April Brucker – Puppets, Breakups, and…Christmas

The holiday season brings plenty of cheer, twinkling lights, and warm nostalgia for many; but let’s be honest: it also brings an avalanche of engagement photos, forced togetherness, and exes who haunt your memories like the Ghost of Christmas Past. Luckily, comedian, singer, and America’s favorite ventriloquist April Brucker is here to deliver a quirky holiday soundtrack seethed in heartbreak. 

Her new single, “Merry Christmas, I’m So Glad I Didn’t Marry You!”, is the holiday breakup anthem for the bold, the healed, and the still-healing. Equal parts hilarious and cathartic, it’s a glitter-wrapped middle finger to the ghosts of relationships past — and an absolute win for anyone who’s ever dodged the proverbial bullet of a marriage that wouldn’t have worked out.

April Brucker isn’t just another holiday novelty artist. She’s been dubbed “America’s foremost female ventriloquist” by Broadway World, and her career includes appearances on Judge Jerry (NBC), My Strange Addiction (TLC), and ABC’s What Would You Do? She’s been featured in major outlets like Daily Mail UK and Daily Star, most notably after her ex-fiancé gave her the most absurd ultimatum of all time: “It’s me or the puppets.”

Spoiler: she chose the puppets.

April Brucker on My Strange Addiction

And thank God she did — because the world got April Brucker instead of Mrs. “Definitely Settling for Less.”

Her new single is a playful, self-aware tribute to that infamous moment in her personal history. Starring her iconic puppet sidekick May Wilson, the gold-digging diva who has no time for mediocre men, the song serves up a cheeky holiday message to every “Mr. Not-So-Okay” who crosses the path of a woman focused on her joy, her career, and her craft.

While many holiday tracks lean sentimental or nostalgic, Brucker goes full-tilt theatrical and comedic. The song’s upbeat tempo, Broadway-meets-cabaret vibe, and sharp comedic writing fit perfectly into her world — a world in which humor is healing, puppets are family, and music is a weapon against shitty ultimadums and bad memories.

The official music video amplifies the magic. With camp, color, big personality, and May Wilson (April’s lovely puppet sidekick) stealing every scene she enters, the visual version turns a good song into a full holiday performance piece. It’s fun. It’s different. It’s weird. It’s quirky. It’s bold. It is very much April Brucker.

And honestly? It’s refreshing.

The holidays are full of forced cheer and picture-perfect aesthetics. But this song keeps it real while celebrating the messy, imperfect, wonderfully human reality: sometimes the greatest gift life gives you is NOT ending up with the person you thought you wanted.

If you’re looking for a new December tradition — something that sits between Mariah Carey’s glamour and your seasonal existential crisis — this track slides right in.

Mad Indie Media is always here for artists who bring personality, courage, and chaos to their craft — and April Brucker’s holiday breakup anthem is exactly the kind of weird, wonderful energy we love to champion. Visit April Brucker on her website to learn more.

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