"No, no. They were fine. It wasn't bad." It's pretty clear that he's lying, and badly too, but he's sticking to it. Anything to keep the tone cheerful. "The goose was nice."

"Oh! Next time I'll have to pay more attention to these things. I would have... done... something..." His eyes roll to one side as he considers that, really, him throwing a party would be a disaster in the making. Best to avoid that. Amelia gets his attention again. He can explain things until the end of days, so it's a much better topic. "Eggnog is a sweet, milky alcoholic drink. It's very nice when it's made well, but it can be sickly if it's not. Carols are songs that people usually sing during festive celebrations. Mostly it's for Christmas, and a lot of them are based around the Christian beliefs, but they're really lovely to hear. They're usually sung by choirs, groups of people who have worked to make haunting, beautiful harmonies. Some are just fun to sing though."