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12 sad Christmas songs for your inner emo kid

A sad pug wearing reindeer antlers next to a Christmas tree.

Forget the preps — this holiday season, get in touch with your inner emo kid and jam out to some sad Christmas songs. What’s more festive than mourning a lost love or getting angry over not going home to spend time with family?

Here are 11 angsty Christmas songs for you to mope over.

1. Blink-182 — “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas”

2. Wham! — “Last Christmas”

3. Coldplay — “Christmas Lights”

4. Prince — “Another Lonely Christmas “

5. All Time Low — “Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass”

6. NewSong — “Christmas Shoes”

7. Fall Out Boy — “Yule Shoot Your Eye Out”

8. Boys II Men — “Cold December Nights”

9. Capital Lights — “His Favorite Christmas Story”

10. Neck Deep — “December”

11. Breathe Carolina — “Mile High Christmas”

12. Death Cab for Cutie — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”

Happy holidays!

UPDATE: Dec. 11, 2023, 12:52 p.m. AEDT This article was originally published in Dec. 2018, and has since been updated in Dec. 2023.

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