It appears Christmas cakes are not just a thing in Japan and China: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Christmas_cake" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Christmas_cake</a> - and then there&#x27;s some other delicious cake-like things: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stollen" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Stollen</a><p>Pudding however, now THAT is a weird Christmas tradition :)