Christmas or other family occasions are usually when important things die here. A cooker died on Christmas Eve with lots of family here. The Kenwood died one Christmas (if we're here at Christmas so are lots of others). A grandson wanted to cook a special meal for our wedding anniversary once, the fan in the new cooker died. A huge pork shoulder eventually had to be cut into smaller pieces, after its outside had been charcoaled on the barbecue. Something went last Christmas too but I can't remember what it was.
Might have been my memory ...
:-)
Mary