Merry Christmas Everyone – English Lyrics

• By: Shakin' Stevens

Lyrics & Translation

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'.