Breakup songs to listen to at Christmas: timeless tracks to soothe your time alone
Introducing heartbreak songs you’ll want to listen to at Christmas!
Christmas comes once a year.
Some people spend a wonderful holiday with their partner, while others find themselves alone for various reasons—like not being able to see the person they like or having broken up with their significant other.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs about Christmas heartbreak: tracks that will make you cry and songs that keep you company during solo time.
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Breakup songs to listen to at Christmas: timeless tracks to soothe your solo moments (11–20)
A town where snow fallsAimer
When you get your heart broken, the sadness and pain feel unbearable, and no matter how many times you go through it, you never get used to it—but heartbreak in winter hits even harder, doesn’t it? Aimer’s “Yuki no Furu Machi” is a heartbreakingly sad love song that pierces anyone who’s experienced a winter breakup.
Released in 2012 as Aimer’s third single, the song packs in the cold, the sorrow, and the lingering feelings of love—so vividly that the scenes seem to play behind your eyes.
It’s a track that could make you tear up and recall past loves and breakups, even if you’re not going through one right now.
You and the slopesSHISHAMO
A three-piece girls’ rock band, SHISHAMO’s winter rock number.
The distorted guitar sound and driving beat make it an irresistibly comfortable track, but in fact, this song is also about heartbreak.
The lyrics poignantly capture the moment a woman’s love ends… Yet it’s a rock band we’re talking about! It’s a powerful song that blows away the pain.
Tears of Snowmosao.
When it comes to songs that capture the wintry chill and the bittersweet feelings of Christmas romance, “Namidagumo” stands out.
Singer-songwriter Mosawo, who gained popularity after posting a self-performed video on social media, released it in 2022.
The song portrays the sadness that wells up as winter arrives and memories of moments spent with a loved one resurface.
Set to an R&B-style rhythmic beat, his conversational vocal delivery conveys a sense of helpless yearning.
Lend an ear to the warm melody that comforts the loneliness and solitude of a snowy white Christmas.
If It SnowsDREAMS COME TRUE
This song portrays the aching feelings of wintertime love.
Released in November 2006 as DREAMS COME TRUE’s 37th single, it tells the story of a protagonist who wishes for a miracle and for their feelings to be fulfilled as the snow falls.
Yet in reality, it’s a sleet-filled rain.
The torment of unrequited love is delicately expressed, and the contrast between the sparkling, festive Christmas streets and the protagonist’s inner emotions is striking.
It’s a song that stands by everyone struggling with love.
The lyrics evoke the complex emotions of adult relationships and are sure to resonate.
Recommended for those spending Christmas alone or anyone who has experienced heartbreak.
Why not listen to this track and quietly soothe your heart?
wishsumika
“Negai” is one of sumika’s double A-side singles released in 2019.
It was also used as the theme song for the popular drama “Ossan’s Love -in the sky-.” Haven’t we all had the experience of quietly tucking away an unrequited love in our hearts? It’s a breakup song that sings of feelings that can’t be forgotten.
MerryHOWL BE QUIET
A four-piece piano rock band consisting of Kota Takenawa on vocals, guitar, and piano; Kenji Kuroki on guitar and backing vocals; Yoshinori Hashimoto on bass; and Toru Iwano on drums, backing vocals, and as the leader, presents a breakup song.
This mid-tempo, heartrending ballad rock track gained popularity.
They made their major debut on March 9, 2016, and are signed to Pony Canyon.
Heartbreak songs to listen to at Christmas: timeless tracks to soothe your solo time (21–30)
Snow WhiteMarushii
A love song by the rock band marcy, formed in 2018.
Ukyo Yoshida, who writes and composes the songs, delivers a softly floating, mellow vocal that really touches the heart.
The lyrics, which trace the lingering feelings for a lover to whom the narrator themselves said “goodbye,” are faint and fragile, making your heart ache as you listen.
The backing sound is dramatic—with violins that evoke a snow-covered world wrapped in silence—and it gently envelops an unbearably sorrowful state of mind.
