Tracy Bonham has today released her new single titled ‘Un-F*k This F*kt Up Christmas’ via A Woody Hollow. You know it’s a good song when you learn something from the lyrics while you listen, and not merely hear the track.
Parody with purpose, commentary of calamity. This is sure to piss of those of use who live life on that narrow road dictated by judgement, false superiority, and the Dunning-Kruger effect. For the rest of us, this is a humorous pat on the shoulder letting us know that we are not the only ones who see. The ones who still realize that Christmas is a birthday for someone who promoted all inclusion and empathy.
Done with a snarky tongue-in-cheek style, Tracy reminds us that music is a timestamp for, um, the times we are in as well as the societal constraints that most of us misinterpret as “the norm”.
And, if you look at her catalog as a whole, Tracy is all about that. Tearing down the walls that separate us via pride and prejudice by putting it in our face with cynicism and snark, with a bit of humor to add sweet to the sour all wrapped up in monster hooks and memorable melody.
Check out our exclusive interview with Tracy Bonham HERE.
About ‘Un-F*k This F*kt Up Christmas’
As we get ready to shut the lid on the dumpster fire that defined 2025, celebrated alternative multi-genre’d artist Tracy Bonham is ready to pour accelerant on the flames with her festive holiday song “Un-Fk This Fkt Up Christmas.” The cheekily-titled holiday track serves as a single-finger salute to a politically crummy year. “This year I’m calling out the chaos, naming the nonsense, hopefully making people laugh along the way,” she says.
Released today, December 5, 2025, “Un-Fk This Fkt Up Christmas” is a festive jaunty song filled with holiday cheer. “It’s bound to be a f*kt up Christmas / Let’s hope it’s all a dream / A ruse or a hoax, a trick or a joke / Or one obnoxious meme,” she sings, smirking all the way.
While we discovered this year that the bottom of the barrel wasn’t, in fact, the bottom, it proved to be a banner year for Tracy’s creativity. Her album Sky Too Wide (which was released on June 6, 2025) was greeted with overwhelmingly universal and critical acclaim. American Songwriter characterized her “Beatles-melodic” songs as “impassioned messages of perseverance.” Hipster-leaning tome Bearded Gentlemen Music praised that “Sky Too Wide proves Tracy Bonham is an artist’s artist… The lyrics are catchy, the production is clear and rich, and the instrumentation is world-class.” Among other publications lavishing praise include People Magazine, New York Times, Brooklyn Vegan, Boston Herald, Village Voice, Aquarian Weekly, All Music, Riff Magazine, Jammerzine, Illinois Entertainer, Vanyaland, among many others.
Tracy’s smashing live shows this year included a NYC event hosted by close friend/comedian/actor Fred Armisen at the legendary Joe’s Pub and a very special performance in Oregon where her music was conceptualized by Eugene Ballet. “I am feeling more creative than ever,” Tracy beams, looking back at all she has accomplished. “The momentum from 2024 / 2025 propels me as I crave getting out in front of audiences more.”
Continuing to satiate that live performance need, Tracy has a handful of upcoming shows, including a special guest appearance at Joe’s Pub with BETTY (where she will perform “Un-Fk This Fkt Up Christmas” for the first time live), a unique show with strings in New York City at The Iridium, a special tribute to her close friend Jill Sobule for Jillith Fair at NYC’s City Winery and at The Fallser Club in Philadelphia, and two shows in Madison, WI for Joey’s Song, Freezing Man Concerts – a benefit with multiple artists for raising money and awareness for people with epilepsy. “Real life can be scary,” she explains. “The stage is my safe place. I feel like the stage is one of the most comfortable places I have to exist in this world, and it’s the safest place for me to share my voice.”
Tracy’s breakthrough debut album The Burdens of Being Upright (1996, Island Records) spawned the massive #1 alternative chart-topping single “Mother Mother.” A classically trained violinist and pianist, and twice GRAMMY® nominated, she spent the following 27 years evolving as an artist through her albums and live performances. That debut album catapulted her into the spotlight with MTV fame, major radio play, and more, continuing relevance until even recently, when “Mother Mother” was featured in Showtime’s Yellow Jackets (Season 1 Episode 2). In addition, she was one of the celebrated performers on Lilith Fair (which was recently chronicled on the 2025 documentary Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery – The Untold Story, currently streaming on Hulu).
As she looks forward to the New Year, she says, “2026 is going to be an exciting year for me as I celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Burdens of Being Upright. I have so much in store for this year including a new release in honor of the 30th along with a newly developed concept for a rock show with strings,” she hints.
Aside from unf*king Christmas, what are Tracy’s wants and hopes for Christmas and the New Year? “I don’t want anything for Christmas for myself,” she replies thoughtfully. “I want my 15-year-old son to feel good about himself. I also want kids to have better role models in higher positions. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore. Anything I need to change needs to be implemented in a realistic way, not just one grand gesture or declaration. The way to real lasting change is micro steps.”
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