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Blue Christmas: Five depressing holiday songs
Posted by Bill Chapin December 08, 2008 11:24AM
Categories: What I'm Digging
Chicago TribuneYesterday I re-discovered a playlist I made for my iPod last year titled "Lonely Christmas." I imagine not everyone sees the attraction in collecting a bunch of morose songs that reference Christmas into one crushingly glum listening experience. Lots of folks look to the holidays and its relentlessly cheery music to help them bury any sense of misery for a month or two. I'm not one of those people.
It's not that I hate Christmas. On the contrary, this is one of my favorite times of year. It's also not that I am particularly melancholy. I just like music that makes me feel something genuine, and a sad Christmas song, when done right, is as genuinely sad as it gets.
At any rate, if you are sick of Burl Ives yelling at you to "have a holly, jolly Christmas," after the jump are five songs, inspired by my playlist, to provide a countermeasure to contrived holiday cheer.
As always, feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments section.