EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: JB Somers Burns Down Holiday Expectations in New “I Hate Christmas” Music Video
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JB Somers is offering a holiday song for the people who quietly struggle through December. With his new music video for “I Hate Christmas,” the Nashville-based artist pulls back the curtain on a side of the season that rarely gets a spotlight, one shaped by grief, distance, and complicated family relationships.
The lyrics cut straight to the heart. Somers sings about silver bells, plastic mistletoe, and the hollow commercialization of faith, but the real ache lands closer to home, feeling unwelcome, disconnected, and unable to love the holiday the way he once did. Lines about family fractures and “storms cracking branches off our family tree” reflect the slow, painful unraveling of relationships that December has a way of magnifying.
That emotional honesty is mirrored powerfully in the music video. The visuals follow Somers as he carefully sets up and decorates a Christmas tree, stringing lights, placing ornaments, performing the familiar ritual we associate with warmth and tradition. But instead of ending in celebration, the story takes a dramatic turn. He drags the fully decorated tree into the woods and burns it down, a striking image that feels both destructive and freeing. It’s a physical release of everything the holiday represents for him now, grief, expectation, and loss, set ablaze in one quiet, unforgettable moment.
Somers’ connection to the song runs deep. Named after his late sister, his artist moniker reflects how closely his personal story is tied to his music. Raised in Alabama and shaped by the gospel traditions of the Evangelical church, Christmas once meant closeness, faith, and togetherness. But after losing his sister and experiencing distance within his family after coming out, December no longer carries the same meaning. “I Hate Christmas” becomes an act of processing that reality, grieving the people, traditions, and sense of belonging that no longer exist in the same way.
Still, the song doesn’t close in complete darkness. In the final verse, Somers looks ahead, imagining a future where new traditions are formed, singing “Jingle Bells” with children of his own, finding joy that doesn’t erase the past but grows beyond it. It’s a quiet moment of hope, reminding listeners that while some versions of Christmas can’t be reclaimed, new ones can still be built.
With “I Hate Christmas,” JB Somers delivers something rare and necessary: a holiday song that tells the truth for those who feel left out of the cheer. Paired with a raw, symbolic video, the release stands as a reminder that not everyone’s December looks the same, and that those feelings deserve space, honesty, and understanding too.
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