmas dinner to takeaway or a Christmas dinner delivery service. They would be very busy although it would mean their staff would have to work on Christmas day which nobody would want to do. The food would be very expensive because the staff would have to be paid extra.
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@Fleura (31606)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 23
@lazydaizee Long ago I used to work at a small hotel and their Christmas dinners were very popular. I used to enjoy working there at lunch time, it was a great atmosphere, everyone was in a good mood (plus we got paid extra as you say), we got a free Christmas dinner - and then afterwards I would enjoy the family Christmas dinner with my parents in the evening : )
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
@Fleura Nice to know that you have some happy memories of Christmas. You must have been full up after eating two Christmas dinners.
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@just4him (318816)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Dec 23
I prefer a traditional Christmas dinner. I have everything ready before my family gets here so we can visit and not spend the whole time in the kitchen. And with today's advances, I don't scrub dishes, the dishwasher does, so clean up is easy.
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@just4him (318816)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Dec 23
@lazydaizee I was the dishwasher for many years. I'm glad I could give it up.
Thank you.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
Nice to hear that you can be organised on Christmas day. I have a dishwasher too, he is called my husband.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
13 Dec 23
@just4him I used to be the dishwasher for many years .Now I am just the cook.
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@LindaOHio (188028)
• United States
5 Dec 23
I would prefer Christmas dinner; but physically neither my husband nor I can handle it this year. We will probably have take-out. Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (188028)
• United States
6 Dec 23
@lazydaizee I'm not sure. We have discussed pizza, spaghetti and Chinese.
@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
What take-out will you be having, or have you not decided yet?
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
@LindaOHio Hope you enjoy whatever you have. Are the takeaways good where you live ? ours are terrible, they are expensive and sometimes the food is cold and has to be reheated. This is not healthy and what is the point in buying cooked food in if you have to reheat it.?
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
5 Dec 23
Cooking and preferring the food still a habit here most specially with my family.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
@simplfred That is nice if you all join in. What part of it do you do?
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
Do all your family join in with the food preparation?
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Dec 23
Yes thats right..Christmas everything, people are so down in the dumps now.
I would prefer home cooked.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
People do seem to be down in the dumps these days, perhaps the stress of Christmas is making everybody worse.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
That is always the best sort of dinner.
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@Marilynda1225 (84592)
• United States
7 Dec 23
We still do a traditional Christmas dinner since everyone comes to my house and the family is quite large. I can see where the cooking can be too much and having Takeaway is the best option.
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
I think that maybe the people who have to cook the dinner would rather be spending time with the family than being stuck in the kitchen .
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
I am not keen on takeaways because they are expensive and the food is not always good. I have had takeaway food that has been cold when I got it.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
5 Dec 23
I prefer a Christmas Dinner but we usually have a beef rib rather than a turkey. As it is just for the two of us a turkey would be too much (although I'm sure the cats would do their best to help!).
I always prep what I can ahead of time so I'm not in the kitchen all that long and we never play host to the family - honestly I'd rather take them out for a meal somewhere and pay for it!
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 23
It is easier when there are just two of you .In the past we always had a large turkey on the day , it took ages to cook and we ended up eating it for days after Christmas.
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@cabuyogty (3571)
• Philippines
6 Dec 23
I see this since last year in our dining table. I always prefer to have a Christmas Dinner bcos the restos always full and a lot of people will book food delivery 
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@lazydaizee (6734)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 23
These places probably are busy at this time of year, just like the shops are before Christmas.
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