Please Come Home for Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Eagles
• Album: Legacy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the holiday classic "Please Come Home for Christmas" by the Eagles, a perfect song for English language learners to explore emotional vocabulary and colloquial expressions related to longing and holiday sentiment. With its clear vocals and poignant lyrics, you can easily grasp the narrative of missing someone during the festive season, while also appreciating its unique blend of rock and R&B that makes it a special, melancholic addition to Christmas music.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bells /bɛlz/ A1	noun - a hollow metal object, typically cup-shaped, that resonates when struck.
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25.
blues /bluːz/ B1	noun - feelings of sadness or depression.
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	adjective - having departed; no longer present; away.
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection.
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable.
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
relations /rɪˈleɪʃənz/ B1	noun - the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected; a thing's effect on or relevance to another.
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
dear /dɪər/ A2	adjective - regarded with deep affection; cherished.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone).
roam /roʊm/ B2	verb - move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.
grief /ɡriːf/ B2	noun - intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Key Grammar Structures

• Bells will be ringin' the sad, sad news

  ➔ Future continuous tense (will be + verb-ing)

  ➔ Describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. The "bells will be ringin'" indicates that the action of ringing will be ongoing and prominent in the future, emphasizing the continuous and persistent nature of the sad news being announced.

• Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence with "what + (a/an) + adjective + noun"

  ➔ Expresses a strong feeling about the Christmas being associated with sadness (the blues). The structure "What a Christmas" emphasizes the unusual and unfortunate situation.

• To wish me good, once again

  ➔ Infinitive phrase of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to wish me good" explains the purpose for having friends: The absence of friends means there's no one "to wish me good".

• If not for Christmas by New Year's night

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission) of the verb phrase

  ➔ The full sentence could be "Please come home, if not [please come home] for Christmas, [then] by New Year's night". The verb phrase "please come home" is omitted for brevity.

• Sure as the stars shine above

  ➔ Simile using "as...as"

  ➔ Implies certainty, comparing the certainty of the statement to the undeniable fact that stars shine above. It means the statement is very certain.

• So, won't you tell me you'll never more roam?

  ➔ Negative question with future tense and adverb of frequency

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not". The phrase "never more roam" uses "never" to strongly emphasize the desire for the person to not wander again. Negative questions are often used to express a desire or request, rather than simply seeking information. "Roam" implies wandering aimlessly.