A Bittersweet Holiday: Hannah Dorman’s Most Personal Release Yet
Based in the UK, Hannah Dorman makes her debut in the genre of holiday music with her latest single, Sad Girl Christmas, a song that is personal and emotional because it emanates from the loss of one of her closest friends on Christmas Eve in 2021. Instead of the emotions leading to despair and darkness, Hannah inspires hope and positivity in others with this pop anthem that feels both intimate and universally relatable.
Sad Girl Christmas is particularly moving thanks to the way it juxtaposes the hard truth of the song itself with the warm feelings of the holidays. Hannah meshes truthful lyrics about grief and bereavement beneath warm and festive sonic textures that incorporate the gentle ring of her grandfather’s bell—the addition of which lends such a warm and almost nostalgic ambiance to the track.
Another aspect that runs throughout this track is the idea of finding the means to reclaim the joy in life when it can’t be felt. Sad Girl Christmas doesn't mask the pain in this song, though it also holds moments of light and hope in remembering joyful times and gradually finding the means to reclaim the wonders of the holidays.
Because of her voice and her honesty, this song is relatable to anyone who finds the holidays difficult on an emotional level. As someone on the rise in the music scene and as an emerging creator on TikTok and Instagram—a total of over 431,000 followers on TikTok and over 40,000 on Instagram—she has listeners eagerly awaiting each new release. By sharing her truth, Sad Girl Christmas reveals that people listen.
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