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Christmas has always been a season of love and joy, with countless people around the world considering it the most magical time of the year. But not for Miley Cyrus. While the world gets busy decorating their houses with Christmas trees, cooking tempting food, and eating together, Cyrus has openly expressed her hatred for the festival.
Getting candid about her struggles around Christmas, Grammy-winning Miley Cyrus has often expressed how much she detests celebrating the festive season. Claiming to feel sad and lonely during family occasions, because of her “dysfunctional family”, the singer has even called Christmas a time of “excessiveness & greed”.
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Christmas might be a season filled with twinkling lights, festive dinners, and togetherness, but for Miley Cyrus the festival has often carried a much darker and more complicated undertone. For the singer, Christmas hasn’t always been the most heartwarming time for gathering loved ones. In fact, she has often expressed how the holiday only amplifies feelings of sadness and isolation.
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Growing up in a family that shedescribedas “dysfunctional,” Miley Cyrus has opened up during interviews (viaUS Weekly) about how Christmas has only aggravated her emotional turmoil, rather than having the comforting presence of loved ones. Considering how Cyrus has been quite vocal about her personal life, her fears and traumas, and even her struggle with mental health, the singer once reflected on the outcome of family gatherings.
[Christmas gatherings end up in] fistfights, and usually with each one of us removing ourselves and slamming the door in some way and a lot of apology texts.
I mean we’re all kind of conspiracy theorists and I remember one year we got onto the topic of, like, aliens and it ended with my brothers not talking for a week and my mom crying.
Further, considering how the singer has had acomplex relationship with her fatherBilly Ray Cyrus, since the latter divorced the former’s mother, Tish Cyrus, in 2022, theMother’s Daughterhitmaker has often claimed to feel disconnected from her family. Given how the idea of “family togetherness” wasn’t always as joyous for Cyrus, the singer has openly critiqued Christmas celebrations.
Miley Cyrus Once Penned a Sad Christmas Song Out of Loneliness
Well, it seems Miley Cyrus has been struggling with the Christmas season and the holidays for a long time. So much so, that her deep feelings of isolation around the holidays even made their way into her music. In 2015, the songstress wrote a deeply emotional track titledMy Sad Christmas Song, which she reshared during the 2019 Christmas viaInstagram. Capturing the somber tone of her Christmas experience, Cyrus recalled writing it during a period of loneliness.
A sad Christmas song I wrote a few years back right before the holidays. Was feeling like sh*t cause I couldn’t be with the one I loved. Even with a house full of family and friends I still felt alone. In ways that still feels relevant and someone reading this right now could possibly relate!
If you feel lonely this season just know YOU ARE COMPLETELY MADE OF MAGIC! You are as special as a snowflake, beautifully unique and I hope inside your soul feels light, hope, peace, and joy knowing how singularly amazing YOU are! Love always wins!
Reflecting on how she repeatedly felt the drowning sense of loneliness, year after year, despite being with her family members, Cyrus spoke of the emptiness that can linger during family-centric holidays.
The Grammy Winner Wanted a Goth Christmas in 2020
After struggling with the conventional idea of Christmas, in November 2020, Miley Cyrus offered a more unconventional approach to the holiday season—she declared her desire for a “goth Christmas”. Appearing on theKISS FM Breakfast Show(viaDailyMail), the singer discussed her way to reclaim the holiday on her own terms, by defying norms and celebrating a goth-themed holiday.
I want an all-black tree this year. I wanna do, like, goth Christmas. I think instead of a garland do, like, rosaries, like, upside-down studded crosses and like, yeah, very goth, medieval kinda vibes.
Gone were the typical red-and-green decorations; instead, the singer imagined a world where the festive season would be marked by darker, moodier tones. Further, considering how Cyrus’ identity is known for constantly evolving and challenging societal expectations, her idea of a “goth Christmas” became more of a reflection of her personality.
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After struggling and succumbing to the pressure of bright, happy holiday cheer, theHannah Montanaalum seemingly opted for something that felt more true to her identity.
Miley Cyrus Wanted Christmas to Be About Love and Acceptance
In the end, despite her complicated relationship with Christmas, Miley Cyrus has consistently emphasized what she truly craves from the season—love and acceptance. In a now-deleted Instagram post (viaTeen Vogue), the singer had explained how her ideal version of Christmas was about finding real human connection, rather than being buried in material gifts or lavish feasts.
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Expressing her desire to see Christmas evolve into a time where the emphasis is placed on inclusivity, kindness, and compassion, Cyrus had hoped that the holidays would focus on people, not presents and things. Claiming to feel sad when people make Christmas about “excessiveness & greed“, the Grammy winner hoped for Christmas to be an opportunity for people to come together, not because they have to, but because they genuinely want to.
Call me the grinch but “Christmas” always makes me feel deeply sad. It is filled with so much excessiveness & greed…
I just hope everyone gives the gift of love and acceptance this year to not only their own family but those around the globe who don’t get everything they wished for due to life’s unfair circumstances!
Miley Cyrus, who has been vocal about her support for LGBTQ+ rights, mental health awareness, and social justice, took a stand for unity and understanding during Christmas. And although she claimed to have struggled with family-oriented holidays and festivals, the pop icon hoped for people to embrace Christmas as a time to reflect and heal, rather than having grandiose celebrations or being forced to fit into a pre-designed holiday box.
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