All I Want For Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Brennan Heart
• Album: Home Alone on the night before Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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 oh

All I want for Christmas is you

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

All I want for Christmas is you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important noun - a requirement or necessity
care /keər/ A1	verb - to feel concern or interest; to be troubled or anxious noun - the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, or protection of someone or something
presents /ˈprezənts/ A2	noun - a gift
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves
own /əʊn/ A2	adjective - belonging to a particular person verb - to possess something
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to have information or understanding about something
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true, even if it's unlikely
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality; accurate
hang /hæŋ/ A2	verb - to suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part free
stocking /ˈstɒkɪŋ/ B1	noun - a long sock, especially one of a pair worn by women. In the context of Christmas, a large sock hung up by children for Santa Claus to fill with presents.
fireplace /ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ B1	noun - a place for a domestic fire, especially in a chimney.
Santa Claus /ˈsæntə klɔːz/ A2	noun - a legendary figure who brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - an annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25th. Also refers to the period around this day.
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object, animal, or quality without a specific name or identity; an item or matter

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't want a lot for Christmas

  ➔ Negative present simple

  ➔ The contraction "don\'t" (do + not) before the base verb "want" creates a negative present simple: I "don\'t" want ...

• There is just one thing I need

  ➔ Existential there + singular verb (present simple)

  ➔ "There is" introduces the existence of something; the verb "is" agrees with the singular noun "one thing".

• I don't care about the presents

  ➔ Negative present simple with verb "care"

  ➔ The word "don't" negates the verb "care": I "don\'t" care ...

• Underneath the Christmas tree

  ➔ Prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial

  ➔ The preposition "Underneath" introduces the location where the action takes place: "Underneath" the Christmas tree.

• I just want you for my own

  ➔ Simple present with adverb "just"

  ➔ "Just" limits the desire to a single thing: I "just" want you ...

• More than you could ever know

  ➔ Comparative clause with modal "could"

  ➔ "Could" expresses ability in the past or hypothetical ability: you "could" ever know.

• Make my wish come true

  ➔ Imperative mood (base verb)

  ➔ "Make" is used as a command: "Make" my wish come true.

• I don't need to hang my stocking

  ➔ Negative present simple + infinitive "to hang"

  ➔ "Don't need" is a negative modal‑like expression followed by the infinitive "to hang".

• Santa Claus won't make me happy

  ➔ Future with "will not" contracted to "won't"

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not" indicating future negation: Santa Claus "won\'t" make me happy.

• All I want for Christmas is you

  ➔ Subject‑complement structure with copular "is"

  ➔ "All I want for Christmas" functions as the subject; the copular verb "is" links it to the complement "you".