Alone on Christmas Day – Phoenix

This song is from a crazy little Christmas Special Bill Murray did in 2015.  Watching the special on Netflix has become a holiday tradition in our house.

Here is what wikipedia says about the song: 

“Alone on Christmas Day” is a song written by Mike Love and Ron Altbach for American rock band the Beach Boys. Intended for a potential Christmas album, their 1977 recording was left unreleased. In November 2015, Love rerecorded the song as “(You’ll Never Be) Alone on Christmas Day” and released it as a single.[2] The next month, a version by French rock band Phoenix featuring Bill Murray was released.[3][4]

This is how wikipedia describes the plot of Bill Murray‘s A Very Murray Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, Bill Murray waits in his suite at the Carlyle Hotel, gradually realizing that a massive snowstorm has caused most of the guests for his live Christmas special to cancel. As time runs out, his two producers, Liz (Amy Poehler), and Bev (Julie White), coerce him into going on with the show, as he is financially on the hook if he cancels. With minimal crew, Murray goes live; but in the middle of singing a song, he begins to weep and then flees the studio. While trying to leave the hotel, he sees Chris Rock, whom he forces into performing “Do You Hear What I Hear?” with him. During a power outage, Rock flees, and the producers inform Murray that as the power outage is considered an Act of God, the special can now be cancelled.

Filled with relief, Murray goes to the Carlyle bar, where he sings a song with an anonymous waitress (Jenny Lewis). After they hear the chefs shouting, they go to investigate, and realize that the French chefs (Phoenix) are overwhelmed, as the fridges have stopped working and the food is about to go bad. Murray encourages them to bring the food to the bar, so that the few patrons can eat it all. On his way back to the bar, he passes a weeping bride (Rashida Jones), who informs him that her wedding was called off due to the cold, and who is also upset because she has fought with her fiancé, Elliot (Jason Schwartzman).

The French chefs sing “Alone on Christmas Day”, followed by the lounge singer (Maya Rudolph) performing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”. Afterwards, the bride comes out wheeling a cake, and asks Murray about his theory of love. He asks Elliot and the bride to look at one another and think of the exact instant they knew they were in love with each other. The couple sing “I Saw the Light”, and become re-engaged. At 12:01 am the remaining guests at the hotel wish each other a merry Christmas, and then sing “Fairytale of New York” together. At the end of the song, Murray, who had been drinking heavily, passes out.

While unconscious, Murray dreams that he awakens on a beautiful set in the middle of his Christmas special. In his dream, he is joined by George Clooney and Miley Cyrus. As Clooney prepares martinis, Cyrus and Murray sing “Sleigh Ride” together. After a few more musical numbers between himself, Cyrus and Clooney, Murray reawakens in his suite at the Carlyle, where he realizes it is still Christmas.