Christmas by oneself

I had to do it once and didn't bother with a tree. I put out a few favourite and sentimental ornaments along with the crib. You do as you feel best with. Do what suits you. What others do, or would do, is immaterial.

Relax and enjoy the time off.

Play some Xmas music.

Have a nice meal all ready for yourself.

It's one day to forget about all the crap.

Maybe try get yourself locked in a Marks and Spencer store on Christmas eve.

Come out on Stephens day , blind drunk , dressed up to the nines.

I wouldn't bother with a tree but I do love fairy lights so would definitely have some of them just for myself!

You should put up Halloween decorations for it. 😉

gee sure do what ever you like eh?! and enjoy..

OH likes a tree but if it wer not for him I wouldn't be bothered with it.. (cos the only place where we can put it, its still in the way imo).. I'm happy a lovely poinsettia, a few ornaments, cards and lots of candles.. hmm..

Can you have friends (or family you like) over on the days around Christmas? e.g. Eve, or Stephen's, maybe for drinks or even for a meal? In that case you could do decorations and then still have the feeling of a Christmas event taking place. Or the bf could come over one of the evenings and you do a Christmas dinner together.

For me certainly Christmas is more the whole week; the day flies by (and it's hassle for the most part) but the really nice part of it is vegging on the couch for a week and eating and drinking loads. It's nice to have people over on the other days as it's less pressure.

I'm working Christmas day but should be home by noon. I wasn't going to put up a tree but I'll see how I feel closer to the time.

lolllll.... thats hilarious

I'm on my own at christmas and I put up a tree and a candle bridge on the window, it doesn't bother me being on my own but I like having the place lit up with fairy lights.

Honestly, the only thing that matters is how you feel about it. I do love Christmas, I admit, to the point that I wouldn't mind if I had to spend it by myself. I would still decorate the tree and (don't laugh) bake cinnamon cookies (for this year I already found a great yet very simple recipe). The bottom line is, there is a point in doing it if you think you would enjoy it (even if a little bit). 

I spend Christmas with a small family group and I enjoy some things about it and not others, I'm sure thats the case for most people.

But really, as a person who needs plenty of time on my own to feel at peace generally, I can see the appeal and the positives of a Christmas Day on my own. Think about it as a mental health day, when all around you are people pretending to enjoy it and mostly ending up rowing with their so-called loved ones!

If the true meaning of Christmas is giving and if I was alone on the day, I think I'd volunteer at a charity lunch or morning run or something to help out a few others less fortunate and have a laugh with other people then return home and make a meal of something I really love and listen to some music and maybe watch a movie. I'd also make a few calls to people I might really miss or haven't had a chance to see in the recent past.

Think of it as a gift, decorate how you want, but indulge yourself too, eat drink and be merry.

Christmas is one of those days we should spend as happy as we can, and sometimes that translates to shielding ourselves from prying eyes and unwanted "advice." Decorating a tree is not a necessity for a good time, especially with how much cleaning work it leads to... So, my 2 cents would be to order some extra cheese and extra large pizza, wear PJs, a Santa cap, fluffy slippers, and have The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition blu-rays at the ready :)