Playlist: Holiday Songs for the Apathetic

Because sometimes, all you want for Christmas is anything but Christmas.

Written by C.S. Harper

Illustrated by Macie Hartzog

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — or is it? To all the Debbie Downers and Negative Nancys, the holly jolly holiday of Christmas is anything but. While it seems like the whole country collectively becomes enamored with the same overplayed Christmas carols and vintage stop-motion holiday movies once the calendar hits Dec. 1, it’s hard not to become exasperated with the repetitive mundanity of Christmas traditions. But shockingly, a purported 9% of the population doesn’t like the holiday at all. So how do you know if you’re a mean Mr. Grinch or just an anti-capitalist? Take the quiz below to find out!

1. Do you decorate your house with wreaths and Christmas trees?

2. Do you like eating holiday treats?

3. Do you enjoy listening to Christmas carols?

4. Do you like eggnog?

5. Is Christmas truly the most wonderful time of the year?

If you answered “no” to all these questions, then, chances are, you are a holiday apathetic! But while your friends might groan when you refuse to chug spiked eggnog and your grandma never understands why you complain about Christmas youth choirs, you can turn your holiday frown upside down because your apathy makes you unique. Your distaste for the season makes you a Christmas unicorn, a holiday miracle. So here’s to all the Grinches, Ebenezer Scrooges, and Krampuses of the world.