Tuesday 22nd December 2015 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by wenn

17 truly dark, depressing and unsettling Christmas lyrics

Have a horrible, horrible Christmas

The Pogues - 'Fairytale Of New York

The Pogues - 'Fairytale Of New York

Alan Jackson, 'Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas')

Alan Jackson, 'Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas')

'Baby It's Cold Outside'

'Baby It's Cold Outside'

'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'

'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'

Clarence Carter, 'Back Door Santa'

Clarence Carter, 'Back Door Santa'

Jackson 5, 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'

Jackson 5, 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'

Frightened Rabbit, 'It's Christmas So We'll Stop'

Frightened Rabbit, 'It's Christmas So We'll Stop'

Tom Waits, 'Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis'

Tom Waits, 'Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis'

Jona Lewie, 'Stop The Cavalry'

Jona Lewie, 'Stop The Cavalry'

Glasvegas, 'A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)'

Glasvegas, 'A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss)'

Joni Mitchell, 'River'

Joni Mitchell, 'River'

Hurts, 'All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day'

Hurts, 'All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day'

Sufjan Stevens, 'Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day'

Sufjan Stevens, 'Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day'

The Posies, 'Christmas'

The Posies, 'Christmas'

'Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'

'Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer'

'We Three Kings'

'We Three Kings'

Mud - 'Lonely This Christmas'

Mud - 'Lonely This Christmas'

The festive spirit is in the air and the bells are almost ringing out for Christmas day, the pubs are full and our hearts are full of song. However, not every Christmas song you stumble across on Youtube will be friendly for kids - some of them have pretty dark lyrics. Some are creepy, some are depressing, some are even quite sexually threatening.

So, come with us as we sing-along to some of the more unfestive Christmas lyrics - from 'Fairytale Of New York' to 'It's Cold Outside' and beyond.

Ho ho ho.

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