As an alcoholic I would stay out drinking with friends until about 1.00am then come home and start the serious drinking until blackout time.
Last year I was so ill from drinking over Christmas that I basically missed New Years Eve (so it was that 13/12/14 was my first sober day)
This year I am going out with friends who are drinking so I will be leaving it late before I go out so as not to have to spend hours and hours around drink and drinkers. I should say none of them are heavy drinkers on a regular basis but at this time of the year...