Holidays and Being "Different"

Is it that lonely holiday time for many people?  Almost everyone wants a relationship, but the need often increases over the holidays.  And again, being GLBT sometimes sets people aside from others and leads to other issues of grief, sadness, loss, feeling left out, etc.  As currently, everything around the holidays is set around the "traditional family" which doesn't seem to exist anymore.  But watch the movies, commercials, videos, and people feel different because they don't fit that paradigm.  Although, as I'm writing this, I think of the families I know, and not too many fit the "traditional" anymore.  I work in elementary schools and the kids today really have a rough time because their families are pretty dysfunctional, but the major problem is that the families do not put the children's needs on the list as being important.  This pretty much goes against my belief system as I've always focused on the needs of children.
So the holidays are a time to reach out to people, not be afraid to accept help from others, and do not isolate yourself due to a bad mood, depression, etc.  Accept other people.