At Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit with Kylie Minogue's original track, “At Christmas.” This pure pop gem offers a modern, yet heartfelt, contribution to the holiday canon, allowing listeners to connect with the joyful, glittering, and occasionally reflective side of the Christmas season through a globally recognized pop icon's unique lens.

[English]

[music]

Last [music] December when we were

together.

I remember praying it was forever.

Didn't know [music]

like the snow our love would melt away.

Spring went by and then

[music and singing] summer started. Mid

July with a broken hearted or leaves

have left the trees [music]

but these feelings still remain.

Seems I'm not forgetting you as quickly

as I [singing] wanted to [music] win

on it way.

Yeah. At Christmas

I can't help but miss you. The memories

of you and me. Every

time of joy for me is sweet and

Christmas.

I'm still remembering

but everything you used to be say. Yeah.

I spent all year wishing you were here

at Christmas. [music and singing]

I know moving [music] on is [singing]

never easy. Wish my heart could change

like the season. [music] Someone send a

happy end to my winter tail. [music]

Now I'm building me a great big snowman.

When my holding will be too hot frozen

all alone. I'll keep him cold to make

sure [music] that he stays.

I am trying my very best, but now I face

the hardest. Just as I've

[singing and music] festive

cheer.

[music] Yeah.

Christmas.

I can't help but miss you. [music]

The memories of you and me. Every

time of joy for me is

Christmas.

I'm still missing.

But everything we used to be say, "Yeah,

I spent all year wishing you were here.

[music]

Can't help but think about you when I'm

all alone.

Each time I hear Singra on my radio,

[music]

I'd be in Christmas heaven. If only you

were present. [music]

Maybe you're somewhere out there on your

way to me. Yeah, Christmas

I can't help but miss you. The memories

of you and me. [music]

Every

time of join.

[music]

[music]

All you wish you were here at Christmas.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember rɪˈmɛmbər A2	verb - to have or keep an image or idea in one's mind from past experiences
forever fəˈrɛvər A1	adverb - for all future time; permanently
melt mɛlt A2	verb - to change from a solid to a liquid state, usually due to heat
broken ˈbroʊkən A1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
feelings ˈfiːlɪŋz A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
forgetting fərˈɡɛtɪŋ A2	verb - to fail to remember
miss mɪs A1	verb - to feel sadness or regret over someone's absence
memories ˈmɛməriz A1	noun - something remembered from the past
sweet swit A1	adjective - having the taste of sugar or honey; delightful
wishing ˈwɪʃɪŋ A2	verb - to desire or hope for something
moving ˈmuːvɪŋ A1	verb - to change position or place adjective - causing or able to cause motion
easy ˈizi A1	adjective - achieved without great effort
season ˈsiːzən A1	noun - one of the four divisions of the year
snowman ˈsnoʊmæn A1	noun - a figure made of snow, usually in the shape of a human
frozen ˈfroʊzən A2	adjective - turned into ice or hardened by cold
festive ˈfɛstɪv B1	adjective - relating to a festival or celebration
heaven ˈhɛvən A1	noun - the place thought to be inhabited by God and the angels
present ˈprɛzənt A1	adjective - existing or occurring now noun - a gift

Key Grammar Structures

• Didn't know like the snow our love would melt away.

  ➔ Comparative Structure & Conditional

  ➔ The phrase 'like the snow' functions as a simile, comparing the fading of love to melting snow. The 'would' indicates a conditional result – *if* love were to continue, it *would* melt away. It implies inevitability.

• Seems I'm not forgetting you as quickly as I wanted to.

  ➔ Comparative Adverb & Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'as quickly as' introduces a comparative adverbial clause. 'Wanted to' expresses a desire that hasn't been fulfilled, hinting at a subtle use of the subjunctive mood (though not explicitly marked).

• I spent all year wishing you were here at Christmas.

  ➔ Past Continuous in a Wish Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'wishing you were here' uses the past continuous ('were') in a wish clause, expressing a desire for a situation that is currently untrue. It highlights the prolonged nature of the longing.

• Wish my heart could change like the season.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood & Simile

  ➔ 'Could change' is a clear example of the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish for something impossible or unlikely. 'Like the season' is a simile, comparing the desired change in the heart to the natural change of seasons.