On a whim, I decided to do "12 Days of Miserable Christmas Songs" - you know, those tunes that exult in the loneliness, heartache, and selfishness characteristic of our most maudlin American holiday. I posted one a day starting on 12/13, going through Christmas Eve.
Loser Makes Good, Everclear
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Elmo & Patsy
Sister Winter, Sufjan Stevens
Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Band Aid
Spotlight on Christmas, Rufus Wainwright
Wish You Well, A Fine Frenzy
Christmas Without You, Tommy Page
Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa, De La Soul
My Birthday Comes on Christmas, Spike Jonze
¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!, The Killers
Merry Christmas from the Family, Robert Earl Keen
Fairytale of New York, Pogues