Some common Christmas mishap stories include when the Christmas pudding doesn't turn out right. Maybe it didn't set properly or it got burned. Also, when trying to build a snowman with the family, if the snow is too wet or too dry, it can be a disaster. The snowman either falls apart immediately or you can't even form the balls in the first place. And then there are those times when the Christmas cards you sent out get lost in the mail and your friends and family don't receive them on time.
One typical Christmas mishap story is related to Christmas lights. People spend hours trying to untangle the lights only to find out that half of them don't work. And when they try to put them on the tree or outside the house, they keep falling off or getting in a big knot again. Another common thing is that kids get too excited about opening presents early. They might peek or accidentally open a present that was meant for someone else, causing some chaos and disappointment.
A common Christmas mishap is when people overestimate the size of their living room for the Christmas tree. They buy a huge tree that takes up most of the space and then they struggle to decorate it and move around. Another one is when wrapping presents and running out of tape in the middle of it. So you end up with half - wrapped presents looking a mess. Also, when cooking a big Christmas dinner, sometimes the roast gets burned because you were distracted by all the other things going on.