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Daily Mirror
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Sarah Lumley

Top 50 Christmas Day disasters revealed - with more than half centred around food

The most common Christmas Day disasters include undercooked roast potatoes, running out of wrapping paper, and either under-cooking or over-cooking the vegetables, research has found.

Brits have revealed some of the festive mishaps they have made on the big day – including burning the turkey, or even forgetting to defrost it in the first place, according to a poll of 2,000 adults, who celebrate Christmas.

In fact, more than half of the top 50 most common disasters are to do with food – with lumpy gravy, burnt Yorkshire puddings, and food being served cold, all appearing among the top 10.

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