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50 Painfully Bad Christmas Fails (New Pics)
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeear!
Merry Christmas, pandas! If you’re celebrating this year, I hope you’re warm and cozy at home snuggled up with your loved ones and surrounded by countless delicious treats. Today should be all about showering your friends and family with love and embracing the holiday spirit. Unfortunately, however, bad luck doesn’t seem to take holidays off, and it will happily strike when we least expect it.
Down below, we’ve gathered some of the most painful Christmas fails people have experienced to remind you pandas that the day can always get worse. From cooking nightmares to injuries that left people hospital-bound, there’s no shortage of tragedies that have taken place on Christmas each year. So gather with your friends and family, sing your favorite carols, and pray that Santa doesn't bring you glass in your pie or a smashed car window this year.
Keep reading to also find an interview we were lucky enough to receive from Thom Crowe, co-host of 'Tis the Podcast. Be sure to upvote the photos that you find most tragic, and let us know in the comments below what the worst fail you’ve ever experienced or witnessed on Christmas was. Then if you’d like to see even more reminders that your holiday could always get worse, you can find Bored Panda’s previous articles featuring Christmas fails right here and here!
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#1
Caught This Chonker Stealing A Christmas Tree From A Neighbors' Yard
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#2
We Have Been Putting This Little Chewbacca In The Christmas Tree For Ages And I Never Really Knew Why... I Just Found Out My Mom Thinks He Is A Gingerbread Man
#3
In The ICU On Christmas Because My 28-Year-Old Girlfriend Had A Stroke
#4
My View For The Past 8 Hours And The Next 23. I Won't Be Seeing My Family This Christmas
31 hours straight, I took this shift cause I'm the only one with no kids from our company. I wanted my coworkers to spend the holidays with their kids, so I took the shift no one wanted.
#5
I Sat There, Staring, Wondering Why My Religious Mother-In-Law Had A Severed Toe Christmas Tree Ornament. Upon Closer Inspection
#6
Now We Need New Christmas Tree Toys
#7
Christmas Morning - Doggo Rips Out Santa's Innards Then Falls Asleep On His Limp Corpse. No Remorse
#8
Merry Christmas
#9
Not So Merry Christmas. Not The Best Thing Just A Week Out From Christmas
So woke up on Friday to my wife screaming fire. She got the kids out and I got the pups before it all went up in smoke. Fire started in my living room, the firefighters suspected it was a faulty power outlet that ignited my couch. My PC was an innocent bystander. There was no other option, stuff is nice but my family is everything.
#10
It's Out Of The Box
#11
Merry Christmas To All And To All A Good Night
#12
Merry Christmas Everyone! Out Of All Days, My Kidneys Decided To Stop Working Now
#13
Just Used A Bath Bomb I Got For Christmas And Now The Bath Looks Like Urine
#14
I Finished The Christmas Present For My Boyfriend When He Broke Up With Me Unexpectedly
#15
My Cat Has Declared A War On Christmas
#16
Glowing Half-Stars That Look Like Underpants
#17
Merry Christmas Mom. I Know It's A Couple Of Weeks Early But I Thought I'd Help You Open Some Gifts
#18
Someone Broke Into My Van Last Night And Stole All My Christmas Presents For My Family
#19
I’m A Financially Struggling Terminal Cancer Patient And This Is What My Mother-In-Law Got Us For Christmas
The note says: "A donation of $100 has been made in your name to Nature Conservancy Canada".
#20
It Looked Straight On The Hill It Grew On
#21
My Friend's Tree Was Infested With Ticks And They Had To Throw It Out Just Before Christmas
Don't you wish you knew 3 years ago
Guess that's a good enough reason for me to keep putting up my fake tree. 😬🎄
#22
So Much For A Last-Minute Trip To The Grocery Store Before Christmas
#23
I Work At Target And Had To Work Christmas Eve. I Was Told By Our HR Person That There Would Be A Nacho Bar In The Break Room. You Can Imagine My Disappointment
#24
Our Kitty Broke Her Leg And Had To Have Surgery Right Before The Holidays
#25
Poor Guy At Work Invited Everyone To His Christmas Party
#26
Not All Christmas Cookie Projects Work Out. Exhibit One, Reindeer
#27
Broke My Fibula 2 Hours After Bragging To My Family That I’d Never Broken A Bone Before. On Christmas
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
That happened to me once, but right before Halloween. Talking to my friend about how I’d never broken a bone. Next day or day after that fell in a creek and broke my wrist. Made it really hard to wear my Halloween costume
#28
My Aunt “Adopted” An Elephant For Me As A Christmas Present And Her Last Known Location Was Recorded In August. I Can Only Imagine What Happened
#29
I Made This For My Grandma, Just For It To Slip Out Of My Hands On Christmas
#30
My Knee Went Septic On Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas Everyone
#31
Parents' Home Burnt Down Just Weeks Before Christmas
Don't you wish you knew 3 years ago
Same thing happened to me just a little bit earlier in November rather than December. 1989 I was 10. Lost everything I ever owned as a child even my clothes.
#32
Merry Christmas Everyone... Yayyy
Full of Giggles 3 years ago (edited)
Gotta be Australia. My husband and I used to spend Christmas (pre-COVID) with his family in NSW. We’ve experienced a couple Christmas floods and the Black Summer.
#33
My Sister Spent Her Own Money For A New TV For My Dad On Christmas Opened It And Turned It On And We See This
#34
Just When We Had Saved Up Enough For Our Kids' Christmas
#35
Sainsbury's Christmas Tree Picture vs. Reality
#36
My Dog Chewed Through The Gift Card I Just Received On Christmas
#37
Opened The Mailbox Expecting Christmas Cards And Instead Got My Ambulance Bill From An Auto Accident In July. Merry Christmas
#38
I Am Dre, Aiming Of A White Christmas
#39
The Christmas Cakes Just Arrived... A Little Late, Thanks Post Office
#40
My Gram Sent A Card With $200 For Christmas. It Finally Came Today Like This
F. Jeske 3 years ago
I can't believe that. 13 years ago the post stole every single wedding card (found out a year later, lucky someone ask why we never reacted on the present, we called our friends and a lot had send a card, quite some with cash). I repeatatly tell my mother not to send money by mail to anyone. untill she was upset that part of the family didn't say thank you for 200euros send for Christmas. I asked why, she said it was a normal envelope, Facepalm, how could they know. They know... No one sends letters anymore with handwritten adress privately. Do never ever send cash by post.
#41
Merry Christmas, And A Broken Femur To Me
#42
Christmas Seems To Be Taking A Long Time To Come This Year
Little Wonder 3 years ago
That took me much, much too long to see the problem. In my defence it's Christmas Eve and my brain is fried? Is that a good enough excuse?
#43
Going For An Oil Change. Shop Drops My Truck Into Their Bay. Merry Christmas Everyone
#44
My Initials Are DT, Husband's Is FT. My Poor, Sweet Dad Gave Us This Stationary For Christmas
#45
My Wife Bought This $9 Christmas Ornament
#46
Heating Emergency During Christmas. But Not The Kind You Think Of
#47
Just Wanted To End Christmas With A Nice Hot Shower
An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
All that glass has got to be hell, you'll be getting out of the shower a picking glass out of your feet for weeks
#48
So This Just Happened. Now We Have To Find Take Out At 7 Pm On Christmas Eve
Gossameringue 3 years ago
Dude - there are a million places for takeout of Christmas Eve for everyone who doesn't observe Christmas.
#49
Christmas Present From My Very Karen Grandma To My African American Wife
Leoninus Fate 3 years ago
I hope the title is a "karen" joke cause her name is karen {like my mom!} cause this sounds very sweet and nice actually, she was just called rare and valuable, with a sweet "black pearl" joke
#50
Pants I Got For Christmas Came With The Security Tag
#51
Having To Tear This Off My Banks' ATM On Christmas Eve
Billie Templeton 3 years ago
Good job! You kept yourself and untold others from being robbed at Christmas!
#52
I'm Not The Only One Who Sees It, Right?
#53
My Mother's Holiday Season: Buy First Ever New Car, Gets Lymphoma, Loses 10-Year Job, Hit And Run Victim
#54
How My "Fragile - Handle With Care" Package (My Christmas Gift To My Wife) Has Arrived
#55
UPS Stole My LEGO Grand Piano Christmas Gift
So glad my instincts told me to investigate rather than having to open a gift of disappointment on Christmas morning. The box inside of the larger box that was shipped just contained more of the same: baggies of mulch and dozens of ups shipping labels. So many questions. Where did the thief procure the mulch? Where did these random assorted lego pieces come from? The giveaway/indication I should investigate my package was that three out of the four tape points were already severed, and this fourth one had been double-taped.
Celesta 3 years ago
Given there were RANDOM legos inside and they ORDERED legos, I don't think it was UPS, I think it was the shipper. What UPS worker just happens to have a bag of legos and MULCH fir some reason, on them when they have the opportunity to steal package contents? Hell, they would just take the whole thing and say it was "lost in transport".
#56
Engine Blew On Christmas Eve. Hour And A Half From Home
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
Ugh. My car's transmission started having issues in mid-December. Fortunately, it was because of leaking fluid, not the transmission going bad. Unfortunately, my car needed a front-end alignment and two new tires too. Fortunately, I have a reliable mechanic.
#57
I Volunteered To Make Cupcakes For My Work Holiday Party Tomorrow, And Decided To Get Fancy And Fill Them With A White Chocolate Ganache
#58
Randomly Fainted And Fell Face-First Onto A Concrete Floor. Merry Christmas
#59
My Ultrawide Monitor Arrived After Being On Backorder Since Christmas
Since it has to be built in the box, I didn't see this nice little issue until I cleared my desk and took off the wrapping protector...
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Warranty will get you a new one, but first you need to make the claim, then possibly fight about who broke it, and even then you need to wait for the replacement. That's a whole lot of time and energy wasted and a tension headache for x-mas instead of getting to play with your new monitor
#60
My Brilliant Sister On Christmas Day Decided To Ride Her Son's New Longboard. Let's Just Say It Did Not Go Well. Ouch! She Will Have A Bit Of Recovery Time Needed
#61
Got This Right Before I Was About To Set Off To The In-Laws For Christmas. Merry Christmas Everyone
Sarcastic and Proud 3 years ago
This is probably good or bad depending on how much you like the in laws
#62
Happy Christmas! Only 72 Hours Left Of Downloading To Play The Game He Got For Christmas This Morning
#63
New $2k PC Came In Just In Time For Christmas
#64
I Wasn’t Home When A Gift I Ordered Was Delivered, Luckily My Dog Laney Took The Parcel In For Me
#65
My Colorblind Aunt Made Cherry Blossom Cookies For The Holidays
#66
Was At A Stoplight At An Underpass And Suddenly My Back Window Shattered. There Goes My Kids' Christmas Money
#67
Decided To Wear My New, Red Christmas Socks Today. Apparently, Santa's Red Discharge Can't Just Be Washed Off With Some Water And Soap
An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
Oh, it's just dye, really thought something had gone terribly wrong there for a second
#68
I Bought My Wife A Dash Cam For Christmas This Year. It Sure Would Have Come In Handy Today
#69
My Husband’s Cat Was Overstimulated And I Didn’t Notice And Went To Give Her A Bow To Play With. She Got Startled And Kicked Me And Sliced My Hand Open With Her Back Claws
Merry Christmas to you too, Nala…
Kim Steffen 3 years ago
We're talking regular nail trimming, not declawing. Geez, any cat owners out there?
#70
My Dad Asked For One Of Those Realistic Dog Head Golf Club Covers For Christmas. Nobody Is Ever Going To Golf With Him Again
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Seems like golf clubs are more dangerous than I thought if you need to resort to these kind of intimidation tactics 😅
#71
Saved For Months Because Unemployed, Ordered In September. FedEx Refused To Deliver Because We Were Cut Off Due To Landslides And Floods, Came Yesterday At Post Office
Motherboard is snapped, shoe print on box... Canada Post and FedEx say it's not their fault. One sad child. Sorry. Merry Christmas!
Celesta 3 years ago
This was apparently sketchy. Someone in the comments actually sent OP a new one, on their own dime, included a bunch of extra stuff for the kid. As soon as it was notified delivered OP completely ghosted the person, despite still beibg active on Reddit, but not his own post anymore and didn't respond to the chat they'd had even to verify receipt.
#72
How Do You Spell Christmas?
#73
My Mom Accidentally Dropped And Broke One Of Her Nutcrackers While Putting Away Christmas Decorations. Now It Looks Like It’s Sad That Christmas Is Over
#74
I Got A PS5 For Christmas This Year
#75
Our First Year Where We Thought We Could Afford The Electric Bill To Put Out Some Christmas Lights And By The Second Week Somebody Decided To Cut Our Lights. Why?
#76
Well, Looks Like My Son Is Getting Straight Teeth For Christmas (And My Other Kids Are Getting A Brother With Straight Teeth For Christmas)
Don't you wish you knew 3 years ago
I know this feeling. Still paying for my kids straight teeth for what feels like the rest of my life. 😒
#77
My Key Snapped In The Door As I'm Leaving To Go On Holiday
#78
Not Even Finished Decorating The Tree Yet And The Cat Has Chewed Through The Lights
#79
Canceled My Holidays Due To Covid And Every Plan Falling Apart. Decided To Prepare Myself Some Nice Christmas Dinner At Home By Myself
Dropped the good knife while doing the dishes. Never seen a knife like that.
Jilltdcatlady 3 years ago
Wuhstof can go for $150+. They are high carbon hardened steel. The high carbon means they are incredibly sharp, but also brittle.
#80
Asked My Wife If She Could Take Down The Lights On The Christmas Tree While I Was At Work. This Is What I Came Back To
#81
Got Some New Roller Skates And Yoga Blocks For Christmas. Didn’t Even Get To Use Them Before Spraining My Achilles Ice Skating Last Night. Merry Christmas I Guess
June 2 years ago
You can't sprain a tendon, even less when it's totally covered and supported by ice skating shoes (sorry if I don't have the correct vocabulary). "The 2 most common injuries of the Achilles tendon are Achilles tendinopathy (weakness due to tiny tears in the tendon) or sudden rupture (break or tear) of the tendon" and sprain isn't even in the list. Fake.
#82
I Accidentally Burned My Arm And It Looks Like A Tree. Merry Christmas I Guess
#83
What A Lovely Monday Evening. Looks Like We Are Off To Get A New Christmas Tree
#84
Is This Waffle Maker Magic?
Marlene James 3 years ago
They tree imprint is in the bottom half, they flipped over the waffle for the photo.
#85
Somehow I Get The Impression That My Dad’s GF Doesn’t Like Me. Evidence - A Christmas Gift
#86
For Christmas, I Got A Headband Headphones And I Thought It Was Perfect For My Big Head Except For One Thing: The Controls Are On The Forehead
So not only do I have to slap my face to skip the song, I can't see the buttons when it's on so I have to slap my head multiple times.
Ches Yamada 3 years ago
I have sleep sheep headphones. You - you just feel for the buttons. Can't you reach up and feel middle, left, right??
#87
Mom's Turkey Exploded, Christmas Vacation Style
#88
Nothing Says Festive Spirit Like Finding A Bag Of Dog Poop On The Car
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 3 years ago
That person leaving poop bags there don’t even deserve a doggo :(
#89
My Friend Bought A Cheap Christmas Ornament - There Was A Reason It Was Cheap
#90
The Only Thing I Wanted From My Mom For Christmas Was Just A Nice Cologne. Thanks Anyways Ma
#91
Took Out The Christmas Ornaments From The Attic. I Guess We Have Rats
#92
I Always Thought The First Time I Line Up For Something Would Be Exciting. I’m 400 Cars Deep In Line Waiting For A Covid Test
The line is over 2.5 km long already and the testing clinic opens in 2 hours. Merry Christmas everyone.
Argle Bargle 3 years ago (edited)
Aw man, this brings back memories of last Christmas day, spent 6 hours in 33°C heat surrounded by groaning people rolling on the ground waiting for covid test. Then finding out a week later the test couldn't be verified because they had too many tests to process and please could I come and stand in another line for a new test. Well if I didn't have covid the first time, it sure was a good place to hang out if I wanted to make sure to get it
#93
This Christmas Snowman Cutout. Perspective Is Hard
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 3 years ago
Is it just me or do I see a left boob on the snowman and the right hand giving me the middle finger?
#94
This Reindeer At A Christmas Lights Display. I Don't Understand What's Going On With The Mouth And Nose
#95
Trying To Wrap My Brother's Christmas Present. Managed To Rip The Whole Sticker Off Except The Price
#96
Happy Holidays To Me (Positive Covid Tests)
#97
Due To A Lack Of Energy, This Mama Is Not Sending Out Christmas Cards This Year. Merry Christmas
#98
Fixed The Christmas Reindeer At The Cost Of My Table
Matti Äikäs 3 years ago
You... Welded on a glass table?! What did you think was gonna happen?!
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An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
When I read this last night I thought about commenting 'Here's to hoping we don't lose power!' Guess what happened this morning-
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Ok. Incredible downer and definitely couldn’t have a worse Christmas than this. 25 years ago this year my dad was in the hospital dying. It may be a long time ago, but 25 years is really hitting me.
Lara Verne 3 years ago (edited)
And I thought my christmas gonna suck because I have flu with sinusitis. Merry Christmas, everyone!
54 s 3 years ago
A very stuffy Christmas from my inflamed sinuses to yours! You are not suffering alone.
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An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
When I read this last night I thought about commenting 'Here's to hoping we don't lose power!' Guess what happened this morning-
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Ok. Incredible downer and definitely couldn’t have a worse Christmas than this. 25 years ago this year my dad was in the hospital dying. It may be a long time ago, but 25 years is really hitting me.
Lara Verne 3 years ago (edited)
And I thought my christmas gonna suck because I have flu with sinusitis. Merry Christmas, everyone!
54 s 3 years ago
A very stuffy Christmas from my inflamed sinuses to yours! You are not suffering alone.
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