Wednesday 10th December 2014 by Alexandra Pollard

The 13 most depressing Christmas songs

Bah, Humbug. Is all that festive cheer getting too much to handle? We can help

Mud - 'Lonely This Christmas': Even the inclusion of what sounds like a barbershop quartet can't cheer up Mud and their wobbly voices. "Try to imagine a house that's not a home. Try to imagine a Christmas all alone." Do we have to?

Technically, we're only 10 days into the festive season. Thanks to the desparate scramblings of capitalism though, as every store in the Western hemisphere clambers to make profits as early as possible, it's felt like Christmas in every high street since about August.

As such, it's entirely possible you feel like you need some respite from Christmas cheer before hardcore Christmas season starts. If that is the case, we're here to help.

Next time you're asked to stick on some Christmas tunes, put some of these on, and watch that warm glow fizzle out before your very eyes.