Put a Little Holiday In Your Heart – English Lyrics

• By: Cher, Cyndi Lauper

Lyrics & Translation

This heartwarming collaboration between Cher and Cyndi Lauper offers a delightful gateway into holiday vocabulary and expressions of warmth and unity. You can learn phrases related to seasonal greetings, acts of kindness, and the universal message of love. Its clear vocals and uplifting message make it a special song for language learners to pick up festive English phrases.

[English]

[Music]

there's a cold wind

blowing Winter's coming

on tears the season so they

say and if you need help believe it cuz

your spirit ain't too

strong hold my hand will push those

clubs

away and put a little holid in your

heart put a little shule in your step

give you a song that you can sing with a

Melody you can't forget and if you want

joy and a little Harmony to keep the

world from tearing

apart you know where to look yeah you

just got to put a little holiday in your

heart there's a

on the corner who doesn't have a

name people pass and turn their heads

[Music]

away but to share a Simple Kindness

could set your heart of

flame and you'll get more than you ever

give

away so put a little H in your heart

it'll put a little shule in your

down give you a song that you can sing

with a Melody you can't forget and if

you want to Joy in a little Harmony to

keep the world from tearing apart you

know where to look yeah you just got a

holid in your

heart starts with you starts with me

that ain't no stranger he's family

and it don't matter if we agree all

comes down to

you so put a little holid in your heart

you put a little shule in your step give

you a song that you can see with a Mel

you

careful and if you want to join in a

little Harmony to keep the world tearing

apart when you know where to look yeah

you just got to p H in your heart put a

little holiday in your heart and put a

little Shu in your St give you a song

that you can sing with a Melody you can

forget and if you want to join in a

little Harmony to keep the world from

tearing apart when you know where to

look then you just got to p a little

holid heart when you know it on look

yeah you just got

[Music]

holiday

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold kəʊld A1	adjective - having a low temperature; chilly
wind wɪnd A1	noun - the moving air in the atmosphere
winter ˈwɪn.tə A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
spirit ˈspɪr.ɪt B2	noun - the non‑physical part of a person; attitude or mood
strong strɒŋ A2	adjective - having great power or ability
hold həʊld A2	verb - to grasp or keep something in one's hands
push pʊʃ A2	verb - to exert force on something in order to move it away
holiday ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ A1	noun - a day of festive celebration or a period of vacation
heart hɑːt A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the center of emotion
step step A1	noun - a movement made by lifting a foot and putting it down again
melody ˈmɛl.ə.di B1	noun - a sequence of musical notes that is pleasant to hear
harmony ˈhɑː.mə.ni B2	noun - the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and progressions
joy dʒɔɪ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
kindness ˈkaɪnd.nəs B2	noun - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate
flame fleɪm B2	noun - the visible part of a fire; a small, bright burning fire
tear tɪə(r) A2	verb - to pull apart or split; to rip
forget fəˈɡɛt A2	verb - to fail to remember
simple ˈsɪm.pəl A2	adjective - easy to understand or do; not complicated

Key Grammar Structures

• hold my hand "will push" those clubs away

  ➔ Future simple with modal verb (will)

  ➔ The word "will" is used to express a future action: "will push" means the action will happen later.

• "Put" a little holiday in your heart

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Put" at the beginning gives a command or suggestion: "Put a little holiday in your heart".

• "If" you want joy and a little harmony to keep the world from tearing apart

  ➔ First conditional (real conditional)

  ➔ The conjunction "If" introduces a condition that is possible or likely: "If you want...".

• you "just got to" put a little holiday in your heart

  ➔ Semi-modal "got to" expressing obligation

  ➔ The phrase "just got to" functions like "must" or "have to", indicating necessity: "you just got to put...".

• that "ain't no" stranger, he's family

  ➔ Colloquial double negative with contraction "ain't"

  ➔ The phrase "ain't no" uses a double negative for emphasis, typical in informal speech.

• "It'll" put a little shule in your step

  ➔ Contraction "it'll" (it will) – future simple

  ➔ The contracted form "it'll" stands for "it will", indicating a future action: "it will put...".

• you "know" where to look

  ➔ Indirect question with interrogative adverb "where"

  ➔ The verb "know" is followed by the interrogative "where", forming an indirect question: "you know where to look".

• "Could" set your heart on flame

  ➔ Modal verb "could" expressing possibility

  ➔ The modal "could" is used to talk about something that is possible: "could set..." means it may happen.

• "Starts" with you, "starts" with me

  ➔ Simple present verb for habitual action

  ➔ The verb "starts" is in the simple present, showing an ongoing or habitual fact: "It starts with you".