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The holidays are a time full of activity, from gifts, to cooking and decoration. Even the simple task of bringing in a tree can be full of accidents and pitfalls, so it shouldn’t be surprising that some folks just end up getting pretty unlucky just in time for Christmas.

We’ve gathered some of the funniest Christmas fails from around the internet to, perhaps, bring you some joy this holiday season. So get comfortable as you scroll through, count your blessings that this isn’t you, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

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#1

I Got Fired So This Is My Christmas Alone

Casual meal setup on a concrete floor with ravioli, soda cans, and cups illustrating painfully bad fails.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia and I got fired on December 20th. My only chance to pay rent this month was to drive 700 miles and start a new contracting job the week of Christmas.

I don’t have any family or many friends anyways but I was looking forward to spending time with the few souls I do have in my life. I miss them but I am stuck eating ravioli on a concrete floor, in a warehouse, for Christmas.

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    Got My Nieces (3) This Tent For Christmas. One Ran Away And One Started To Cry. My SIL Was Like “We Have One Of Those, It’s The Time Out Tent”

    Children playing in a rocket tent, showcasing one of the 50 people who got painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

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    #3

    How I Received My Xmas Gift From Amazon

    A package left upside down on a doorstep, illustrating painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    The cover was bent and the record was chipped.

    At least Amazon replaced it the next day, in the proper record mailer, inside an another box with packing bubbles. It’s like there’s no middle ground with them.

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    American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks once said that “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die,” in reference to the very real fact that, ultimately, it’s all about perspective. After all, the fails here range from mild annoyances to holiday ruining.

    However, it can be a good lesson on perspective, after all, you can thank your own lucky stars that these things didn’t happen to you. It’s easy to forget that everything going “right” isn’t the default, so it can be nice to take a moment and appreciate what you have. Christmas is, in many ways, a great time of year for that.

    #4

    Someone No Longer Fits Into Their Christmas Sweater And Can’t Get It Off

    Tabby cat wearing a badly fitting Christmas sweater, showing one paw through the hole in a painfully bad fail.

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    #5

    Helped Clean A Camp Site For Christmas. Dropped A Rock Slab On My Toe

    X-ray image showing a painfully bad fail of broken toe bones instead of a Christmas miracle.

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    #6

    Over The Holidays My Sister Tried To Make A Peppermint Candy Platter On A Perforated Pizza Pan

    Spaghetti tangled on oven racks with sauce spilled below, showcasing a painfully bad fail in cooking preparation.

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    Hopefully, any particularly major fail ends up feeling like funny memories in the future, a great moment to go “do you remember when…” next Christmas. Who doesn’t like a sympathetic story for the holidays? It can be terrible at the moment, but ultimately cherished memories are often born of bad luck.

    #7

    It’s Christmas Eve And I Caught Scarlet Fever

    Sunburned forearm with uneven red and pale skin patches, showing a painful fail instead of a Christmas miracle.

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    #8

    Just Noticed I Have Been Given The Wrong Tablets By The Pharmacist And Taking Them For A Month. Was Prescribed Blood Pressure Tablets (Enalapril). Received Anti Depressants (Escitalopram). Explains Weird Side Effects From Before Xmas

    Prescription label showing a medication fail with 28 Enalapril 5mg tablets incorrectly dispensed on Escitalopram packaging.

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    #9

    Well, This Isn't A Good Thing To Come Home To After Christmas Holiday

    Burnt power strip and melted plug showing painfully bad fails with electrical hazards on white tiled floor.

    Luckily, our Dad came home earlier than us and this happened when he was at the house so he went and cut the power, unplugged stuff, etc.

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    #10

    Got Norovirus On Christmas Eve. This Is How I'm Spending The Night

    Thumbs up gesture near a toilet tank showing a painfully bad fail instead of a Christmas miracle moment.

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    #11

    My 16 Year Old Sister Spent Two Hours Cooking Christmas Dinner And My Mom Won't Eat Because Shes Mad That She Didn't Like Her Present

    Plate of cooked broccoli with chopsticks, noodles, bread, and snacks on a festive table showing painful Christmas fails.

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    #12

    Got Fired Right Before Christmas, Got This Monster Immediately After And Will Probably Have It For New Years

    Close-up of an eye with a painful red eyelid swelling, illustrating one of the painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    Someone pray for me or send me good wishes, when it rains it pours.

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    #13

    There Was An Attempt To Buy A Christmas Blanket From Temu

    Christmas decoration with plaid trees and a misspelled greeting, showcasing a painfully bad fail holiday decoration.

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    #14

    Christmas Is Starting Off With A Bang

    Person with sad face emoji sitting on a couch next to a fallen Christmas tree, illustrating painfully bad Christmas fails.

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    #15

    BF Stood Me Up

    Blurred indoor scene of people sitting near a Christmas tree with patterned floor, showing painful fails during holiday moments.

    Ended up at a holiday themed pop up bar, alone. Ended up paying $8 for a $2 beer. Stared at my feet the floor and the walls for what felt like an eternity watching other couples and families interact and engage in the festivities. I want to crawl into a deep hole and disappear. I’m so embarrassed.

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    #16

    Christmas Just Got Cancelled

    Positive SARS-CoV-2 antigen test on a dark surface representing painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

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    #17

    Toddler Threw His Christmas Present At My Christmas Present

    Flat screen TV with a cracked screen showing a dark blue background, one of the painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

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    #18

    Had Such Bad Diarrhea The Past Few Days That My Christmas Plans Got Canceled And I Ended Up Needing An IV Drip

    IV drip with tangled cords and a medical order form in front of a hospital curtain showing a painful fail setup

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    #19

    Brand New $300 Microwave From Amazon Came Full Of Crusty Old Food

    Inside view of a dirty oven with crumbs and food residue illustrating painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    Christmas gift from my parents got delivered today. Wasn’t supposed to be used or refurbished. Smells AWFUL. They’re letting us return it but I have to take it to UPS.

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    #20

    An Attempt At A Christmas Cake

    A badly failed Christmas cake covered in uneven pink and green frosting sitting on a wooden surface.

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    #21

    My Dad Bought A Set Of AI Generated Christmas Mats

    Santa Claus and a snowman in a snowy street scene with a misspelled Merry Christmas sign, a painfully bad fail moment.

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    #22

    Boss Canceled Our Christmas Party Cause This Broke The Bank

    Reese’s and other candy bars with custom funny labels, showcasing painfully bad Christmas fails on a green polka dot tablecloth.

    I found out we had canceled the yearly Christmas party / bonus. A multi store owner within a large corporate chain food company allowed our management to instead do this for the staff of say 60 employees per store. Upon completing this project along with a few other miscellaneous gifts (donuts, Doritos, and [get this] oranges,) he told us this gesture was “breaking the bank.” Love it here.

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    C Hendrix
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If that is "breaking the bank", I'd start looking for a new job because layoffs are a'comin'!

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    #23

    I Was Working In The ICU During Christmas Dinner. My Family Sent Me Pictures Of The Feast And Were Saving Me Leftovers. Today I Received Those Leftovers

    Aluminum tray with a few slices of ham inside on a stovetop, illustrating painfully bad fails.

    Not even a bun or a measly potato. I’ve missed a lot of family dinners in the past and usually they send me ham, turkey and plenty of sides. So it seems I was an afterthought this year. I know I should be grateful I got something but it still feels pretty bad.

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    #24

    Surprised A Mobile Home Park With A 10ft Christmas Tree And It Was Stolen The Next Day

    Small, sparse Christmas tree with minimal decorations and a red skirt outside a house, showcasing painful holiday fails.

    I spent a few years of my childhood at this mobile home park and it was pretty rough. Now that I’m older and am more connected to the community I was able to get a bunch of stuff donated and held a little giveback event this weekend. One of the things I was most stoked about was this giant 10ft Christmas tree someone chopped down for us. I got it cleared with the park manager and I put a bunch of cinder blocks on the stand thinking that’d prevent it from being messed with. Came back the next morning to add a few more ornaments and it was gone :(

    I’m pretty sad but trying to prove to this community that we can’t be knocked down! Trying to brainstorm something else to bring back like some cinder blocks and shape them into a small igloo like tree and paint some rocks to look like ornaments but I’m worried that might not be as cute as I’m imaging.. The other idea is another tree and something else extremely heavy..? we can’t really install anything permanent and working with a limited budget/not really wanting to ask people to donate after all they’ve done already. Let me know your ideas!

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    #25

    I Got Tipped A Chocolate Coin At A High Scale Insurance Company Xmas Party

    Close-up of a quarter dollar coin with a distorted design, illustrating a painfully bad fail instead of a Christmas miracle.

    I work as a bartender at a high scale banquete hall and we have a 700 person event for a rather large insurence company. Not only did someone think it was funny to tip me a chocolate coin, but ive only made $60 in tips ontop of that tonight :/. I only make min wage.

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    #26

    Christmas Dinner After Testing Positive For Covid Yesterday

    Dinner with a poorly cooked meal on a paper plate in a dining room decorated with a Christmas tree and holiday lights.

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    #27

    Had My Own Nightmare Before Christmas Last Night

    Broken key with separated head and blade on concrete surface, showcasing a painfully bad fail moment.

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    #28

    Some Person Cut My Christmas Lights The Day After Getting Them Out

    Driveway Christmas lights with bulbs broken in a painfully bad fail illuminating a holiday decoration at night.

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    #29

    "8th Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party" I Said. "You Need Me To Write It Down?" I Said. "No, I Got This" She Said

    Cake with poorly written icing text for an ugly sweater anniversary, showcasing a painfully bad fail instead of a Christmas miracle.

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    #30

    I Called My Mother After She Sent Me This Text. She Said She Was “Just Being Funny.”

    Text message conversation showing a Christmas fail where someone ominously hints they may not be around next Xmas.

    Thinking of giving her coal now as a Xmas present for this “joke”.

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    C Hendrix
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not coal, not at what they're charging for it! As a child, I was told Santa leaves "ashes and switches" in the stockings of not-good kids.

    #31

    Update: We Bought A Quest 3 From Walmart And Opened It On Christmas. There Was A Broken Quest 2 Inside

    Meta Quest 3 VR headset unboxed with controllers showing a painfully bad fail gift instead of a Christmas miracle.

    We dug through the trash and found our receipt. We brought the quest to Walmart and the store manager came out and said there was nothing he could do. He would not even replace it with another unit. We told him we don't want money we just want what we paid for but he just kept telling us to call corporate.
    We called corporate and they said they can't override a manager's decision. I posted on X(FKAT) and meta support reached out and urged us to open a support ticket. So we're waiting on their response now

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    #32

    There Goes Dessert For Christmas

    Pieces of a cake dropped and broken on asphalt next to a parking line, showing a painfully bad fail moment.

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    #33

    Someone Gifted My Cousin A Charcoal Bathbomb

    Text message about Christmas charcoal bath bombs and a bathtub covered in black charcoal residue, showing a holiday fail.

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    #34

    Got A New Phone For Christmas. Was A Bit Too Excited, It Fell Off My Pocket And The Screen Broke (It Lasted Less Than 2 Hours)

    Hand holding a smartphone with a cracked screen displaying a white background, showing a painfully bad fail.

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    #35

    Winco! Ruining Christmas Suppers Everywhere!!

    Two bags of brown and serve dinner rolls with an unusual moldy fail on the bread surface.

    Went to Winco 3 days before Christmas to get all the supper fixings. I hosted Xmas Eve supper for about 15 people. I pull the rolls out to brown them in the oven before serving and just look!!! The date even says Dec 29!!!
    My sister who is hosting Xmas supper today grabbed the bread she got from Winco to make the stuffing and guess what?! It was also moldy and and not past the sell by date!! A different type of Winco bread at a differnt Winco store even!
    Guess what I will never be buying at Winco again?!

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    #36

    I Got My Mom A TV For Christmas

    Smart TV screen showing Google TV setup with streaming apps, illustrating painful bad fails in tech setup experiences.

    I don’t think that huge black blob on the right is supposed to be there.

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    #37

    City Water Line Backed Up Into My Apartment Building On Christmas

    Long hallway under construction with multiple drying machines lined up, showing painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

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    #38

    Xmas Present From My Kids - Multifocal Pneumonia

    X-ray image of chest showing medical tube placement highlighting painful bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    Drove a third of the way across US and ended up in the hospital the next day.

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    #39

    I Accidentally Bought Christmas Ornaments Without Strings.. Glad Tigercake Is Willing To Help

    Fluffy cat next to a broken Christmas ornament box and scattered holiday decorations, showing a painfully bad Christmas fail.

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    #40

    Dad Forgot To Have Walmart Remove The Security Cases On The Christmas Presents

    Power tool with broken blade next to two PS4 game cases on a workbench, illustrating painful fails instead of Christmas miracles.

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    #41

    Finally Ate This Piece Of Holiday Candy My Partner Brought Home. Turned Out To Be A Hot Cocoa Bomb

    Hand holding a broken chocolate Christmas ornament filled with powder and crumbs in a painful fail moment.

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    #42

    Waited 2 Weeks For An Order Of 5 Things From Joanns Including A 3piece Metal Cristmas Tree Skirt. This Is What I Received, A Tree Sk

    Empty cardboard box with a broken red Christmas decoration inside, placed near a decorated Christmas tree and gifts.

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    #43

    Merry Christmas To Me

    Auto repair invoice showing costly parts and labor, a clear example of painful fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    My car is 20 yrs old. I cant afford to buy a new one, and I cant afford to fix it. I let it sit bc it had a (minor but smoky) oil leak and a headlight out. This doesnt include the cost to fix the A/C, the headlight (have to buy a complete new headlight, not just the bulb) and new tires. Pretty sure the only option to sell it is to a junk car buyer and then I would just be out of a car at this point. I can only "afford" to fix part of it as i will max out both of my CCs. Honestly not even sure what choice is best at this point. The car only has 133k miles and runs great when operational. They are quoting me 3,600$ to fix it and thej i will have to pay another few hundred for tires/headlight just to get it operational.

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    #44

    Just Opened My Xmas Filets To Cook Dinner. Completely Gray And Rancid. Now Xmas Eve Dinner For 6 Is Frozen Stuffed Shells. $190 In Filets Are In The Trash

    Raw meat pieces with unusual texture and color showing painfully bad fails instead of Christmas miracles.

    Completely gray and rancid. Now Xmas Eve dinner for 6 is frozen stuffed shells. $190 in filets are in the trash.

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    #45

    Ordered My Partner's Christmas Present Three Weeks Ago, After Three Delays, Now It's Arriving After Christmas

    Amazon delivery delay notification showing new expected date of December 28 instead of December 21 as a painful holiday fail.

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    #46

    Opened My Puzzle Advent Calendar Only To Find It Was Missing The First 12 Days

    Advent calendar with misaligned doors showing a painfully bad Christmas fail instead of a holiday miracle.

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    #47

    My Christmas Calendar On Day 1 Was Empty

    Torn advent calendar window showing a painful fail instead of a Christmas miracle for Manchester fans.

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    #48

    Christmas Canceled Around Here... Who The Told This Girl To Get Up At 3 In The Morning And Open Every Gift Under The Tree

    Child sitting among many unassembled toy boxes and wrapping paper mess near decorated Christmas tree in living room fail scene

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