Oh Santa! – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson
• Album: Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the festive joy of Mariah Carey's "Oh Santa!" featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson, a perfect blend of R&B and Christmas cheer. This song offers a fun and accessible way to improve your English, with its focus on holiday vocabulary and playful lyrics about Christmas wishes . Experience the magic of this collaboration, and learn about the traditions and emotions associated with the holiday season .

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Santa /ˈsæntə/ A1	noun - Santa Claus, the figure who brings presents at Christmas
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or construct
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to me
letter /ˈletər/ A1	noun - a written or printed communication
help /help/ A1	verb - to assist someone
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A2	adjective - having a great deal to do
elves /elvz/ B1	noun - a mythical creature of folk lore
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or a term of endearment
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the illumination from a lamp or other source
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat
shopping /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ A2	noun - the activity of buying things from stores
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, invented, or developed
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
red /red/ A1	adjective - a color like that of blood
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature.

Key Grammar Structures

• Santa's gone come and make you mine this Christmas

  ➔ Use of present perfect with 'has/have' + past participle to indicate a current state resulting from a past action.

  ➔ 'Santa's gone' is a contraction of 'Santa has gone,' indicating Santa's current absence.

• If you get this letter, won't you help me out?

  ➔ Use of first conditional to discuss real future possibilities.

  ➔ 'If you get this letter' introduces a condition that is possible in the future.

• And I just can't take it

  ➔ Use of modal 'can't' + base verb to express inability or frustration.

  ➔ 'can't take it' expresses the feeling of being overwhelmed or unable to endure something.

• Because every time I see Christmas lights

  ➔ Use of 'because' to introduce a reason or cause for the main clause.

  ➔ 'Because' introduces the reason why the speaker feels a certain way.

• So I hope Rudolph and his other eight reindeer

  ➔ Use of 'hope' + clause to express desire or expectation.

  ➔ 'Hope' expresses the speaker's wishes or desires for the reindeer to arrive safely.

• And I don't know how you do the things you do

  ➔ Use of 'how' in indirect questions to inquire about the manner of actions.

  ➔ 'How' introduces a question about the manner or method of doing something.

• I promise that I won't forget the milk and cookies

  ➔ Use of 'will' + verb to express future intention or promise.

  ➔ 'Won't' is the contraction of 'will not,' indicating a future intention not to forget.