A winter heartbreak song. A love song that's just too heartrending.
Winter is a happy season filled with events for lovers, like Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
But some people may be going through tough days—getting turned down by someone they like, or not being able to spend time with their partner.
So in this article, we’ve put together a collection of heartbreak songs perfect for winter.
If you “remember a past lover when winter comes” or are “sad after being rejected by someone you like,” please give them a listen.
You’re sure to find a song that resonates with your feelings.
May your heart be wrapped in a little warmth…
- Popular Heartbreak Song Rankings [2026]
- [Female Heartbreak Song] A soul-stirring song dedicated to you, who loved with all your heart.
- A poignant winter classic. A winter song that seeps into the heart on cold days.
- [Tearjerker Guaranteed!] A Heartbreak Song Told from a Male Perspective
- Just listening makes my chest tighten... Breakup songs recommended for the Yutori generation
- [Winter Songs] The Best Classic and Popular Winter Tunes to Listen to in Winter
- Masterpieces of bittersweet breakup songs. Recommended popular tracks.
- [Tear-Jerking Breakup Songs] A curated selection of love songs that gently comfort a wounded heart!
- back number Heartbreak Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]
- [Today’s Heartbreak Song] A poignant love song that gently wraps your wounded heart
- Unrequited love songs for winter. Songs about one-sided love you want to listen to in winter.
- [Winter Songs] Songs that evoke the feeling of winter for Instagram Stories
- My heart aches with bittersweet pain! Breakup songs I’d recommend to Gen Z
Winter heartbreak songs. Heart-wrenching love songs (11–20)
Magic of a winter nightindigo la End
Maybe it’s because winter makes you feel the cold so keenly, but a lot of winter love songs swell with a deep sense of bittersweet emotion.
indigo la End’s “Fuyuyo no Magic” is one such track.
Released digitally in 2017, it paints the pain of one-sided feelings and unrequited love against a wintry backdrop.
Even as the unstoppable feeling of love surges, a corner of the mind understands it’s a romance that won’t come true.
That sadness, intertwined with the chill and scenery of winter, resonates all the more deeply, making this a song where the sorrow hits twice as hard.
snowdropNEWS
In this season when the biting cold makes you yearn for warmth, there’s a hidden gem by NEWS you should hear.
Released only on the regular edition of the single “EMMA” in February 2017, this song is a love ballad that blends wistfulness and warmth, inspired by the image of a white flower blooming on a snowy night.
It was performed during the “NEWS LIVE TOUR 2017 NEVERLAND,” where its story-like, beautiful staging captivated fans.
Ryo-Suke Nakanishi’s delicate arrangement and the members’ vocals exquisitely capture winter’s quiet and the subtleties of love.
Listen to it on a Valentine’s night when you long for someone’s touch, or when you want to quietly reflect, and you’ll feel a gentle light kindling in your chilled heart.
It’s a precious song that keeps you company through long winter nights.
Farewell in FebruaryTHE SLUT BANKS
THE SLUT BANKS are a rock band that performs under the unique concept of all members being “undead spirits.” This track of theirs brilliantly fuses a driving sense of speed with a poignant scene of farewell.
The lyrics depict a February night with snow dancing in the air, a parting where someone waves with a laugh—conveying not just sadness, but a dry, stinging ache.
Included on the album “Rock’n’Roll to the MAX,” released in May 2020, the song’s vocals were actually recorded around mid-February 2020, and it’s said that the uneasy atmosphere pervading the world at the time is sealed within the sound.
True to the season in its title, listening on a chilly night might set your heart aglow.
It’s a deeply wistful song that keeps you company on lonely nights while you wait for spring.
You and the slopesSHISHAMO
It was supposed to be a fun time on the slopes…! Before I even had a chance to confess the feelings I’d been keeping warm for so long, I found out the person I like already has a partner, and just like that, heartbreak.
Confessing takes courage, but if you let your feelings simmer too long, you might end up heartbroken in an unexpected way.
So take this song as a reminder not to overheat your feelings—let’s learn from it and keep moving forward!
December Foolthe shes gone
When it comes to poignant winter songs about parting from a loved one, “December Fool” comes to mind.
It’s included on the rock band the shes gone’s 2020 album FACE, a group especially popular among younger listeners.
Set on a cold winter day, this heartbreaking love story is sure to move you.
The lyrics depict two people whose relationship can never go back to the way it was, and they’ll leave your heart burning.
It’s a ballad carried by a slow tempo and Kanemaru’s sweet, gentle vocals.
Give it a listen—the sound wraps around those helpless feelings that follow a broken heart.
Snow SmileBUMP OF CHICKEN
Set against a snowy backdrop, this popular song by BUMP OF CHICKEN paints a quiet, romantic world.
Known as a winter heartbreak song, it was released in December 2002 as their fifth single.
The lyrics depict two people walking along a snow-covered path and the conversations they share there.
The bittersweet atmosphere, evoking a breakup with a lover, is heart-wrenching.
The music video, filmed at Marunuma Kogen in Gunma Prefecture, further enhances the song’s worldview.
It’s a track we hope lovers huddling together against the winter cold, and those who have experienced parting with someone dear, will listen to.
Winter heartbreak songs. Heart-wrenching love songs (21–30)
AyaMy Hair is Bad
This is a song by My Hair is Bad that weaves a bittersweet love story.
Though the two keep meeting in secret, their relationship hints at an inevitable end.
The complex emotions—where deep affection intersects with the resolve to part—tighten the listener’s chest.
Included on the album “angels,” released in April 2022, this track showcases the band’s delicate emotional expression.
It is also featured on the live Blu-ray & DVD, where the raw performance on a 360-degree stage became a hot topic.
It is a song that comforts those bearing the pain of heartbreak or suffering from unrequited love.