Miserable Christmas Songs

[niagra]

Just been watching some xmas songs on Vintage TV and they played a Pet Shop Boys number from 1997 which was vaguely humbugish.

That got me thinking about it, I can only think of Fairytail of New York. Any other miserable, bah humbug Christmas songs out there?

[franzbassist]

Try this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wckGOCu-Omc

Edited December 20, 2016 by walbassist

[BigRedX]

The whole of the Aimee Mann [url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Drifter-Snow-Aimee-Mann/dp/B000IY01QG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482226225&sr=8-1&keywords=One+More+Drifter+In+The+Snow]One More Drifter In The Snow[/url] album. Even traditionally upbeat songs like "Winter Wonderland" have a melancholic feel to them. Should be retitled "Slit Your Wrists At Christmas".

[ras52]

I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake.

[T-Bay]

Mud, lonely this Christmas.

[toneknob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kPH2MJzlg

[Mykesbass]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYFXCUEL4Y"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYFXCUEL4Y[/url]

[lojo]

Christmas blues show on radio 2 last night was great

[miles'tone]

Not a miserable song per se, but there's always one at every Christmas party isn't there?

http://youtu.be/a8qE6WQmNus

[Mykesbass]

Oh, and this isn't miserable, but isn't exactly a happy ending
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw[/url]

[Mykesbass]

And of course, Wham! Last Christmas isn't exactly a bundle of laughs.

[Shambo]

My favourite is 'The Junky's Christmas' by William Burroughs & The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkO_-6cCYXY[/media]

[ras52]

River - Joni Mitchell

[darkandrew]

Most Christmas songs are miserable, aren't they?
Eg. Merry Christmas, war is over if you want it (but you'll probably choose to carry on killing each other anyway); Feed the world (because loads of kids are starving to death all over it); and what's the line from Fairytale of New York? Merry Christmas, my arse, I pray to God it's our last.

It is indeed the season to be jolly!

[Cato]

http://youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA

[Bassassin]

I doubt you'll find a more miserable song than this:

[media]http://youtu.be/SzaflC73iTk[/media]

Even more miserable these days than when Peter Steele wrote it, too. I guess it's what he would have wanted.

[darkandrew]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1482252794' post='3198925']
I doubt you'll find a more miserable song than this:

[media]http://youtu.be/SzaflC73iTk[/media]

Even more miserable these days than when Peter Steele wrote it, too. I guess it's what he would have wanted.
[/quote]

Somehow I've managed to go through my life so far without ever hearing any Type O Negative - just had a little hunt around YouTube and I quite like it. I might have to invest in a couple of CDs.

[TrevorR]

I love Aimee Mann's One More Drifter in the Snow.

My additions to the playlist would be:

That'll Be Christmas by Thea Gilmore
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7qQAE794uvo
Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly (or Leigh Nash)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YIS5lSDO7tU
Or John Prine's subime Christmas in Prison
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-Vff5HPhc

Edited December 21, 2016 by TrevorR

[tauzero]

2000 Miles by The Pretenders. Written for James[color=#252525][font=sans-serif] Honeyman-Scott, who died the year before it was released.[/font][/color]

[Freddy Le Cragg]

I tried to write the most depressing Xmas song I could. I suceeded

[BassTractor]

Here's one, but:
Brace yourselves!
Calling this garbage is being mean against garbage.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0G0NidIbIA

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1482255968' post='3198982']
Or John Prine's subime Christmas in the Jailhouse,
[/quote]

Excellent choice, Sir. Outstanding song that's sad and uplifting at the same time. Version here off 'Souvenirs':

[media]http://youtu.be/jj-Vff5HPhc[/media]

[KingBollock]

All of them... A recent thread on BassChat got me to pick up the Penny Whistle again and the time of year demands that I go through Christmas songs. It could be said that I am a little rusty, well, I sound like an old rusty hinge... my wife looks like I have set about her fillings with some tin foil and a car battery. I think she'll be glad when it's all over for another year.

[The fasting showman]

Cristina-'Things fall apart' from the Ze records Christmas album

[KevB]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1482263303' post='3199091']
Here's one, but:
Brace yourselves!
Calling this garbage is being mean against garbage.
[/quote]

Think you've missed the remit BT. OP looking for miserable, that was just sh*t.