That’s one way to ring in the holiday season.

Former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown called his father a “failure” on Christmas Eve after the elder Brown told ESPN that his son didn’t know how to handle the “overwhelming” pressures of being a star in the league.

Eddie Brown said that after Antonio was released by New England, Antonio invited him to his home in Florida and said that he was undergoing therapy.

“Maybe I need to change what I’m doing,” Eddie said Antonio told him.

Eddie, a former AFL star, added his insight into Antonio’s downfall: “It really hit a head with the situation in Pittsburgh. … It all became overwhelming. Instead of reaching out for counseling or understanding of how to deal with it, he decided to handle [it] himself, and it didn’t come out the right way.”

The 31-year-old Brown has been out of the NFL since being cut by the Patriots following two separate sexual misconduct allegations, which followed a short-lived stint with Oakland where he had repeated run-ins with management. He forced his way out of Pittsburgh last offseason after clashing with the coaching staff and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

“My dad a failure with 9 kids working @ups he still pays my mom child support do not take anything he says serious I just bought him a Rolex for waisted time !! Only news he can make talking about me what about your other 8 kids chump,” Brown tweeted a day after the lengthy report was published.

According to an ESPN story from 2018, Eddie wasn’t around for much of Antonio’s teenage years, but eventually became more involved.

Then, Eddie called his relationship with Antonio, “awesome.”

The NFL currently is investigating the sexual misconduct allegations against Antonio, who is countersuing a former trainer — who alleged Antonio sexually assaulted her on three different occasions — for defamation and interference with his NFL contracts and endorsement.

Antonio repeatedly has pleaded with the Patriots to take him back.