Sisabel, I refuse to cook on Christmas Day. It's a day of lounging around in pjs all day. No real complaint from anyone in my household. I don't know how or why-or perhaps it has its roots-but it's a day to chill. Enjoy spending time with one another or with the newest gifts.
I'm actually looking forward to having the day off, sort of, tomorrow. My kids father-my ex- has dinner for them, a plate is included for me as I usually send a plate his way from the kids, but no dishes that sit there overwhelming me to tears after the fun of cooking the meal?
I think some of the roots, to digress, come from when I first married, my mom was a widow. We had small meals at my place then she remarried and she wanted to please her new husband and his family and out came the full blown entertain at her place causing me to bundle up my three little ones and haul them out....ughhhh...no thank you. When she was married to my late stepdad it was all about preparing elaborate meals with his family. Which took me away from her mom, my gram and her smaller quiet family meals of eating and tv watching.
So now....Christmas is my lounge around day.