Christmas In My Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Sarah Connor

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit with Sarah Connor's "Christmas In My Heart"! This heartwarming pop and R&B ballad offers a beautiful way to connect with English through its clear vocals and emotive lyrics. You can learn vocabulary related to love, longing, and the holiday season, making it perfect for understanding expressions of deep affection and the joy of togetherness. Its accessible style makes it a special choice for language learners to enjoy and comprehend.

[English]

Every time we say goodbye

There's something breaking deep inside

But like a river always knows just where to flow

Now that December comes, I feel like coming home

It's Christmas in my heart

When I'm with you

No matter where we are or what we do

Tomorrow may be grey

We may be torn apart

But if you stay tonight

It's Christmas in my heart

I don't know how to stay alive

Without your touch, without you by my side

Just like the desert's always waiting for the rain

Oh baby, I wish the holy night would come again

It's Christmas in my heart

When I'm with you

No matter where we are or what we do

Tomorrow may be grey

We may be torn apart

But if you stay tonight

It's Christmas in my heart

Everywhere I go and everyone I know

Is making lots of wishes for old Santa Claus, ooh

But all I really need tonight

Is for you to come and hold me tight

What is Christmas without you here by my side?

I need you tonight

It's Christmas in my heart

When I'm with you

No matter where we are or what we do

Tomorrow may be grey

We may be torn apart

Baby, if you stay tonight for Christmas

You're fulfilling all my wishes

If you stay tonight

It's Christmas in my heart

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪs·məs/ A1	noun - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
heart /hɑrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your body that sends the blood around noun - the central or most important part
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something verb - to feel a desire for something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time from sunset to sunrise
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in the same place
torn /tɔrn/ B1	verb - past participle of tear, which means to rip or split
grey /greɪ/ B1	adjective - of a color between black and white
river /ˈrɪv·ər/ A2	noun - a large natural stream of water
desert /ˈdɛz.ərt/ B2	noun - a barren area of land with little or no vegetation

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time we say goodbye

  ➔ Present simple tense used with a time expression

  ➔ The phrase "Every time" introduces a repeated action, so "we say" is in the simple present.

• There's something breaking deep inside

  ➔ Contraction of 'there is' with a present participle

  ➔ The phrase "There's" is the contraction of "there is" and it is followed by the present participle "breaking" to express an ongoing action or feeling.

• But like a river always knows just where to flow

  ➔ Simile structure with present simple verb

  ➔ The word "like" introduces a simile comparing emotions to a river, with "knows" in the present simple to indicate repeated or general truth.

• I feel like coming home

  ➔ Usage of 'feel like' followed by gerund

  ➔ The phrase "feel like" means 'to want to' or 'to have the desire to,' followed by a gerund "coming" to indicate the action desired.

• No matter where we are or what we do

  ➔ Use of 'no matter' + interrogative clauses as adverbial phrase

  ➔ "No matter where" and "no matter what" introduce clauses emphasizing that the location or action does not affect the main statement.

• I don't know how to stay alive

  ➔ Use of embedded question with 'how to' and negation

  ➔ "I don't know how to stay alive" contains an embedded question "how to stay alive" following the negation "don't know."

• But if you stay tonight for Christmas

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'if' in present simple

  ➔ "If you stay" is a first conditional clause implying a possible action in the present or future.

• You're fulfilling all my wishes

  ➔ Present continuous tense showing ongoing action

  ➔ "You're fulfilling" is the contraction of "you are fulfilling," using present continuous to indicate ongoing action.