16 Holiday Songs That Will Make You Cry Into Your Cocoa

Judy Garland originally sang this classic tune, but Sam Smith's version is irrefutably the most depressing.

Bing Crosby's song sounds so beautiful and uplifting — until you get to the chorus: "I'll be home for Christmas / If only in my dreams." So . . . he won't be home for Christmas? Be right back, sobbing.

Nothing says "holiday cheer" like reliving past relationships, am I right? Thanks for the supersad memories, Taylor Swift.

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There's nothing more depressing than the idea of Elvis Presley spending the holidays alone, except maybe you spending the holidays alone listening to this song on repeat.

One of the ultimate sad holiday songs, Charles Brown's tune features such uplifting lyrics as, "My baby's gone / I have no friends / To wish me greetings / Once again."

Stevie Wonder sings about hungry children and tears on Christmas in this cheery song. Just kidding; it'll make you feel terrible.

This song was written for the troops being held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam War, so you know it's not going to be a feel-good jingle.

Combine Coldplay's tearjerking sound with holiday themes and what do you have? "Christmas Lights," a beautiful Debbie Downer of a song.

Singer-songwriter Jay Brannan broke out on YouTube thanks to sincere songs like "Christmas Really Sucks." This video will make you feel his pain.

Sara Bareilles sings about how Christmas isn't about presents or lights, it's about love, in this moving track. It would be really heartwarming if the tune weren't so damn sad.

Hill's song from 2000's Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas will make your heart shrink as much as the Grinch's grew.

Sufjan Stevens released a box set of Christmas music in 2006, but only some of the songs are original. "Only at Christmas Time" is one of them, and it will make you want to make some cocoa and cry by the tree.

Preparing to be lonely this Christmas? You may relate to lyrics like "'Tis the season to be jolly / But how can I be when I have nobody / The yuletide carol doesn't make it better / Knowing that we wont be together." Sad.

Hoping for a song about a young boy who buys pretty shoes for his dying mother as a Christmas gift? This is the song for you!

Tons of artists, including One Direction, Sam Smith, and Ed Sheeran, united to sing this song in 2014 to benefit victims of Ebola in West Africa. "There's a world outside your window, and it's a world of dread and fear / Where a kiss of love can kill you, and there's death in every tear," they sang.

Luther Vandross is yearning for a lost love in this smooth-listening holiday song that will make you tear up if you've ever split with a significant other.