What do you drink during Christmas?

[MadBurgerMaker]

Peppermint schnapps. 

[derspiess]

My family has no drinking traditions, sadly.  My parents will have a glass of wine here & there, and one of my brothers will have a few beers with me, but that's about it.  My wife's dad, on the other hand, orders champagne by the case around this time of year.

At any rate, I tend to drink darker beers on Christmas-- either a craft-brewed winter seasonal or a nice Belgian trippel.  Would like to get a hold of some Samichlaus (Austrian), assuming it's still brewed.

[Martinus]

I'm not even 100% sure what eggnog IS. I imagine not unlike Advocaat. The notion that there might be a version without alcohol that people actually willingly drink boggles the mind.

Oh I just assumed eggnog IS Advocat. 

[Martinus]

I wonder, do Americans generally consumer less or more alcohol than Europeans (or about the same)?

I know there are some different alcohol consumption patterns/attitudes (for example, alcohol for kids seems to be an anathema in the US, whereas many European countries have some traditional small dosage consumption by kids - e.g. wine to dinner etc.; also - but this could be purely anecdotal - there seems to be more teetotalers in the US; on the other hand, it seems attitudes to drunk driving are much more stringent in Europe), but no idea how this translates into overall consumption levels.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Advocaat is a type of eggnog.....though it sounds like a Dutch lawyer.

[fhdz]

Good bourbon, a nice red wine. Pretty simple.

[Martinus]

Eggnog comes from fermented milk drinks in the Middle Ages.

Oh. Advocaat is pretty much egg yolks, sugar and liquor.

[DGuller]

I wonder, do Americans generally consumer less or more alcohol than Europeans (or about the same)?

I know there are some different alcohol consumption patterns/attitudes (for example, alcohol for kids seems to be an anathema in the US, whereas many European countries have some traditional small dosage consumption by kids - e.g. wine to dinner etc.; also - but this could be purely anecdotal - there seems to be more teetotalers in the US; on the other hand, it seems attitudes to drunk driving are much more stringent in Europe), but no idea how this translates into overall consumption levels.

I think the average alcohol consumption is about the same per capita, and both on a rather heavy side.

[Capetan Mihali]

Brandy is the Christmas drink, Scotch is the Hannukah drink.  I grew up believing that you left out cookies, milk, and a big tumbler full of brandy for Santa to nourish himself, and they were miraculously gone in the morning!   

[Tonitrus]

I'm not much of an alcohol drinking man...but the Moose Milk the resident Canadians made at my last posting, was pretty darned good.

Moose Milk = Egg Nog, right?

A found a few different recipes for it, but this extract from a site on Canadian Air Forces traditions seems to cover the basics...

Moose Milk

There are many recipes for this uniquely Canadian drink but almost all call for rum - and lots of it. Some also include brandy. Add some coffee liqueur as well - all to a milk, cream and vanilla ice cream base with some sugar and a little nutmeg to enhance the flavour. Go to any Christmas celebration at an air wing in Canada and somebody will have mixed up a barrel of this memorable Air Force concoction.

[Caliga]

Sounds kinda like a Mudslide or something.

[Monoriu]

Christmas is not a big deal to me.  I behave just like any other Sunday. 

[Barrister]

Christmas is not a big deal to me.  I behave just like any other Sunday.

Heathen.

[DisturbedPervert]

Nothing special.  My family never drank during Christmas and I haven't really observed it since high school.  I'll drink whatever is available if am invited to a Christmas party.

[DontSayBanana]

Christmas isn't the time for drinking, its the time for playing nice with relatives.
New years now....I could tell you a tale or two of new years.

I dunno about your family, but certain members of mine require me to have a decent dose of liquor before I can "play nice."  Even giving my posting style (which is only slightly exaggerated from real life), I have relatives who are bigger pompous assholes than I am.