As any foodie knows, you really have to work for your Christmas dinner.

Forget a morning of preparation, the festive feast generally requires at least 24 hours hard graft before you can tuck into a single morsel.

Or does it?

According to Theo Michaels, our insistence that the Christmas dinner needs an all-hands-on-deck approach isn't something he's buying – and with that in mind he's created the Christmas Dinner in a Mug.

No, seriously.

In a YouTube video which has clocked up over 2,000 views in recent days, Theo demonstrates just how easy it is to whip up Christmas dinner… as long as you don't mind eating microwaved mug food.

Thanks, but we'll pass.