Here are a few holiday dating tips to keep Scrooge away and celebrate being single this season.

Take the pressure off about being single. You are single, so the easiest thing to do is just accept it for now. Once you can just say, “okay, I’m on my own for the holidays,” it’s going to be much easier because then you can focus on enjoying yourself and doing what you love. Of course, it’s usually when you’re relaxed and happy that you’re most likely to meet someone special and find love and romance. So lookout, you may just find a date and end up with a new boyfriend or girlfriend on your hands this season.

Be social. Resist the temptation to stay at home with your favorite TV show every night and get out for your own adventures by enjoying the holiday festivities. Your friends’ holiday parties are often a wonderful place to meet new single men or single women. If you find yourself at a party with mostly married people or couples, just enjoy yourself with your friends and meet some new ones. Every couple has single friends and you never know when a couple you meet might introduce you to your soul mate or invite you to a great dinner party and sit you next to your future boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife!

Do go to your office holiday party. This is a tough one for many, but the more you focus on having fun instead of moping about being single and worrying about finding your match, the more of a good time you will have and the more open you will be to meeting other singles.

Throw your own holiday singles party and be a matchmaker. Invite all your single friends and have everyone bring another single friend (someone who’s just a friend not a date) – single men bring single women, and single women bring single men. You can even invite some of the men and women you’ve met on your favorite internet dating site, especially a single girl or single guy you have your eye on. And if you’re not dying to try that new holiday recipe, make it easy on yourself by having everyone bring a favorite holiday dish, and you can make the eggnog or mulled wine.

Enjoy giving. Get in the spirit by giving presents and treating yourself to a present or two too, even if it’s something as simple as taking yourself and a friend to that romantic holiday movie you’ve wanted to see or treating yourself to a month on another matchmaking site. Indulge! The holidays are also a nice time to visit with older relatives or neighbors, even if it’s for a quick chat and a hot cocoa. It’s also a wonderful time to volunteer at a local soup kitchen or donate to a toy drive. Volunteering is an excellent way to meet quality singles and find people with similar interests! If you do an online search, you may even find singles volunteer opportunities.

Plan a weekend winter getaway. It’s always fun to have a little vacation to look forward to, and being away is another great place to meet singles and find romance. Local resorts and travel websites often have great last-minute package deals, so keep your eyes open. Winter singles getaways are also a fun option. Some social networking and online dating sites, like JDate.com, plan annual winter singles ski vacations. Try doing a search for “singles getaways” or “singles trips” or check with your online personals dating site.

Enjoy meeting singles during the holidays at your favorite online dating site. Those cold winter nights at home are a great time to do a free search for new local singles or read some of those profiles in your online personals dating favorites list. It’s also a great time to update your photos on your online relationship site (maybe with one or two of you at a holiday party!) and an even better time to email or chat with someone or see who’s in the chat rooms. Just think, all those local women and men on your dating site are single too and looking to find a date, and they probably would love to meet for a coffee date or cocktails. Try emailing or sending instant messages to two to three singles every week and see how your holiday social calendar grows. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to find single girls and find single guys when you put yourself out there, even during the holidays! And if you don’t yet belong to an online dating site, now is a good time to find one you like and join. Most internet personals dating sites offer free personal ads or free dating as part of their dating services. Most let you post a free profile and photos and do a free search for local singles in your area, so it’s easy to get started. Not sure where to look? Take a peek through our dating guide and online dating site reviews or ask friends to recommend their favorite dating site. Niche internet personals are a great place to start, with dating sites focused on a broad array of niches such as Asian singles, Jewish singles, Christian singles, black singles, single moms, single dads, single parents, single women, lesbian dating, gay dating, bisexual dating, senior dating and more. And if you just want to get into the ‘dating spirit’, there are many matchmaking sites that feature fun, smart articles and offer relationship advice and dating tips.

Buy yourself one great thing to wear this season -- something that makes you feel fabulous that you can wear to holiday events. Feeling good can go a long way when it comes to meeting singles. Here’s a simple fashion tip: Everyone looks good wearing clothes that match their eye color – it’s a sure-fire way to make your features shine and help you find love.

Make a New Year’s wish list. Instead of making New Year’s resolutions about meeting your perfect match or finding your soul mate or even just trying to meet guys or meet girls for casual dating, why not make a list of all the things you wish for and take the pressure off? It’s a great thing to do on New Year’s Day. Grab a note pad, a pen and a half an hour and write down everything that comes to mind when you think about what you want in the coming year, especially regarding relationships, romance and love. Don’t hold back. Just write down every single thing, even if it seems impossible. Then, read your wish list daily as you start the new year and stay positive; you may just be happily surprised! Another idea is to throw a collage-making party on New Year’s Day. Make a collage of everything you dream of for the coming year. Invite your friends, singles and couples alike; get some magazines, scissors and glue; and you’re set for a fun time and some more happy surprises. Be sure to hang your collage somewhere where you can see it every day!