Recipe for a Merry Christmas

Take one family and a few time-honoured traditions. Add: a tree that touches the ceiling

 
a crib complete with moose, signpost and plenty of camels

a big bird (roasted)

root veg chopped with precision and a few elegantly gift-wrapped placemats 

 plenty of fudge

a strudel

and some amaretti paper flying fire fun!

Serve with as much good will to all men as you can muster and a steady stream of silly games. 'Tis the season to be jolly after all.