- Oven-roasted turkey or roast beef with gravy
- Roasted potatoes or mashed potatoes
- Carrots or other vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts or green beans
- Stuffing or dressing
- Cranberry sauce
- Gravy
- Baked ham or roast pork with crackling
- Red cabbage or braised winter greens
- Pickled herring or other fish dishes
- Rijsttafel (a Dutch-Indonesian rice table)
- Dutch cheeses, such as Gouda or Edam
- Desserts, such as pepernoten (spiced cookies), kerstkransjes (Christmas wreaths), or speculaas (spiced cookies).