Eat slower and eat less. Nibble on your meal slowly. Your body takes a while to let you know it's full. If you wait, you'll find yourself satisfied with less food. Avoid too much sugar.
Sugar also increases calories.
Cranberry sauce is loaded with sugar. You can make the recipe with less sugar, or try a sugar substitute. Dessert choices really count. Pumpkin and apple pies have half the calories of pecan pie. Most of the fat in any pie is in the crust.