Share ideas for making Christmas cheery and less onerous for singletons

I'm not single, but me and my partner don't see anyone else at Christmas. We buy our favourite foods and drinks, allocate some money to each choose gifts we want, and line up some good movies to watch.

Great thread!!

I'm looking forward to reading what people have to say.

I can add one tiny thing.

When I was part of a running club some of the ladies there used to make a fruit cake in November and then talk about feeding it slowly with alcohol ready for Christmas.

It seemed like a tradition.

My most enjoyable xmas alone was spent researching my disertation, me a cat and a pile of books, perfect.

My most enjoyable xmas alone was spent researching my disertation, me a cat and a pile of books, perfect.

Now that is my idea of xmas! To me it is just the 25th of December and I treat it like any other day and ignore all the mad rush around me.