The Xmas Goose will be fed on a strictly vegetarian diet, WAV - we'll make sure of that...

Vegan Mince Pies? Awkward: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincemeat

Word is the festive menu at the local Wetherspoons this year is based on an old English version of The Boars Head Carol.

The Boar's head First
Porkington Mss #10, ab. 1460-70)

Hey, hey, hey, hey, the boar's head is armed gay!
The boar's head in hand I bring
With garland gay and (porttoryng)
I pray you all with me to sing

With hay...

Lords, knights and squires,
Persons, priests and vicars
The boar's head is the first mess

With hay..

The boar's head, as I you say
He takes his leave and goes his way
Soon after the 14th (theylffyt) day

With hay...

Then comes in the second course with (mekyll) pride
The cranes and the herons the bittern by the side,
The partridges and the plovers, the woodcock and the snipe,

With hay...

Larks in hot stew, ladies for to pick,
Good drink thereto, (lyeyvs) and fine,
Blwet of allmayn, romney and wine

With hay...

Good bread, all in wine, dare I well say,
The boar's head with mustard armed so gay,
Furmenty to pottage , with venison fine,
And the humbles of the cow, and all that ever comes in,
Capons I bake with the pieces of the roe,
Raisins of corrans, with other spices more....