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Coffee Break: Songs for grinches

Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.Archive Photos/Getty Images, via NPR

by Anna Weggel

December 19, 2018

As we are deep in the season where you are supposed to feel maximum holiday cheer at all times, it's just not that way for some people. If you're not big on the holidays, or if you're straight up feeling the antitheses of holiday spirit, what songs speak to your soul?

For today's Coffee Break, what songs give off the grinch vibe?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Uncle Tupelo - Whiskey Bottle
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects
The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By
The Replacements - Unsatisfied
Grant Lee Buffalo - Happiness
Porter Wagoner - Misery Loves Company
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
JD McPherson - Socks