Merry Christmas Darling

• By: The Carpenters
• Album: Christmas Portrait

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2	noun - a beloved person adjective - dear; beloved
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to want something to happen or be true noun - a desire or hope for something
dream /driːm/ A2	verb - to experience images, emotions, and sensations during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
holidays /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/ A2	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
joyful /ˈdʒɔɪfl/ B1	adjective - feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
tree /triː/ 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.
logs /lɒɡz/ A2	noun - a section of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off
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.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something verb - strongly wish for or want (something)
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, invented, or developed.
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to complete its orbit around the sun, containing 365 or 366 days.
eve /iːv/ B1	noun - the period immediately before an event or occasion.

Grammar:

• Greeting cards have all been sent

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ The use of "have been sent" indicates that the action of sending the greeting cards has been completed in the past and is relevant to the present. The passive voice emphasizes the action done *to* the cards, rather than who did it.

• But I still have one wish to make

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to make" expresses the purpose of having a wish. I have one wish *in order to* make it.

• We're apart, that's true

  ➔ Ellipsis

  ➔ The sentence is short and direct. A more complete sentence would be 'We are apart, that is true.' The verb 'is' is omitted.

• But I can dream and in my dreams

  ➔ Coordination (using 'and')

  ➔ The conjunction "and" connects two independent clauses: "I can dream" and "in my dreams...". This shows two related actions or states.

• There's always something new

  ➔ Existential 'There is/are'

  ➔ "There's" is a contraction of "There is". It introduces the existence of something new. It indicates that new things always exist.

• But every day's a holiday

  ➔ Possessive 's' and Metaphor

  ➔ "'s" indicates possession. 'Every day's' means 'the holiday of every day'. Also, this is a metaphor, as every day isn't literally a holiday, but it *feels like* one.

• I wish you could see

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Wish)

  ➔ The structure "I wish + subject + could + verb" expresses a desire for something that is unlikely or impossible. It's contrary to fact.

• Logs on the fire fill me with desire

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ "Logs" is plural, so the verb is "fill" (not "fills"). Ensuring the subject and verb agree in number is fundamental grammar.