Christmas Without You – English Lyrics

• By: Ava Max
• Album: Diamonds & Dancefloors

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Ava Max's modern holiday anthem, "Christmas Without You"! The song's clear, powerful vocals and catchy melody make it easy to follow along and pick up festive vocabulary related to Christmas traditions like mistletoe and cozying up by the fire. Its heartfelt and repetitive chorus, expressing the universal feeling of missing a loved one, provides a great opportunity for language learners to practice common emotional phrases in a fun, celebratory context.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
trees /triːz/ 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
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A2	noun - the coldest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present
light /laɪt/ A1	verb - to ignite; to set fire to noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - want something to happen or be the case
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
kissing /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	noun - a steady radiance of light or heat verb - emit steady light
warm /wɔːrm/ A2	adjective - having or producing a comfortably high temperature
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
bells /belz/ A1	noun - a hollow metallic device, typically cup-shaped, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun
moonlight /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ B1	noun - the light of the moon
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - emerge from sleep; stop sleeping
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin

Key Grammar Structures

• You get a bit closer when the winter's cold.

  ➔ Conditional 'when' clause expressing a general truth.

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a time clause that states a condition under which something always happens. "When" the winter's cold, you automatically get closer.

• All of the best gifts you just can't buy.

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun (that/which).

  ➔ The full sentence would be 'All of the best gifts that/which you just can't buy'. The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is often omitted when it's the object of the relative clause.

• I wish we were kissing under mistletoe.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood in 'wish' clauses expressing a desire contrary to fact.

  ➔ The past subjunctive "were" is used after "wish" to express a desire that is not currently true. It indicates that the speaker wants to be kissing under the mistletoe, but they aren't.

• I hope that you'll make it back home soon.

  ➔ Use of "that" conjunction to introduce a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb 'hope'.

  ➔ The "that" can be omitted, but it's grammatically correct to include it. It signals that what follows is the content of the hope.

• Want you to be here while the angel's singing

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after want + object.

  ➔ The structure is "want + object (you) + to + infinitive (be)". This expresses a desire for someone to do something.

• Laughing until we fall out of bed

  ➔ 'Until' clause indicating a limit of time. The action of laughing continues up to the point where they fall out of bed.

  ➔ The word "until" indicates that the action before it (laughing) continues up to the point specified by the clause following it (we fall out of bed).