Christmas is full of old traditions, like having a turkey feast. But how did this begin？ First turkeys 41 into Britain in 1526. 42 this time, people used to eat geese and even peacocks for Christmas meals. Henry VIII, King of England, was the first person to eat turkey on Christmas, but it wasn't until the 1950s that the turkey became a 43 popular choice than the goose. Cows and chickens were not eaten for Christmas because people needed milk and eggs. People would have turkey as it was something different and they could also 44 their cows and chickens. The good thing about this tradition is that turkeys are big 45 to feed the whole family. Today, 87% of people believe that Christmas would not be the same without a traditional roast turkey.