It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Awkward dancing

Tay having fun

It's the most wonderful time

of the year

With the kids jingle belling

and everyone telling you be of good cheer

It's the most wonderful time

of the year

It's the hap-happiest season of all

With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings

When friends come to call

It's the most hap happiest season

Of all

There'll be parties for hosting

Marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow

There'll be scary ghost stories

and tales of the glories of the Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time

of the year

There'll be much mistltoeing

and hearts will be glowing

When love ones are near

It's the most wonderful time

of the year

More random dancing

oooo there'll be parties for hosting

Marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow

There'll be scary ghost stories

And tales of the glories of the Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time

of the year

There'll be much mistltoeing

And hearts will be glowing

When love ones are near

It's the most wonderful time

It's the most wonderful time

It's the most wonderful time

OF THE YEAR

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfəl/ B2	adjective - inspiring delight or joy
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of invited guests
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining with light or color
cheer /tʃɪr/ A2	noun - a shout of joy or support
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative or tale
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - a spirit or supernatural being
season /ˈsiːzən/ A1	noun - a period of the year characterized by particular conditions
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - children
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone

Key Grammar Structures

• It's the most wonderful time of the year.

  ➔ Present simple tense.

  ➔ The sentence states a fact about a specific time; using the present simple indicates a general truth.

• With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings.

  ➔ Gerund phrase.

  ➔ The gerund 'greetings' and 'meetings' act as nouns describing actions occurring during the holiday.

• There'll be parties for hosting.

  ➔ Future simple using 'there will be'.

  ➔ This structure indicates that parties are expected to happen in the future.

• It's the hap-happiest season of all.

  ➔ Superlative form.

  ➔ The superlative 'hap-happiest' emphasizes that this season is the happiest among all.

• When friends come to call.

  ➔ Subordinate clause.

  ➔ This clause provides additional information about when the meetings happen.

• When love ones are near.

  ➔ Subordinate clause.

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, this clause gives context for the feeling conveyed.

• There'll be much mistletoeing.

  ➔ Future simple using 'there will be'.

  ➔ This indicates an expectation that mistletoe will be present in the celebrations.