Yes, I do, and I don't know why. For the last decades of my life I have spent Christmases alone every year. It seems like it's going to be my destiny from now on.

I feel let down because I like seeing decorations that go up in December. I have been alone for a long time on Christmas, so I don't have any anticipation that it's going to be fabulous. But then I would think, "you never know". A Christmas "miracle" has never happened for me.

Also there's some days off from work and the pace slows down. People tend to be in better moods. Though this past week, it was much busier and stressful than I expected. The Monday following New Years Day is always the worst day to be at work. It means that it's back to 5-day work weeks and a good while before any time off. But I do get over it a week or less after New Years.