In a message dated 12/12/2000 22:45:14 GMT Standard Time, BOWER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I read with interest the different kinds of Christmas traditions within the Sunday Coffee. The one for England made me go - What? We don't do that. I thought that I would share some of the traditions that we do have .... Or is it just my family. >> Hi Jak Sounds familiar to me except we put the turkey in the oven before we go out. Have a stop on at the pub and most likely pile into someones house on the way home. This is usually for more drinks as we haven't had enough in the pub. Get home about 4 am wake the daughter up ( she is not impressed as she works Christmas day) and open some presents. This is from my family we always opened one at midnight then went to bed. Sometime around 6 am fall into bed and wake up to an awful smell off burning. Oh no not again we forgot to turn the oven off. So then it is out with the begging bowl round the neighbours saying she's done it again and most times get more meat than we had on the origional turkey. Regards Phil Roderick in Wales