All I Want For Christmas Is You – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit and enhance your English language skills with Mariah Carey's iconic "All I Want For Christmas Is You." This beloved modern classic, known for its cheerful melody and heartfelt lyrics, offers a fantastic opportunity to improve listening comprehension and expand vocabulary. Its repetitive yet engaging structure makes it particularly suitable for intermediate English learners, allowing you to grasp authentic language use, rhythm, and cultural references in an enjoyable way.

[English]

(xylophone music begins)

♪ I don't want a lot for Christmas ♪

♪ There is just one thing I need ♪

♪ I don't care about the presents ♪

♪ Underneath the Christmas tree ♪

♪ I just want you for my own ♪

♪ More than you could ever know ♪

♪ Make my wish come true ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas ♪

♪ is you, ♪

♪ yeah ♪

♪ I don't want a lot for Christmas ♪

♪ There is just one thing I need ♪

♪ And I ♪

♪ Don't care about the presents ♪

♪ Underneath the Christmas tree ♪

♪ I don't need to hang my stocking ♪

♪ There upon the fireplace (Ah) ♪

♪ Santa Claus won't make me happy ♪

♪ With a toy on Christmas Day ♪

♪ I just want you for my own (Ooh) ♪

♪ More than you could ever know (Ooh) ♪

♪ Make my wish come true ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you ♪

♪ You, baby ♪

♪ Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas ♪

♪ I won't even wish for snow (And I) ♪

♪ I'm just gonna keep on waiting ♪

♪ Underneath the mistletoe ♪

♪ I won't make a list and send it ♪

♪ To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah) ♪

♪ I won't even stay awake to ♪

♪ Hear those magic reindeer click ♪

♪ 'Cause I just want you here tonight (Ooh) ♪

♪ Holding on to me so tight (Ooh) ♪

♪ What more can I do? ♪

♪ Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you ♪

♪ You, baby ♪

♪ Ah, Oh, all the lights are shining ♪

♪ So brightly everywhere (So brightly, baby) ♪

♪ And the sound of children's ♪

♪ Laughter fills the air (Oh, oh yeah) ♪

♪ And everyone is singing (Oh yeah) ♪

♪ I hear those sleigh bells ringing (Oh) ♪

♪ Santa, won't you bring me ♪

♪ the one I really need? (Yeah, oh, oh) ♪

♪ Won't you please bring my baby to me? ♪

♪ Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas ♪

♪ This is all I'm asking for (Ah) ♪

♪ I just wanna see my baby ♪

♪ Standing right outside my door ♪

♪ Oh, I just want you for my own (Ooh) ♪

♪ More than you could ever know (Ooh) ♪

♪ Make my wish come true ♪

♪ Oh baby, all I want for Christmas is you ♪

♪ You, baby ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby (Ah, oh, ah, oh) ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) ♪

♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪

♪ All I Want ♪ (music fades out)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
Christmas /ˈkrɪs·məs/ A1	noun - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or form something
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to desire something that is not easily attainable
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination adjective - having a lot of light
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to carry or convey something to a place
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A2	noun - a very young child
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A2	adverb - during the night of the present day
sleigh /sleɪ/ B1	noun - a vehicle of various forms mounted on runners for traveling or for conveying loads over snow
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	adjective - having special powers to make things happen that would not normally happen
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
outside /ˈaʊtsaɪd/ B1	adverb - in the open air; outdoors
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting light; bright
true /truː/ B2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't want a lot for Christmas.

  ➔ Negative form of the verb 'want'.

  ➔ The phrase "I don't want" indicates a refusal or lack of desire.

• I just want you for my own.

  ➔ Use of 'just' for emphasis.

  ➔ The word "just" emphasizes the simplicity of the desire.

• Santa Claus won't make me happy.

  ➔ Future negative form with 'won't'.

  ➔ The phrase "won't make" indicates a future refusal or inability.

• What more can I do?

  ➔ Interrogative form for asking about possibilities.

  ➔ The phrase "What more" suggests seeking additional options.

• All the lights are shining so brightly.

  ➔ Present continuous tense for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "are shining" indicates that the action is happening now.

• Won't you please bring my baby to me?

  ➔ Polite request form using 'won't you'.

  ➔ The phrase "won't you please" is a polite way to ask for something.

• This is all I'm asking for.

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'asking for'.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm asking for" indicates a current request.