Christmas Party – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor
• Album: A Very Trainor Christmas (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

Want to celebrate the holidays with a modern, upbeat twist? Meghan Trainor's "Christmas Party" is an excellent choice! You can learn contemporary, conversational English phrases and common family references, while soaking in the song's incredibly light-hearted, joyful, and dance-ready pop style that perfectly captures the excitement of a big family Christmas Eve.

[English]

Let's have a Christmas party

Invite everybody

Let's call up the family

Tell them to get ready

For my Christmas party

Miss it, you'll be sorry

We'll eat cookies and candy

Eggnog with a brandy

At my Christmas party

'Cause I miss grandma

I miss her cookin' in the kitchen with her hair done

I need uncle Steve on Christmas Eve

To come through with the Amazon gift card

It only happens once a year

Let's spread that Christmas cheer

That's all I wanna do

I wanna be roastin' by the fire

Sugar cookies get me higher

Dance 'cause Santa's comin' soon

Let's have a Christmas party

Invite everybody

Let's call up the family

Tell them to get ready

For my Christmas party

Miss it, you'll be sorry

We'll eat cookies and candy

Eggnog with a brandy

At my Christmas party

I'll put the lights up

It gon' feel like we all in a night club

And when the neighbors hear us ragin'

Let 'em in, no invitation

It only happens once a year

Let's spread that Christmas cheer

That's all I wanna do

I wanna be roastin' by the fire

Sugar cookies get me higher

Dance 'cause Santa's comin' soon

Let's have a Christmas party

Invite everybody

Let's call up the family

Tell them to get ready

For my Christmas party

Miss it, you'll be sorry

We'll eat cookies and candy

Eggnog with a brandy

At my Christmas party

No gifts, just RSVP, you're on my list

And, know this, it's a party that you don't wanna miss

Said no gifts, just RSVP, you're on my list

Baby, you're on my list

Let's have a Christmas party

Invite everybody

Let's call up the family

Tell them get to ready

For my Christmas party

Miss it, you'll be sorry

We'll eat cookies and candy

Eggnog with a brandy

At my Christmas party

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
party ˈpɑːrti A2	noun - a social gathering of people for pleasure
invite ɪnˈvaɪt A2	verb - to ask someone to go to something
family ˈfæməli A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children
ready ˈrɛdi A2	adjective - prepared for something
sorry ˈsɒri A2	adjective - feeling regret or sadness
cookies ˈkʊkiz A2	noun - a small, flat, sweet baked good
candy ˈkændi A1	noun - a sweet food made with sugar
grandma ˈɡrænmɑː A1	noun - the mother of one's parent
cookin' ˈkʊkɪn A2	verb - preparing food by combining, mixing, and heating ingredients
uncle ˈʌŋkl A1	noun - the brother of one's parent
gift ɡɪft A2	noun - something given voluntarily without payment in return
cheer tʃɪər A2	noun - happiness and optimism
roastin' ˈroʊstɪn B1	verb - cooking meat by dry heat
dance dæns A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
comin' ˈkʌmɪn A2	verb - to move or travel towards a place
lights laɪts A2	noun - devices that produce light
neighbors ˈneɪbərz A2	noun - people who live nearby
invitation ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən B1	noun - a request to attend an event

Key Grammar Structures

• Let's have a Christmas party

  ➔ Present Continuous with 'let's'

  ➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us', used to make suggestions. Here, it suggests an action in the immediate future.

• Miss it, you'll be sorry

  ➔ Future with 'will'

  ➔ 'Will' is used to express a future action or a prediction. Here, it predicts the consequence of missing the party.

• I miss grandma

  ➔ Present Simple for habitual feelings

  ➔ The present simple is used to express habitual feelings or states. Here, it indicates a continuous feeling of missing someone.

• It only happens once a year

  ➔ Present Simple for general truths

  ➔ The present simple is used to state general truths or facts. Here, it emphasizes the rarity of the event.

• Let 'em in, no invitation

  ➔ Contractions and Imperative

  ➔ 'Let 'em' is a contraction of 'let them', and the imperative mood is used to give commands. Here, it instructs to allow people in without invitations.

• No gifts, just RSVP, you're on my list

  ➔ Comma splice and Present Simple

  ➔ The comma splice connects two independent clauses without a conjunction. The present simple is used for statements. Here, it lists conditions for the party.