When you celebrate with friends, doesn't it put you in mind of how wonderful friends are... and how great it would be if you and other people had more of them? Why not consider using part of your holiday entertaining time to see what you can do about that? I bet there are all sorts of people you know who would like to get together, to meet others you know for the first time or again.

Certainly, a family reunion might come to mind, if some family members haven’t been together in years. Or what about a reunion of a group of friends who are now scattered across the globe? Former neighbors, perhaps?

Maybe you belong to a small organization that meets only in brief time slots wherein all are too busy with the agenda at hand to commune much. ...A different type of gathering could liberate latent friendships and make the group function more smoothly when back in the meeting room.

Then, you may have wished to bring certain people together for a long time, because of their shared interests or characteristics... Or perhaps the people themselves have expressed a wish to meet each other, having heard of the other from you. See what you can do to both bring them together and facilitate a bridge between them at your gathering.