4 Sad Country Christmas Songs That Will Make You Cry In Your Eggnog
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4 Sad Country Christmas Songs That Will Make You Cry In Your Eggnog

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

For many people, the holidays are a time of joy and togetherness. However, not everyone has a merry time as the holiday season approaches. For one reason or another, it is the most difficult time of the year for some people. For those who have a hard time during the holiday season or just enjoy sad country songs, these tunes are for you.

With “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Deck the Halls,” let’s pause for a moment to appreciate the sadness of the season. Here are four sad country Christmas songs that will make you cry under the tree.

“Hard Candy Christmas” by Dolly Parton

Written by Carol Hall for The best little brothel in TexasDolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas” is a staple of the holiday season. This sad country song captures the spirit of struggling to make ends meet financially and mentally during the holiday season.

The song’s title refers to a time when families could only afford to give their children inexpensive hard candy or penny candy on Christmas morning. At the same time, the verses see the narrator looking for various ways to improve his life situation in the shadow of the holidays.

However, “Hard Candy Christmas” isn’t just about being oppressed during the holidays. There is an element of hope in the lyrics. At the same time, it conveys the message that life can be hard and sweet at the same time. You just have to find the silver linings in life.

“Lonely Christmas Call” by George Jones

George Jones is a master of sad country songs and “Lonely Christmas Call” is no exception. Jones co-wrote this song with George Riddle and released it as a single with “My Mom and Santa Claus” in 1962.

Jones sings “Lonely Christmas Call” from the perspective of a single father begging his estranged wife to come home. However, he is not keen to rekindle their relationship. The former lovers mending fences aren’t actually mentioned in the song. Instead, he begs her to come to her children at Christmas and give them a mother’s love.

“It Won’t Be the Same This Year” by Vince Gill

Vince Gill wrote this sad country song and included it on his 1993 Christmas album Let there be peace on earth. “It Won’t Be the Same This Year” is simultaneously a beautiful song and a difficult song to listen to.

Gill famously finished “Go Rest High on That Mountain” after his older half-brother Bob Coen died of a heart attack in 1993. His death also inspired Gill to write this heartbreaking Christmas song. As you can imagine, “It Won’t Be the Same This Year” finds the singer/songwriter processing his feelings during his first Christmas without his brother.

“Christmas Makes Me Cry” by Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves co-wrote this song with Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark for her 2016 album A very Kacey Christmas. In “Christmas Makes Me Cry,” Musgraves sing about how hard the holiday season can be for those who miss their loved ones.

She explained the song’s meaning when she introduced it during her 2019 Christmas special. “It feels like we should be happy during the holidays. But sometimes they just make you really sad,” she said. “So I wrote this song for anyone who might be feeling a little lonely.”

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