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16 Songs To Help Dispel Those Winter Blues

Tess Wells Student Contributor, Ohio State University
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at OSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Some people thrive in the winter. When there’s perfect packing snow, hot chocolate, and movie nights with endless amount of food, it seems like there’s plenty to be grateful for during the colder months. It’s easy to say “I love winter” with absolute confidence during the holiday season, but once the new year comes around, people tend to find themselves singing a different tune.

The crappy times come once you look out of your window to gray skies and rain (In January? Really?). Then there’s the wind that makes you want to curl up in a ball under your covers and never get up, midterms, and an overall lack of energy — maybe for no obvious reason.

These are all signs that the winter blues have arrived.

There are tons of solutions to the winter blues, but one of the best is listening to music that’ll boost your mood. Depnding on personal taste, it’s up to you to figure out what works when it comes to kicking the blues to the curb. Regardless, If you’re feeling like winter is demolishing your attitude, here are a few songs that you can use to get a playlist started for those gray days:

“Weather Is Warm” — Manwolves

“Take Your Time” — Vance Joy

“Ocean” — dontask

“I Wanna Go Out” — American Authors

“Golden” — Kim Churchill

“Toulca Lake” — Tep No

“Paradise” — Rex Orange County

“China Shop” — St. Lucia

“Rest Of The Best” — Micky James, DREAMERS

“Faint of Heart” — The Strike

“The Lotto” — Ingrid Michaelson, AJR

“Superposition” — Young the Giant

“All We Ever Knew” — The Head and the Heart

“Get Away” — George Ezra

“Paris” — Magic Man

“I’m Good” — The Mowgli’s

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Tess is a fourth-year at Ohio State. She is majoring in journalism with minors in English, history and political science.