Did Covid cancel your Christmas? Here are seven tips for enjoying the holiday alone — from someone who has done it (a lot)

The author, drunk and sledding on the campus of Western Kentucky University, Christmas Eve 2010. Photo: unknown stranger who was kind enough to take his picture

Like the Grinch who stole Christmas, Covid-19 is keeping many of us home for the holidays. With much of the UK under travel restrictions and the unmitigated spread of the virus causing many Americans to cancel plans, countless people are facing a rather blue Christmas.