Merry Christmas Everyone – English Lyrics

• By: Shakin' Stevens

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive charm of Shakin' Stevens' "Merry Christmas Everyone"! This timeless Christmas hit offers a joyful and energetic glimpse into typical English Christmas traditions and expressions. Through its catchy lyrics and cheerful melody, you can pick up common holiday vocabulary and phrases, understand the cultural emphasis on celebration and togetherness during the season, and immerse yourself in a truly iconic piece of British festive pop culture. It's a fun and memorable way to connect with the English language and the spirit of Christmas.

[English]

(festive music begins)

♪ Ooh. ♪

♪ Snow is falling all around me ♪

♪ Children playing, having fun ♪

♪ It's the season, love and understanding ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Time for parties and celebration ♪

♪ People dancing all night long ♪

♪ Time for presents and exchanging kisses ♪

♪ Time for singing Christmas songs. ♪

♪ We're gonna have a party tonight ♪

♪ I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe ♪

♪ We'll kiss by candlelight. ♪

♪ Room is swaying, records playing ♪

♪ All the old songs, we love to hear ♪

♪ All I wish that everyday was Christmas ♪

♪ What a nice way to spend the year. ♪

(saxophone solo)

♪ Shoobedoobe doobeedoowap shoobedoobe doobeedoowap ♪

♪ We're gonna have a party tonight ♪

♪ I'm gonna find that girl underneath the mistletoe ♪

♪ We'll kiss by candlelight ♪

♪ Snow is falling all around me ♪

♪ All around me. ♪

♪ Children playing, having fun ♪

♪ It's the season love and understanding ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Ooh Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ (instrumental break) ♪

♪ Ooh. ♪

♪ Snow is falling all around me ♪

♪ Children playing, having fun ♪

♪ It's the season, love and understanding ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Snow is falling all around me ♪

♪ Children playing, having fun ♪

♪ It's the season, love and understanding ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Oh, snow is falling all around me ♪

♪ Children playing, having fun ♪

♪ It's the season, love and understanding ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Merry Christmas everyone ♪

♪ Ooh, Merry Christmas everyone. ♪

♪ Ooh. ♪

(festive music ends)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - frozen water that falls from the sky as soft, white flakes verb - to fall as snow
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving downward, typically rapidly and freely
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1	noun - plural of child
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - engaging in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure
season /ˈsiːzən/ A2	noun - a period of the year distinguished by particular conditions of weather, temperature, etc.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
understanding /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/ B2	noun - the ability to understand something; comprehension.
merry /ˈmeri/ B1	adjective - cheerful and lively.
christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
parties /ˈpɑːrtiz/ A2	noun - plural of party, a social gathering.
celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the action of celebrating; a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event.
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A2	verb - move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours.
presents /ˈprezənts/ A2	noun - a thing given to someone as a gift.
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A2	verb - the activity of making musical sounds with the voice
songs /sɔːŋz/ A1	noun - a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Key Grammar Structures

• Snow is falling all around me.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to describe an action happening right now, indicated by the verb 'is falling'.

• It's the season, love and understanding.

  ➔ Noun phrase.

  ➔ The phrase 'the season, love and understanding' is a noun phrase that groups together related concepts.

• We're gonna have a party tonight.

  ➔ Informal future tense.

  ➔ The phrase 'gonna' is an informal contraction of 'going to', used to express a future intention.

• We'll kiss by candlelight.

  ➔ Future simple tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the future simple tense to indicate an action that will happen in the future, shown by 'will kiss'.

• All I wish that everyday was Christmas.

  ➔ Subjunctive mood.

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish or hypothetical situation, indicated by 'was Christmas'.

• Time for parties and celebration.

  ➔ Phrase indicating purpose.

  ➔ The phrase indicates the purpose of the time mentioned, suggesting it is meant for 'parties and celebration'.

• Children playing, having fun.

  ➔ Present participle phrase.

  ➔ The phrase uses present participles 'playing' and 'having' to describe ongoing actions related to 'children'.