Christmas dinner is arguably one of the best parts of the festive period and many households tailor the time to sit at the table based on the day's activities.
While some families like to get their feast in good and early to keep them full for the day, others prefer to wait until late afternoon or early evening, as they take the day to relax and prepare the meal.
While it is down to personal choice, the proper time to eat Christmas dinner can often fuel seasonal debates, as people tend to feel their meal time is the best.
It seems that each year brings the argument no closer to being resolved, but this year, one lodge has set out to find out the general consensus - and their results may be controversial to some families
The Midland hotel in Manchester has surveyed over 2,500 Brits to examine their eating habits over the holidays and the most popular time to tuck into Christmas dinner is 2pm - with 28 per cent of people enjoying their dinner at that time.
This is shortly followed by 3pm, which sees 23 per cent of people devouring dinner then. Interestingly, one per cent eat the meal as early as 10am. In contrast, another one per cent prefer to eat as late as 8pm, reports the Mirror.
The results also found that men prefer to eat at 3pm, whereas the ultimate time to tuck in for women is 2pm, so slightly earlier.
The Midland also found that 57 per cent of Brits prefer to eat Christmas dinner in their own homes, rather than going elsewhere. In addition, pigs in blankets are the UK's favourite festive dish, with 48 per cent of people voting for them as their ultimate Christmas food.
If traditional Christmas dinner isn't your thing, turns out Italian food is the most popular alternative, and smoked salmon is the most disliked dish over the festive period.
One in five Brits have also admitted that they hate mulled wine, as hot chocolate has been revealed as the UK's favourite drink at Christmas.
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