I'm surprised no one has said Christmas Eve death by fish dinner! Grew up with Italian neighbors and was invited for as long as I remember. 7 fishes in no order, eel,sardines, shrimp, crab cakes, fish chowder, scungilli salad,smeltz, calamari, greens, pasta. The home made wine from the year before would be finished and the new young wine tasted. They all have passed but I still do seafood just not as much. I'm married so we blend the fish dinner to only 2 or 3 dishes. I think back and can't believe how much food was made and how expensive it must have been even back then. It was like the whole neighborhood was there at any point in the night. It was magical to a young kid.