We create our own traditions,keep that in mind. Make yours a tradition of shunning the norm to do your own enjoyable thing.
When I was alone my holidays looked like this:
1.get a mini tree on sale and fill it with the cutest mini ornaments EVER.
2.on my work vaca spend as many hours gaming as I could possibly stand
3.take many hot baths complete with wine and xmas music remixes
4.catch up on ALL my backlogged reading..NO ROMANCE or ROMCOMS allowed!!
5.cook something FABULOUS for xmas day OR order chinese food
6.NEVER watch regular TV during the holidays.Even with family around,those picture perfect movies and commercials are depressing as f**k.
7.Take walks.a lot of them.brisk,chipper walks.Maybe take a camera along.And definitely music.