In Venezuela the Christmas dish consists of Hallacas (like tamales but more elaborate); Ensalada de Gallina (with potatoes, carrots and diced apples with mayonnaise); Pernil de Cerdo and Pan de Jamón.
The hallaca is the main part, and as such the tastiest and my favorite, both to eat it and to make it, which is not at all easy since it requires the help of the whole family.
My grandmother is Venezuelan, I used to love Hallacas every christmas, sadly it’s been years since we’ve made them on Christmas.
My wife’s traditional christmas food is chili-o dip, something her mother made every year, slightly harder to make since the seasoning blend is no longer made but I stocked up on it a long time ago.
Other than that we make zucchini bread, black walnut icebox cookies and my mom makes some actually pretty good fruit cake. Oh and traditional Czech fruit kolaches!