Miserable Christmas Songs

[GNL]

It's the most depressing time of year! I'm a big fan of the specific sub-genre of festive fare designed to SAP joy from all men - so what would be your recommendations?

This year, I've been enjoying this morsel of misery from the late Cristina:



They KILLED a tree of 97 years,
And SMOTHERED IT in lights and silver tears

 

[RJN]

It turns around a bit at the end, but it is miserable for MOST of it

 

[jivafox]

'Cause comfort's not possible when
You look past the joy to the end

 

[Ellie]

 

[BoysForSeles]

'Cause comfort's not possible when
You look past the joy to the end

This is the one. Love it.

 

[VoR]

Sad and camp as tits in equal measure. Classic Dolly.

 

[BoysForSeles]

I love this too. The lyrical switch to it being about a relationship is beautiful.

 

[FetchFugly]

 

[FetchFugly]

 

[Zu]

It's the most depressing time of year! I'm a big fan of the specific sub-genre of festive fare designed to SAP joy from all men - so what would be your recommendations?

This year, I've been enjoying this morsel of misery from the late Cristina:



They KILLED a tree of 97 years,
And SMOTHERED IT in lights and silver tears

Oh definitely this. I particularly like the angel who’s lost her wing, and hanging her from the tree becoming a PAINFUL THING

 

[Zu]

THIS ONE’S A GIGGLE

 

[FetchFugly]

Christmas can wreck your head, like some listless awkward sex...

 

[Zu]

 

[Zu]

CHEERING



You’ll note that I’m not even bothering with GAY INTEREST

 

[Berly]

 

[straightorbroken]

I love this too. The lyrical switch to it being about a relationship is beautiful.

Gosh, I've not heard of her since The Lipstick Conspiracies. I've only hung on to Exit Sign and don't remember anything else sadly. Will give this a whirl later.

 

[straightorbroken]

This was supposed to be a Christmas song, brut Siouxsie has said it didn't quite turn out how they had planned. It sounds better live (*tells audience to shush in manner that would spook Stevie Nicks*), but I think I'll post the studio version:



@Gangsta Nancy Lam she also was quite taken by Cristina, and references Things Fall Apart as part of The Creatures in this beguiling twinkle:



This huge favourite is obviously not a Christmas song, but as an after hours torch number it certainly has a wintry chill and Siouxsie's throaty drawl the flames flickering in the wind:



Divine.

 

[BoysForSeles]

This was supposed to be a Christmas song, brut Siouxsie has said it didn't quite turn out how they had planned. It sounds better live (*tells audience to shush in manner that would spook Stevie Nicks*), but I think I'll post the studio version:



@Gangsta Nancy Lam she also was quite taken by Cristina, and references Things Fall Apart as part of The Creatures in this beguiling twinkle:



This huge favourite is obviously not a Christmas song, but as an after hours torch number it certainly has a wintry chill and Siouxsie's throaty drawl the flames flickering in the wind:



Divine.

Loving this Siouxsie fixation moment.

 

[ButterTart]

The Christmas Shoes by Newsong is the most mawkish attempt at a depressing Christmas song I’ve ever heard, if that counts?

 

[BoysForSeles]

 

[GNL]

I love this genuinely quite powerful account of Prince pining after his lost love (RIP from strep throat) and drowning the pain in banana daiquiris

 

[funky]

I love this too. The lyrical switch to it being about a relationship is beautiful.

The whole album is fantastic

A truly haunting album that doesn’t rely on any standards at all and yet doesn’t drag.

December in New York is my favourite

I was going to submit “That’ll be Christmas” to ASFXMAS as it’s the funny ditty of the album but compared to moopy tastes it’s still a bit miserable so I opted against it

 

[BoysForSeles]

Always loved Poly Styrene.

 

[dUb]