Lyrics & Translation
[English]
(gentle music)
♪ 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 ♪
(uptempo music)
♪ 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 ♪
♪ Santa Claus won't make me happy ♪
♪ With a toy on Christmas Day ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click ♪
♪ 'Cause I just want you here tonight ♪
♪ Holding on to me so tight ♪
♪ What more can I do ♪
♪ Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you ♪
♪ You, baby ♪
♪ Oh oh, all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere ♪
♪ And the sound of children's laughter fills the air ♪
♪ And everyone is singing oh yeah ♪
♪ I hear those sleigh bells ringing ♪
♪ Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ I just wanna see my baby standing right outside my door ♪
♪ Oh, I just want you for my own ♪
♪ More than you could ever know ♪
♪ Make my wish come true ♪
♪ Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you ♪
♪ You, baby ♪
♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪
♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪
♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪
♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪
♪ All I want for Christmas is you, baby ♪
Key Vocabulary
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wish /wɪʃ/ A2 |
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own /oʊn/ B1 |
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care /ker/ B1 |
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presents /ˈprɛz.ənts/ A2 |
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tree /triː/ A1 |
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know /noʊ/ A1 |
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know /nɔː/ A2 |
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fireplace /ˈfaɪərˌpleɪs/ B2 |
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happiness /ˈhæp.i.nəs/ C1 |
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brighter /ˈbraɪtər/ C1 |
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ringing /ˈrɪŋ.ɪŋ/ B2 |
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bring /brɪŋ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I don't want a lot for Christmas
➔ Negative contraction with 'do not' + verb
➔ Uses the contraction "don't" to make the negative form of "want".
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There is just one thing I need
➔ Existential 'there is' + singular noun
➔ Expresses the existence of a single thing that the speaker needs.
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I just want you for my own
➔ Use of 'just' for emphasis
➔ Highlights that the speaker's desire is limited to only one thing, emphasizing the exclusivity.
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'Cause I just want you here tonight
➔ Contraction of 'because' + 1st person singular verb
➔ Uses 'cause' as a colloquial contraction of 'because' to connect ideas informally.
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I hear those sleigh bells ringing
➔ Present tense 'hear' + gerund 'ringing' for ongoing action
➔ Uses the simple present tense 'hear' with the -ing form to describe an ongoing or imminent sound.
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And everyone is singing oh yeah
➔ Present continuous tense 'is singing' to describe an ongoing action
➔ Employs the present continuous tense to indicate that the singing is happening at the moment of speaking.
