Blue Christmas

• By: Elvis Presley, Martina McBride

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between green and violet; of or relating to the sky on a cloudless day. noun - the color blue.
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25.
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum; colored like grass or leaves. noun - the color green.
red /red/ A1	adjective - of a color like that of blood or a ruby. noun - the color red.
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - have a particular belief or idea.
snowflake /ˈsnoʊ.fleɪk/ B1	noun - a flake of snow, typically a flat crystal with six points.
memories /ˈmem.ər.iz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past; a recollection.
decorations /ˌdek.əˈreɪ.ʃənz/ B1	noun - things used to make something look more attractive.
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - of the color of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light; the opposite of black. noun - the color white.
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop or come down from a higher place.
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to give someone or something a name.
dear /dɪər/ A2	adjective - regarded with deep affection; cherished.

Grammar:

• It being the time of year that it is...

  ➔ Absolute construction (with 'being')

  ➔ The use of "being" in this absolute construction introduces a state or condition. It provides background information to the main clause that follows. Highly formal and often used in written context.

• I'd like to do my favorite Christmas song...

  ➔ Conditional form of "would" ('d) expressing polite request

  ➔ "I'd like" is a contraction of "I would like," used to politely introduce what the speaker wants to do.

• Without you

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Without you" functions as an adverbial phrase, modifying the verb by expressing the condition of absence.

• Just thinkin' about you

  ➔ Gerund phrase

  ➔ "Thinkin'" (thinking) is a gerund, and the entire phrase functions as an adverbial modifier, explaining the reason for being blue.

• Won't be the same, dear

  ➔ Future simple negative contraction ('won't')

  ➔ "Won't" is a contraction of "will not", expressing a future negation. The adjective "same" serves as a subject complement after the verb "be".

• Start fallin'

  ➔ Bare infinitive after a causative verb

  ➔ Here, "start" functions as a causative verb, and "fallin'" (falling) is the bare infinitive. Causative verbs are followed by an object and the base form of the verb.

• You'll be doin' all right

  ➔ Future Continuous tense

  ➔ "You'll be doin'" is a contraction of "you will be doing", and is the future continuous tense, used to describe an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

• But I'll have a blue Christmas

  ➔ Future Simple tense with contrastive conjunction

  ➔ "But" introduces a contrast to the previous statement. "I'll have" is a future simple tense construction, expressing a future state.