Christmas Dinner Host Planner

Plan Christmas dinner around the people at your table: who's coming, who's bringing the Yule log, when the turkey or ham goes in, and what to do each day from ordering the roast to carving it. Set it for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. WHAT YOU GET • Dashboard with days to go, RSVPs, dishes covered against what you need, oven clashes, dietary needs and a plan for the day: arrival, gift opening, thaw date, roasting time and the first dish on the heat • Guest list for up to 60 people with RSVP, adult or kid, diet, allergies, table and seat • Who-brings-what sign-up for mains, sides, desserts, cookies and drinks, showing what's covered, unconfirmed or still missing • Menu and oven schedule: prep, in and out times count back from your dinner time, with a flag when two dishes need one oven at different temperatures at once • Kitchen timeline of every oven and burner half hour by half hour, with gift opening marked, plus a running order • Christmas countdown checklist with 40 tasks dated from your dinner • Seating for the dining table and the kids' table, a shopping list by store and aisle, leftovers with use-by dates, to-go containers and thank-you notes HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose Christmas Eve or Christmas Day on Settings and add your dinner time, gift time and main roast. 2. Add guests and dishes as RSVPs and offers come in, and list what you're cooking with its minutes and temperature. 3. Follow the oven schedule and the countdown, and check the Dashboard for what's next. FEATURES • Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dated from the year, or pick your own date • Roast guide for turkey, ham, beef rib roast, tenderloin, goose, duck and lamb: thaw date, rough roasting time, oven temperature and resting time, in lb or kg • Gift opening shown on the kitchen timeline, with a count of dishes that need to go in during it • Steamed puddings can keep cooking after you sit down to the main course • Burner double-booking flagged as well as oven temperature clashes • Shopping amounts for your headcount: roasts, potatoes, sprouts, pigs in blankets, crackers and mince pies • Prefilled countdown, dish categories, ovens, burners and stores you can edit • Reusable next year: just change the year WORKS WITH • Microsoft Excel (desktop or Microsoft 365) • Google Sheets (free with a Google account) • Apple Numbers • LibreOffice Best on a computer or tablet. WHAT YOU RECEIVE • Christmas Dinner Host Planner - Blank.xlsx, ready for your Christmas dinner • Christmas Dinner Host Planner - Sample.xlsx, filled with example data so you can see how it works • A quick start guide (PDF) This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped, and the files are yours to keep. For personal use. HOW WE MAKE IT Every Toast & Tally planner is designed in-house with AI-assisted tools, then every tab, formula and sample file is checked and tested before it is listed. QUESTIONS? Message us on Etsy. We're happy to help you get set up.