Lyrics & Translation
Embark on a unique linguistic journey with Sarah Connor's "Christmas 2066." This song offers a contemporary take on Christmas, allowing you to explore modern German pop vocabulary and expressions. Its forward-looking lyrics about celebrating the holidays in the future, despite changing circumstances, make it special for its blend of festive tradition with imaginative foresight, and a great way to engage with the language.
Here we are, another year
I'd like to make a toast
I look around and wonder how
Our story will be told
If I could freeze this moment now
I probably never would
Because I'm way too curious
And an optimist who likes to think
That things will turn out good
I wanna celebrate Christmas 2066
Rockin' in a chair with 22 grandkids
Friends sending postcards down from Mars
Santa droppin' presents from a floating car
Times will change and we'll grow old
Who can say what the future holds?
But one thing is certainly true
Christmas is perfect as long as I spend it with you
I do believe the scientists
When they say there won't be snow
The world is so uncertain
And there's so much that we don't know
If I could make a wish right now
I'd wish we took the chance
To light the stars for all of us
Like an optimist who wants to think
We've got this in our hands
I wanna celebrate Christmas 2066
Rockin' in a chair with 22 grandkids
Friends sending postcards down from Mars
Santa droppin' presents from a floating car
Times will change and we'll grow old
Who can say what the future holds?
But one thing is certainly true
Christmas is perfect as long as I spend it with you
Children's favorite season
Here it's comin' again
So, don't forget, oh
We've got so many reasons
To embrace what's ahead
Don't forget
I wanna celebrate Christmas 2066
Rockin' 'round the tree with all the other kids
Wanna send postcards down from Mars
Santa droppin' presents from a floating car
I wanna celebrate Christmas 2066
Rockin' in a chair with 22 grandkids
Friends sending postcards down from Mars
Santa droppin' presents from a floating car
Times will change and we'll grow old
Who can say what the future holds?
But one thing is certainly true
Christmas is perfect as long as I spend it with you
Key Vocabulary
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celebrate /ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/ A2 |
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Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1 |
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future /ˈfʊtʃər/ A1 |
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grandkids /ˈɡrændˌkɪdz/ A2 |
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Mars /mɑːrz/ A1 |
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optimist /ˈɒptɪmɪst/ B1 |
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perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ A2 |
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scientists /ˈsaɪəntɪsts/ A2 |
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snow /snoʊ/ A1 |
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uncertain /ʌnˈsɜːrtən/ B1 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ A1 |
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chance /tʃæns/ A2 |
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embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B1 |
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floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ A2 |
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postcards /ˈpoʊstˌkɑːrdz/ A1 |
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scientists /ˈsaɪəntɪsts/ A2 |
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stars /stɑːrz/ A1 |
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toast /toʊst/ A2 |
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wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Here we are, another year
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to describe a habitual or repeated action, indicating the passage of time.
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If I could freeze this moment now
➔ Second conditional
➔ The sentence uses the second conditional to express an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present.
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Because I'm way too curious
➔ Present continuous for a fixed future arrangement
➔ The phrase uses the present continuous to emphasize a personality trait that influences future actions.
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That things will turn out good
➔ Future simple in a subordinate clause
➔ The future simple is used in a subordinate clause to express a prediction or belief about the future.
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I'd wish we took the chance
➔ Past tense in a conditional wish
➔ The past tense is used in a conditional wish to express a desire for a different past action.
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Like an optimist who wants to think
➔ Simile using 'like'
➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the speaker to an optimist, highlighting a characteristic.
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Times will change and we'll grow old
➔ Future simple with 'will'
➔ The future simple with 'will' is used to make predictions about future changes and aging.
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But one thing is certainly true
➔ Present simple with 'be' for emphasis
➔ The present simple with 'be' is used to emphasize a statement as a universal truth.
