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24 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2014 MaltaToday Survey Did you decorate the windows of your house with Christmas lights? 2014 2010 2009 2007 50 59.6 54.8 47.1 50 40.4 46.2 52.9 Which of these decorations do you have at home? Baby Jesus Others Crib Christmas tree ALL (respondents given two choies) 65.2% 33.7% 83% 82.7% Where will you be eating your Christmas meal? Friends & family At home with family Hosting guests Restaruant Alone Working 32.3% 23.3% 20.3% Hotel restaruant 8.6% 9.8% 2.3% 3.3% What meat will you be eating on Christmas day? Turkey Pork Lamb Chicken Beef Rabbit Capon Fish Vegetarian 31.8% 22.9% 11% 6.9% 10.6% 4.1% 6.5% 6.5% 1.2% THE Christmas tree is the most popular deco- ration for Yuletide, followed by baby Jesus figu- rines and the traditional crib. The survey shows that while 83% have a Christmas tree at home, 82% have a statuette of baby Jesus. Only 65% have a crib while 34% have other decorations like Santa Claus, mistletoe and stars. The Christmas tree is the absolute favourite for 18 to 34 year olds, 96% of whom have a tree at home. Statues and figurines of the baby Je- sus are most common among over 55 year olds. Among the latter while 65% have a Christmas tree, 83% have a baby Jesus at home. The crib is more popular among under-35 year olds where it is as popular as the baby Jesus (78%). Only 3.4% of respondents do not have any Christmas decorations at home. The survey shows that turkey remains the most popular dish among those who cook at home at Christmas (32%) followed by pork (23%), lamb (11%), chicken (10%), capon (7%) and rabbit (7%). The survey shows a six point drop in the con- sumption of turkey and an eight point rise in the consumption of pork since 2008. The survey shows that a third of respondents (32%) will be eating their Christmas lunch at the home of other family members or friends while 20% will have guests at home. 19% will be having their lunch in a hotel or restaurant. 2% will be alone on Christmas day and 3% will be working. Turkey rules Christmas lunch