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What do you wear Christmas Day, actively hosting?

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Deedaa Thu 30-Nov-23 22:19:20

I've got a sheer black shirt covered with silver, sparkly patterns (£2.50 in the charity shop) I wear it open over a black top and trousers.

Callistemon21 Thu 30-Nov-23 22:11:31

I'm not hosting on Christmas Day so possibly a Christmas jumper (never bought one before) but if I do cook for everyone over Christmas I'll probably wear a new Patra top with black trousers as I get too hot wearing a jumper. And a pinny.

Urmstongran Thu 30-Nov-23 21:57:54

Thinking layers indoors. 9 of us and not sure how high the heating will be set in youngest daughter’s house, who is hosting. I plan to wear this gorgeous cardigan I’ve just bought over a white shirt with dark grey trousers. If it get too warm I can shed the cardigan!
😁

Serendipity22 Thu 30-Nov-23 21:48:11

I always wear fancy dress on Christmas day, ive been Mrs Claus, an Elf and a Christmas tree. I do it to make Christmas day fabulous fun for my grandchildren. This year i was going to be a Christmas pudding but have changed my mind as i would have great difficulty getting to bloomin cooker !!!!!!
HO HO HO 🎄

NotSpaghetti Thu 30-Nov-23 20:17:39

I'm afraid I wear linen summer and winter...

I have several nearly-the-same dresses which are worn in rotation. Worn with long sleeved tshirt-type vests in the winter.

I will be wearing one of those - I'll wear it whilst cooking with my father's "cooks apron" over it in an effort to prevent too much mess! I will iron it but I don't really dress up.

Georgesgran Thu 30-Nov-23 20:10:51

At the moment, it’s highly likely to be the new onesie I’m currently wearing!
Seriously, as the neighbours meet outside for drinks mid-morning - bring your own glass and fizz, I’ll don my Christmas jumper and trousers, but if I get hot/frazzled later, I’ll swap the jumper for a sparkly top.
As soon as family have gone, it’ll definitely be the onesie later.

merlotgran Thu 30-Nov-23 20:03:03

DD will be cooking so I’ll be wearing a smart top with black trousers.

On Christmas Eve we all wear our new Christmas jumpers and a competition is held for the most original. 🥳

MiniMoon Thu 30-Nov-23 19:58:06

I wear my Christmas jumper and a pair of smart trousers. I also wear my Christmas tree earrings.

Bella23 Thu 30-Nov-23 19:28:41

A red coat with a hood trimmed with fur and black boots and a white beard of course.
Seriously I will be wearing last year's red shirt dress with silver buttons it will only be its second outing, a pair of black ballet pumps to cook and suede court shoes to sit and look nice.
The dress is midaxi so I will have fine kneesocks as tights give me a tummy ache and the band does not expand enough.
Any other day will be black velvet trousers and a sparkly or velvet top.

Primrose53 Thu 30-Nov-23 19:21:04

I wear a T shirt and leggings and apron while I’m cooking but just before the meal is ready I nip up and change into a nice tunic top with the leggings.

M0nica Thu 30-Nov-23 19:17:43

Usually an ordinary red day time dress, but I have a pair of earrings, decades all, in emerald green, which look likCristmas baubles.

All our visitors are with us for a week, so plenty of help available and I get the whole Christmas meal ready on Christmas Eve, with the turkey in an oven with a timer, so that I do not go near the kitchen for Christmas lunch reasons until middaay, and we eat before 2.00, so no rushing around getting over heated and red and harrassed.

henetha Thu 30-Nov-23 18:37:18

My sparkly Christmas jumper with black trousers.

Kim19 Thu 30-Nov-23 18:35:21

Polar bear christmassy top with toned red trousers

varian Thu 30-Nov-23 18:32:57

Black trousers and a sparkly top

CanadianGran Thu 30-Nov-23 18:29:46

We have the family over for mid-day lunch on Christmas, the gang start arriving by around 11:00. Later in the afternoon friends will pop in for a drink and nosh.

Christmas day, I tend to dress not formally, but nicer than usual, but most of my items are sweater-dress or sweaters (jumpers to you!). I always end up getting too hot because I am doing a turkey dinner, and look a red shiny mess by the time I sit down.

I'm determined this year to find a nice blouse, but one that the sleeves can roll up. I do take my apron off by the time I sit for dinner.

Do you dress nicely, and what do you wear?