Nothing says Merry Christmas like a big sausage...

So i'm sitting back, taking a bite out of a giant Christmas sausage, and i realized nothing says Merry Christmas like a big sausage...??? Thinking back at all of the gifts that appeared in our house over the holiday season, I would have to say a solid 10% of them involved a box with some assortment of sausage and/or cheese. When did Christmas become associated with sausage? My theory is that it is the gift that people give when they know they should give something... but what? For that guy at the office with his cubicle next to you, nothing says I care about you better than a big sausage. For the neighbor that got your paper and mail for you while you were on vacation, a Christmas sausage. For that guy that got you a gift, but you didn't get them something, throw some meat in a box and leave it at their doorstep. It really speaks volumes about the level of your relationship with someone when all they get you is a hunk of various crushed meats that can be kept without refrigeration. I'd stick with your fruitcakes or fruit baskets.