Last Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through Ariana Grande's soulful rendition of "Last Christmas." This version offers a great opportunity to learn vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. The song's clear narrative and modern R&B style make it an engaging way to practice listening comprehension and connect with the feelings of love and loss expressed in the lyrics.

[English]

I hate that I remember

I wish I could forget

What you did last December

You left my heart a mess (a mess)

Boy, you blew it

How could you do it, do it, oh, yeah, oh, yeah?

(It's the rascals)

Last Christmas

I gave you my heart

But the very next day you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special, oh, yeah, yeah

But last Christmas

I gave you my heart

But the very next day you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Thought we belong together

At least that's what you said

I should've known better

You broke my heart again (again)

Boy, you blew it

How could you do it, do it, oh, yeah?

The last Christmas

I gave you my heart (gave you my heart)

But the very next day you gave it away (gave it away)

This year

To save me from tears (you got it)

I'll give it to someone special

The last Christmas (oh, baby)

I gave you my heart

But the very next day you gave it away (gave it away)

This year (you got it)

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

Ooh, yeah

How could you leave Christmas morning?

You broke my heart with no warning

Boy, you blew it

How could you do it, do it, oh, yeah?

Last Christmas

I gave you my heart (gave you my heart)

But the very next day you gave it away (you gave it away)

This year

To save me from tears (oh, baby)

I'll give it to someone special

This is our last (last) last (last) Christmas

You broke my heart

Last (last) last (last) Christmas you broke my heart

This year

To save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

I hate that I remember

I wish I could forget

What you did last December

You left my heart a mess (you left my heart a mess)

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special

I hate that I remember

I wish I could forget

What you did last December

You left my heart in a mess

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to have in your thoughts again something that happened in the past
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember something
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over, provide or furnish something to someone
blow /bloʊ/ B2	verb - to send out air from your mouth
special /ˈspɛʃ.əl/ A2	adjective - better or different from what is usual
mess /mɛs/ B1	noun - a situation that is not organized or tidy
tear /tɪr/ B2	noun - a drop of clear salty liquid produced by the eye
belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ B1	verb - to be in the right place or suited to a particular situation or environment
broke /broʊk/ B2	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces
last /læst/ A1	adjective - the final one in a series
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A2	noun - the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

Key Grammar Structures

• I wish I could forget

  ➔ Wish + could for unreal present desire

  ➔ In "I wish I "could" forget", the modal verb "could" shows a hypothetical ability that the speaker wishes were possible now.

• How could you do it?

  ➔ Modal verb could in interrogative for past ability/power

  ➔ The word "could" in "How "could" you do it?" asks about a past ability or permission that seems surprising.

• I'll give it to someone special

  ➔ Future simple with will + verb

  ➔ The auxiliary "will" in "I "'ll" give it to someone special" indicates a decision made now about the future.

• but the very next day you gave it away

  ➔ Simple past tense for completed action

  ➔ The verb "gave" in "you "gave" it away" is in the simple past, showing that the action happened and finished before now.

• What you did last December

  ➔ Indirect question / noun clause introduced by what

  ➔ The phrase "what you "did" last December" functions as a noun clause, acting as the object of a larger sentence.

• You left my heart a mess

  ➔ Object complement (leave + object + complement)

  ➔ In "You "left" my heart "a mess"", "a mess" is the object complement describing the state of "my heart".

• to save me from tears

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ The phrase "to "save" me from tears" uses the infinitive "save" to express the purpose of the action.

• I hate that I remember

  ➔ Verb + that‑clause to express feeling

  ➔ "hate" is followed by a that‑clause: "I hate "that I remember"", stating the content of the feeling.