What sort of festive music goes with that? Turns out, there are more than a handful of "sad" holiday songs written about the not-so-fun parts of the season. We're taking a look at 30 of them below.

Wynn was sufficiently impressed to hire him, and Merle played on Stewart’s version of “Sing A Sad Song.” When Haggard landed a deal of his own on Tally, run by cousins Lewis Tally and Fuzzy ...

Limiting your holiday playlist to your standard “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Deck the Halls” denies you one of the best musical offerings of the yuletide season: sad Christmas songs.

Kezin describes the song as “cathartic”, emphasising sad music’s role in retrieving memories and aiding mood regulation. Carol Hall offers her take on hardship in Hard Candy Christmas (1978 ...

Christmas isn't always so merry for everyone. The holiday season can be a hard one for many people, especially since there's so much pressure to enjoy the magic of the big day. It's hard to get in ...

Though it may seem masochistic, our indulgence in sad music is actually for good reason. Research suggests that music filled with sorrow can make you happier than joyful songs. By identifying and ...

The song is hopeful, but still sad, a reminder of the struggle many families face during the holiday season. “Heaven knows I’ve been working hard / I wanted Christmas to be right for Daddy’s ...

We talk a lot about sob-inducing movies, but personally, I don’t think enough attention is paid to the best sad songs to cry to, from Adele ballads—duh—to offerings from Mitski and Enya ...

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Even during the holidays, I simply cannot get enough. It’s hard to find really good, high quality sad country Christmas songs, and as I’ve mentioned several times already this holiday season, I’m not ...

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