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…
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Winter heartbreak songs. Heart-wrenching love songs (21–30)
Christmas Nightatarayo
With Christmas approaching, some people may have just broken up with their partner and end up spending the day alone.
Christmas Night portrays a woman placed in just such a situation with striking realism.
It’s the first Christmas song released by the rock band Atarayo, contrasting the festive bustle of the season with the loneliness felt amid it all.
The lyrics are undeniably heartrending, but the ending also carries a message meant to encourage those who listen.
Happy Endingback number
This is a heartbreak song depicting a sad farewell.
It was the theme song for the film “My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday,” starring Sota Fukushi.
The singer doesn’t truly want to part, nor are they “fine” at all, but they don’t want to act selfish right up to the moment of goodbye.
It’s a song made for you, who put on a brave face at the very end.
The lines where the lyrics voice that bravado are especially poignant.
Afterword of Winteraibii karaa
A track included on Ivy to Fraudulent Game’s 4th mini-album, “WHITE,” by the mixed-gender, four-piece nostalgic piano rock band.
Its wistful melody and arrangement, which capture the wintry atmosphere, really tighten your chest.
The lyrics evoke memories of a lover and lingering attachment, while the piano’s melodic lines seem to embody those emotions, superbly portraying the state of a broken heart.
Paired with the imagery of the cold season, it’s a winter heartbreak song that’s likely to bring past romances back to mind as you listen.
somedaySaucy Dog
A track included on the mini-album “Country Road.” It’s a song about the regret of not being able to save the lonely expression that a precious person briefly showed amid happy days, and then no longer being able to see them.
Even if you want to keep looking at the same scenery together forever, the happy days can end over something small.
Saucy Dog’s gentle performance will soothe those aching feelings you’re carrying.
GoodbyeSakanakushon
As the title “Goodbye” suggests, this song has been crafted into a lyrical piece that feels like it’s lingering over a farewell.
The music video is also exceptionally romantic and striking, and it can’t help but put you in a sentimental mood.
MetronomeYonezu Kenshi
A song by Kenshi Yonezu that likens a couple’s relationship to the ticking rhythm of a metronome.
It intertwines the image of that metronome gradually falling out of sync with the growing misalignment of the two hearts.
The lyrics, rich with metaphors shaped by Yonezu’s distinctive sensibility, and his gentle vocals softly soothe a sorrowful heart.
Christmas songback number
Despite its Christmas-like cute timbre and beautiful string melody, this back number song portrays a bittersweet romance.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “5→9: From Five to Nine,” starring Satomi Ishihara and Tomohisa Yamashita.
While struggling with feelings that are hard to convey, the narrator feels jealous of couples getting carried away by the Christmas mood.
It captures classic Christmas situations everyone can relate to.