Our Christmas was spent in my brother in-laws home this year in a small town called Ohlenberg near Linz am Rhine. In Germany, the family tradition Christmas tradition is the evening of the 24th December, where everyone comes together for exchanging gifts (brought by the Christkind in the afternoon and placed under the tree and a myth for the Christkind to be young, blonde and angel like in appearance) then dines together. Germans don't have a traditional dish like they do in England and Australia with the roast turkey, as German people usually cook what they fancy on the evening. Our evening four course menu was compiled of an ox tail soup, turkey and mushroom soufflé, roast beef and sauteé potatoes, followed by a crepe and mango ice-cream by the efforts of Ralph and Gaby's tireless labour.