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: masterpieces to heal your alone time (41–50)
Galactic ChristmasIchijō Miyuki, hoka
This is a track included on the original soundtrack of the anime Martian Successor Nadesico, and I think it’s a slightly niche hidden gem of a heartbreak song.
The story goes that if you forget the love that ended in heartbreak and celebrate Christmas, an astronaut will bring you presents.
Feel free to use it for parties where anime fans gather!
Breakup songs to listen to at Christmas: timeless tracks to soothe your solo time (51–60)
Forgive me, ChristmasKeyakizaka46
It’s the coupling track included on the first-press Type-D edition of Keyakizaka46’s masterpiece “Kuroi Hitsuji,” which would later be reborn through a new interpretation.
The unit “Shoujo Friends,” known for its charming members—Rina Uemura, Rika Ozeki, Nanako Nagasawa, and Rika Watanabe—takes the lead on this song.
Its melody soaks in with a poignant atmosphere that conjures a scene of falling snow, depicting the feelings of someone who decides to end a relationship on Christmas night.
Perhaps this love was one that should never have been guided to begin with.
The pain of choosing to part for the other person’s sake, rather than to keep going, gently permeates with a fragile ache.
Though it’s a sorrowful song, there’s a curious sense of comfort in the members’ cute charm.
For those who have experienced a breakup around Christmastime, it’s a heartbreak song that will likely draw you in even deeper emotionally.
Christmas Chicken feat. DaisukeKondō Akihisa
I imagine there are many people who, lacking the courage to speak their feelings, ended up heartbroken.
A song that captured that situation and became popular is Akihisa Kondo’s “Christmas Chicken feat.
Daisuke.” The lyrics cleverly play on the “chicken” feeling of not being able to voice your love and the chicken that’s a classic Christmas dish, making it both amusing and relatable.
1225 ~The Christmas When You Were There~Chicago Poodle
A three-piece band consisting of vocals/keyboard, bass, and drums, with all members hailing from the Kansai region.
They do nationwide tours, but are mainly active in Kansai and are a familiar presence there.
They made their major-label debut in 2009, and “1225 ~Kimi ga Ita Christmas~” was released as a digital-only single for Christmas in 2012.
Set to a brisk 16-beat, it’s a song that leaves you feeling both wistfully melancholic and wonderfully warm.
Highly recommended.
Last SongGACKT
One of GACKT’s signature songs from his solo singer-songwriter career, this is a poignant ballad set against a winter backdrop.
It’s a beautiful piece that features acoustic guitar with occasional lush strings woven in.
GACKT’s vocals are, of course, exceptionally beautiful, and that very beauty only heightens the song’s sense of melancholy.
The lyrics portray lingering feelings for a former lover that won’t fade, mirrored by wintry snow-covered scenery, making it a perfect heartbreak song for the season.
White ChristmasJUN SKY WALKER(S)
Some people want to listen to nostalgic Christmas breakup songs that bring back memories, right? If that’s you, I recommend “Shiroi Christmas” by JUN SKY WALKER(S).
The song was used in a Panasonic CD radio-cassette recorder commercial in 1989, so many of you may find it familiar.
Pay attention to the lyrics, which contrast the festive, Christmas-decorated scenery with the singer’s own sadness.
Christmas★Bell ~Men’s Side~Juliet
Juliet was a female vocal duo, but unfortunately they disbanded at the end of 2018 while at the height of their popularity.
In addition to the Men’s Side of this song, there’s also a Girls’ Side, and I recommend women give that version a listen as well.
From a male perspective, it’s a Christmas spent alone… a Christmas that brings back memories of the girl you loved so much.
Why not listen while savoring that bittersweet feeling that everyone has experienced at least once—or at least imagined? It’s a highly recommended track.