My oldest son, 24 years old, led me to canceling my Thanksgiving dinner two days before Thanksgiving. My birthday was also that day and my fiancee then surprised me that morning by taking me out for a secret day! He took me to a casino fairly close to home and we had a wonderful day. No winnings but it was fun to get away out of town and forget about everything for a change.
I would recommend just getting away, to people that have family situations that just stress us out on the holidays. Even going to a movie on the holiday instead of trying to get everything perfect and make everyone happy could be a nice change of pace. Most of the movie theaters are open on holidays.
Good Luck to you all over the holidays and hope that we can all destress as much as possible!!!