December – English Lyrics

• By: Earth, Wind & Fire

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a new way to get into the holiday spirit with Earth, Wind & Fire's "December." This clever adaptation of their iconic song "September" offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English vocabulary related to Christmas and celebration, all wrapped in an irresistibly funky groove. It's a joyful blend of the familiar and the festive that makes learning feel like a party.

[English]

Do you remember the

25th night of december?

Love was changing the minds of pretenders

While chasing the clouds away

Our hearts were ringing

In the key that our souls were singing

As we danced in the night

Remember how the stars stole the night away

Ba de ya - say do you remember

Ba de ya - dancing in december

Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

...

My thoughts are with you

Holding hands with your heart to see you

Only blue talk and love

Remember how we knew love was here to stay

Now December found the love that we shared in September

Only blue talk and love,

Remember the true love we share today

Ba de ya - say do you remember

Ba de ya - dancing in december

Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

Ba de ya - say do you remember

Ba de ya - dancing in december

Ba de ya - golden dreams were shiny days

Our bells were ringing

Our souls were singing

Do you remember never a cloudy day

Ba de ya - say do you remember

Ba de ya - dancing in december

Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

Ba de ya - say do you remember

Ba de ya - dancing in december

Ba de ya - golden dreams were shiny days

Ba de ya, ya, ya

Ba de ya, ya, ya

Ba de ya, ya, ya, ya

Ba de ya, ya, ya

Ba de ya, ya, ya

Ba de ya, ya, ya, ya

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ B1	verb - to recall something from the past
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each 24‑hour cycle
December /dɪˈsem.bɚ/ B1	noun - the twelfth month of the year
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor in the sky
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also a symbol of emotion
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a massive luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep; also an aspiration verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine
golden /ˈɡoʊl.dən/ B2	adjective - made of gold or having a yellow colour; prosperous
shiny /ˈʃaɪ.ni/ B1	adjective - bright and glistening
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of the colour between green and violet
pretender /prɪˈtɛn.dɚ/ C1	noun - a person who claims or pretends to be something they are not
thought /θɔːt/ B1	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a human arm verb - to give or pass something to
ring /rɪŋ/ B1	noun - a circular band, often worn on a finger verb - to make a clear resonant sound
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical vocal sounds
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of movements performed to music verb - to move rhythmically to music
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or process of becoming different

Key Grammar Structures

• Do you remember the 25th night of december?

  ➔ Present Simple used for asking about a memory.

  ➔ The phrase "Do you remember" is in the present simple tense and is used to ask if someone recalls a past event.

• Love was changing the minds of pretenders

  ➔ Past continuous tense to describe an ongoing past action.

  ➔ The verb phrase "was changing" shows an action that was happening over a period of time in the past.

• Our hearts were ringing

  ➔ Past continuous tense used to describe simultaneous action.

  ➔ "Were ringing" indicates an ongoing action in the past that happened at the same time as another event.

• Remember how the stars stole the night away

  ➔ Imperative mood used to give a command or request.

  ➔ The word "Remember" is a command telling someone to recall a past event.

• My thoughts are with you

  ➔ Present Simple with a stative verb expressing a current state.

  ➔ The verb phrase "are with" shows a present condition or feeling associated with "thoughts".

• Holding hands with your heart to see you

  ➔ Present participle phrase used as an adjective phrase to describe simultaneous action.

  ➔ "Holding hands" is a present participle phrase describing an ongoing or simultaneous action related to the subject.

• Now December found the love that we shared in September

  ➔ Simple past tense with relative clause to specify the noun.

  ➔ The main verb "found" is past simple, and the relative clause "that we shared in September" provides more information about "love."

• Our bells were ringing

  ➔ Past continuous tense emphasizing a background or ongoing action.

  ➔ "Were ringing" describes an ongoing past action, often used to set a scene or atmosphere.