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Coffee Break: Festivus!

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

December 23, 2025

George Costanza, lover of Festivus
George Costanza, lover of FestivusNEPA Scene / Flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]

It’s time again for the unofficial holiday of Festivus. The tradition became popular after it was featured in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, and is observed on December 23.

According to the show, the holiday is marked with a celebratory dinner, feats of strength, and the airing of grievances. To us, it seems like juuuuust enough time to clear the air for all the holly and jolly of the next few days.

You can air grievances in multiple ways, but we’re going to do so with song. Let’s create a playlist full of the slights and irritations we’ve been holding in all year.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be an airing of a grievance would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
The Replacements- Unsatisfied
The Mavericks- All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
Run DMC- You Talk Too Much
The Linda Lindas- Racist, Sexist Boy (Live at L.A. Public Library)
Elvis Costello- You're No Good
Cake- Sick Of You
Kendrick Lamar- Not Like Us

Coffee Break: Festivus!