Cold December Night – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Bublé
• Album: Christmas (Deluxe Special Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive and heartfelt world of Michael Bublé with "Cold December Night." This original track from his iconic Christmas album is a perfect song for English language learners, offering clear, emotive lyrics that explore themes of love and longing during the holidays. You'll encounter vocabulary related to Christmas traditions, emotions, and relationships, presented in Bublé's signature smooth, easy-to-understand vocal style. Its gentle pace and relatable narrative make it an excellent choice for improving listening comprehension and expanding your English vocabulary in a charming, seasonal context.

[English]

Stockings are hung with care, as children sleep with one eye open

Well, now there's more than toys at stake 'cause I'm older now

But not done hoping

...

The twinkling of the lights

As Santa carols fill the household

Old Saint Nick has taken flight with a heart on board

So please be careful

Each year I ask for many different things

But now I know what my heart wants you to bring

So please just fall in love with me, this Christmas

There's nothing else that I will need, this Christmas

Won't be wrapped under a tree

I want something that lasts forever

So kiss me on this cold December night

...

A cheer that smells of pine, a house that's filled with joy and laughter

The mistletoe says stand in line, loneliness is what I've captured

Oh, that this evening can be a holy night

Let's cosy on up by the fireplace and dim those Christmas lights

So please just fall in love with me, this Christmas

There's nothing else that you will need, this Christmas

Won't be wrapped under a tree

I want something that lasts forever

So kiss me on this cold December night

...

They call it the season of giving

I'm here, I'm yours for the taking

They call it the season of giving

I'm here, I'm yours

Just fall in love with me, this Christmas

There's nothing else that we will need, this Christmas

Won't be wrapped under a tree

I want something that lasts forever

'Cause I don't wanna be alone tonight

I'll wear you like a Christmas sweater

Walk you proudly to the mistletoe tonight

I want something that lasts forever

So kiss me on this cold December night

...

They call it the season of giving

I'm here, I'm yours for the taking

They call it the season of giving

I'm here, I'm yours

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - having a low temperature
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - young human beings below the age of puberty
toys /tɔɪz/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a device producing illumination verb - to give light
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone)
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch or caress with the lips noun - an act of kissing someone
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing
evening /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime
sweater /ˈswetər/ A2	noun - a knitted garment worn on the upper body
giving /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ A2	noun - the act of donating something
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present

Key Grammar Structures

• Stockings are hung with care, as children sleep with one eye open

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The sentence "Stockings are hung with care" uses the passive voice. "Are hung" is the present simple passive form of the verb "hang". The subject "stockings" receives the action.

• Well, now there's more than toys at stake 'cause I'm older now

  ➔ Contraction "there's" and 'cause

  ➔ "There's" is a contraction of "there is." "'Cause" is an informal shortening of "because."

• Each year I ask for many different things

  ➔ Use of 'each' with singular noun 'year'

  ➔ "Each" is used before a singular noun (year) to emphasize individuality or distribution. It implies every single year.

• But now I know what my heart wants you to bring

  ➔ Noun clause as object ('what my heart wants you to bring')

  ➔ The clause "what my heart wants you to bring" functions as the object of the verb "know". It is a noun clause because it acts as a noun in the sentence.

• There's nothing else that I will need, this Christmas

  ➔ Relative Clause ('that I will need')

  ➔ The clause "that I will need" is a relative clause that modifies the noun "nothing else". "That" is the relative pronoun.

• Won't be wrapped under a tree

  ➔ Future Simple (Negative, Short form)

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not." This is the negative form of the future simple tense. The subject is implied (it = the love).

• A house that's filled with joy and laughter

  ➔ Reduced Relative Clause ('that's filled' reduced from 'that is filled')

  ➔ The relative clause "that's filled with joy and laughter" modifies "house". It can be expanded to "that is filled with joy and laughter". The relative pronoun and auxiliary verb can often be omitted when the relative clause uses a passive verb form.

• Let's cosy on up by the fireplace and dim those Christmas lights

  ➔ Imperative in 'Let's'

  ➔ 'Let's' is a suggestion followed by a verb in its base form. It's a polite way of giving a command or making a suggestion that includes the speaker.

• I'll wear you like a Christmas sweater

  ➔ Simile (using 'like' for comparison)

  ➔ This sentence uses a simile. A simile compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". Here, the singer is comparing wearing a person to wearing a Christmas sweater to express closeness and comfort.