From my childhood memory...Mother was a great cook!
Waiting-for-dinner snacks : dates stuffed with walnuts and rolled in confectionery sugar, prosciuto ham rolled around melon, chilled shrimp with horseradish/tomato sauce; celery stuffed with Roquefort and cream cheese mix.

Main meal : Baked turkey and baked ham - a serving of each. Jellied Ocean Spray Cranberry sauce, apple sauce with cinnamon, squash - green beans - sweet potato with brown sugar and pecans. Baked potato. Stuffings: both bread and potato choose your favorite.
Desserts : Apple, Mince, Pumpkin pies with a scoop of Vanilla Ice cream for those who have room !?!
Really good Kona coffee for the crowd and some decaf Colombian for me!

We saved inventive meals for the New Year meal!
Even today Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are Turkey! Turkey! Turkey! Don't surprise me with a goose!
The trick is to diet BEFORE the holiday~~~~~ ho ho ho!
Merry Christmastide Dec 25 - Jan 6