I always pick Thanksgiving over Xmas to celebrate w my grown son and his family. That way I avoid all the gift routine. We usuallly give them money. This is the first year I am going to order the whole dinner from Frys, a grocery store here. I always hated calculating when the turkey would be done!
Once when I was single I invited about 6people from a support group and it was a real hit. Lilly I like your idea of helping serve dinner for homeless people.