Nearly one in three adults fear they’ll be lonely this festive period, research has found.<br /><br />A study of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found over the last five years, a quarter feel like their levels of loneliness have increased over the festive period – as 49 per cent worry about getting lonelier as they get older.<br /><br />Unfortunately, 17 per cent will eat Christmas dinner alone, and 56 per cent won’t get the chance to update friends and family about changes to their life in the last year.<br /><br />But to help combat loneliness at Christmas time, 37 per cent will send a thoughtful card and a third will invite a loved one they are worried about for a meal.<br /><br />The research was commissioned by Hallmark, which also created a heartwarming video bringing children to visit older folks in Horsforth Manor Care Home in Leeds, to explore what it's like being lonely at Christmas.
