Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

• By: *NSYNC

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
holidays /ˈhɒl.ə.deɪz/ A2	noun - a period of recreation or celebration; festive season
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes
trees /triːz/ 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.
stockings /ˈstɒkɪŋz/ B1	noun - a long sock worn by women, typically made of nylon or silk.
fireside /ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd/ B2	noun - the area around a fireplace; home or family life.
arrive /əˈraɪv/ A2	verb - reach a destination; come to a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - a child or young person.
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
wonderful /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/ B1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
blessings /ˈblɛsɪŋz/ B2	noun - God's favor and protection.
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - a supreme being
bells /bɛlz/ A2	noun - a hollow metallic device, typically cup-shaped, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, typically by a clapper inside.
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - have a portion of (something) with another or others.
celebrate /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/ B1	verb - to show that you think someone or something is important by celebrating them
worries /ˈwɜːriz/ B1	noun - problems or unpleasant things that you think about or that make you feel anxious

Grammar:

• We've been waiting all year for this night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous tense

  ➔ Uses "have/has been + verb-ing" to express an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "We've been waiting" indicates the waiting started earlier and continues until this night.

• And all the stockings are hung by the fireside

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "are hung" is passive voice. The focus is on the stockings and the action of being hung, not on who hung them.

• Waiting for Santa to arrive

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to arrive" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for waiting. The elves are "waiting" for the express purpose of Santa "arriving".

• Cause everybody knows It's Christmastime

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "Cause" is a shortened version of "Because", and "It's" is the short form of "It is"

• Feel the love in the room From the floor to the ceiling

  ➔ Imperative (Feel)

  ➔ "Feel" is the imperative form, a direct command or instruction.

• And with the blessings from above God sends you his love

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ "God sends" shows correct subject-verb agreement. Because "God" is singular, the verb takes the third-person singular form "sends".

• No matter what your holiday, It's a time to celebrate

  ➔ Complex Sentence (Adverb Clause)

  ➔ "No matter what your holiday" is an adverb clause modifying the main clause "It's a time to celebrate."