We tend to do deli platters for Christmas. Everyone opens presents together and then eats when they're hungry or bored playing with their new toys. Cold cuts and cheese, pickles, olives, fresh vegetables, crackers. Everyone does a little work and can eat when they want. No-one cooks all day or gets stuck with a huge pile of dishes and misses out on that first day playing with new toys. And lots of pie, like enough for one each in a variety of fillings.

Thanksgiving we have a huge meal, Christmas we browse.