when we were all at home growing up Christmas eve was all about getting the fresh fish (no meat that day in those days).
Shrimp, stuffed calamari, white fish (HUGE fillets)....everything fresh and cooked at home.
Then it was off to finish decorating the tree. Yes back then we put the tree up a couple days ahead but thr trimming was done Christmas eve. The the Santa delivery process of presents.
A lot of good wine with the meals and every imafineable after dinner drink and of course egg nog....of course we the kids had to wait till we got old enough to enjoy this part.
Then off to midnight mass.
When we got home it was past midnight so out comes the frying pans to cook home made italian sausage.
Who ever has the herd for Christmas that particular year knows that we must have shrimp and stuffed calamari and white fish for dinner with pasta, etc and sausage after midnight. We still do it to this day.
We come from a long line of Italian (me) and German (my wife) so we enjoy the old days traditions.
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