Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper In Poland, Russia and Ukraine an extra plate and seat are always left at the table. According to the folk believes the spirits of the departed members of the family visit on the night. It is also very customary to be even more hospitable and invite unexpected visitors to the supper. Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper A twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper is traditionally prepared in many Central European and Northern European cultures, especially those that were formerly part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. The meal (, , , or "wieczerza wigilijna", , ) consists of
Christmas Eve and Other Stories Christmas Eve and Other Stories Christmas Eve and Other Stories is the debut studio album by the American rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. It was released on October 15, 1996 through Lava Records and Atlantic Records. It is the first album in their "Christmas trilogy", with "The Christmas Attic" (1998) and "The Lost Christmas Eve" (2004) coming afterward. All three albums, as well as their "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" DVD, were featured in the box set of "The Christmas Trilogy". The album's cover art was created by Edgar Jerins. The album became one of the best-selling Christmas albums of all-time