Christmas Songs to Bring You Down

As the Captain's gift to you, dear Daily Downers readers, here are a few downer ditties to help bum you out further on this wretched holiday. So pour yourself a strong cup of eggnog and crank these tunes up to drown out the sound of your children's unbelievably annoying electronic toys.

Tom Waits, "Christmas Card"




Soul Searchers, "Christmas In Vietnam"




John Prine, "Christmas in Prison"




Aimee Mann, "Clean Up for Christmas"




Merle Haggard, "If We Make it Through December"




Abertha Harris Lewis, "Mean Old Jews Who Crucify My Lord"






Roy Orbison, "Pretty Paper"




Future Wife, "I'm Spending Christmas Alone"

The Captain can't figure out how to embed this, but it's a good one and well worth clicking this link:"I'm Spending Christmas Alone"