A French Christmas Eve dinner | A Coffee Break with Max

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🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Join us for a new mini Coffee Break French lesson in between seasons as we dive into one of the most delicious parts of the festive season: the French Christmas Eve dinner! 🎄🍽️

In this episode, you’ll hear about some of the traditional dishes enjoyed at Max’s family table on le réveillon de Noël: from oysters and snails to turkey, red wine, cheese, and of course the classic chocolate Yule log. 🍷🧀🍫

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome in a new little episode with me Max.
0:07.3	And today I would like to share with you a glimpse of what the Reveillon de Noelle is in my family.
0:17.2	Christmas Eve dinner, the Reveillon de Noelle.
0:21.5	It's of course a warm and festive moment where we gather around a lot of delicious foods.
0:28.6	France, in many families, the special meal takes place on the evening of the 24th of December.
0:36.5	The night of 24 December.
0:38.8	Soir the 24 December.
0:43.1	So,
0:47.2	So,
0:47.4	So, what is
0:48.7	Derew normally,
0:50.0	this festine of
0:51.4	Noel.
0:53.2	For
0:53.6	commas,
0:55.1	Laperot,
0:56.2	Laperitif.
0:58.1	Like in many French families,
1:00.9	we kick off Christmas Eve
1:02.3	with Lapero.
1:04.8	It's a very convivial moment
1:07.1	where we gather around
	...

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