Depressing Christmas Songs

[Buck]

Holly Jolly Christmas

 

[JayFarrar]

Lonely Holiday — Old 97s

It was a lonely holiday
I was alone -- you were away
In Fayetteville or in another state
There's so many towns I hate

When you leave me, it breaks me like a bone
But it's never as bad as when you come home
Thought so much about suicide
Parts of me have already died

CHORUS:
Lonely -- baby I'm not lonely
Baby I'm not -- I've got my imaginary friends
Happy -- baby I'm so happy
Baby I'm so -- I've got my imaginary friends
And if you don't love me, would you please pretend?

It was a lonely holiday
I was alone -- I was afraid
The bedroom walls were closing in
It must be closing time again

When you leave me, it breaks me like the note
That you said got stuck in your throat
Thought so much about suicide
Parts of me have already died

 

[User 1019]

If We Make it Through December -- Merle Haggard

If we make it through December
Everythings gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shivver when I see the fallin snow

If we make it through December
I got plans of bein in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

I got laid off down at the factory
And there timings not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I been workin' hard
I wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
Now I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And why my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December
Everythings gonna be alright I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shivver when I see the fallin' snow

If we make it through December
I got plans of bein' in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.

 

[old_tony]

You Must Go Home for Christmas -- Darryl Purpose

I get teary near the end of this song every time.

By the time that I'd hit Barstow I'd quit drinking
The silent night was cold, the lights were blinking
I slept under a public Christmas tree
I woke up feeling stiff
Saw my life was a gift
Given exclusively to me

I'm going home for Christmas
Thinking that I should
Go and see the family
And hope its understood
That when you wander far away
From your old neighborhood

You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for good

Now I met three men about half a mile from Vegas
Said this town was no place to spend Christmas
They offered me a ride in their old car
Said the answer that you seek
Lies somewhere in the East
So I followed that rising morning star

I'm going home for Christmas
Thinking that I should
Go and see the family
And hope its understood
That when you wander far away
From your old neighborhood

You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for good

By the time I'd made Missouri I'd decided
To reunite the family I'd divided
Try to find some peace here on this earth
And return to the city
Of my nativity
And foster some goodwill for what it's worth

In Bethlehem, P A I shaved and showered
Called to say I'd be home in three hours
Then it sounded like phone line had gone dead
But before I hung up
The other end spoke up
And tearfully I listened as she said

Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for good
Come and see your family
Cuz' now it's understood
That when you wander far away
From your old neighborhood

You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for Christmas
You must go home for good

When you wander far away
From your old neighborhood

You must go home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
You must go home for good

 

[slappy4428]

If We Make it Through December -- Merle Haggard

If we make it through December
Everythings gonna be all right I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shivver when I see the fallin snow

If we make it through December
I got plans of bein in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

I got laid off down at the factory
And there timings not the greatest in the world
Heaven knows I been workin' hard
I wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
Now I don't mean to hate December
It's meant to be the happy time of year
And why my little girl don't understand
Why daddy can't afford no Christmas here

If we make it through December
Everythings gonna be alright I know
It's the coldest time of winter
And I shivver when I see the fallin' snow

If we make it through December
I got plans of bein' in a warmer town come summer time
Maybe even California
If we make it through December we'll be fine

Sadly, an appropriate pull

 

[cougargirl]

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," by Darlene Love is one of my favorites, but if you listen to the lyrics it's a pretty damn depressing song.

Also, "Please Come Home for Christmas," by the Eagles.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," by Darlene Love is one of my favorites, but if you listen to the lyrics it's a pretty damn depressing song.

Also, "Please Come Home for Christmas," by the Eagles.

There is no reason on this or any other planet for there to be any version of the latter except the one released in 1960 by Charles Brown, who co-wrote it with Gene Redd.



It's largely a Southern tradition, and I listen to it often every December. Enjoy.

 

[Colonel Angus]

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" kinda gets to me when I consider it in the context in which it came out ... It was written in 1943 during World War II, long before it was evident that the Allies would win the war.

So when I hear it, it's not simply from the viewpoint of someone away from and longing for home, it's from someone who's stuck in some ****hole half-a-world-away who may or may not have any hope of ever getting back. That gets to me.

 

[forever_town]

Can I say "all of them"?

 

[BYH]

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.

You need to tell us how you really feel.

And I'm with NoOneLikesUs and cougar...the two Darlene Love songs are my favorite Xmas songs by a country freakin mile, but they remind me are people alone at Xmas and it makes me sad.

Another one: 2000 Miles by The Pretenders. Mock 90210 all you want, but when Steve gets on the bus to find his real mom as that song is playing in the background, man, that knocks me on my ass every time.

 

[slappy4428]

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.

You need to tell us how you really feel.

And I'm with NoOneLikesUs and cougar...the two Darlene Love songs are my favorite Xmas songs by a country freakin mile, but they remind me are people alone at Xmas and it makes me sad.

Another one: 2000 Miles by The Pretenders. Mock 90210 all you want, but when Steve gets on the bus to find his real mom as that song is playing in the background, man, that knocks me on my ass every time.

It's cause Donna Martin was doing everyone but you... THAT'S the real reason

 

[Bob Cook]

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.

So you're saying you don't like songs about emotionally retarded people feeling sorry for themselves?

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" kinda gets to me when I consider it in the context in which it came out ... It was written in 1943 during World War II, long before it was evident that the Allies would win the war.

So when I hear it, it's not simply from the viewpoint of someone away from and longing for home, it's from someone who's stuck in some ****hole half-a-world-away who may or may not have any hope of ever getting back. That gets to me.

That is my No. 1, not close.