Santa Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Bublé
• Album: Christmas (Deluxe Special Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music can be a fun and immersive experience, and Michael Bublé's 'Santa Baby' offers a unique, if controversial, example of lyrical adaptation. By comparing his version to the Eartha Kitt original, learners can explore how changes in vocabulary and tone can dramatically alter a song's meaning and emotional impact. This rendition, with its distinctively altered Christmas list, provides a memorable lesson in cultural and linguistic nuances.

[English]

Santa baby, slip a Rolex under the tree

For me

I've been an awful good guy

Santa buddy, and hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Santa buddy, a sixty five convertible too

Steel blue

I'll wait up for you, dude

Santa buddy, and hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Think of all the fun I've missed

Think of all the hotties that I never kissed

Next year I could be just as good

If you'd check off my Christmas list

Santa pally, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot

I've been an sweetie all year

Santa buddy, so hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Santa buddy, one thing that I really do need

The deed

To a platinum mine

Santa pally, so hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Santa buddy, fill my stocking with Canucks tix

For kicks

Throw me on the first line

Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Come and trim my Christmas tree

With some decorations bought at Mercedes

I really do, believe in you

Now let's see if you believe in me

Santa poppy, forget to mention one little thing

Cha-ching

No I don't mean as a loan

Santa buddy, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight

Oh hurry down the chimney tonight

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Santa /ˈsæn.tə/ A1	noun - A legendary figure who brings gifts to children at Christmas
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - A very young child
buddy /ˈbʌd.i/ A2	noun - A close friend
chimney /ˈtʃɪm.ni/ B1	noun - A structure that allows smoke from a fire to escape from a building
hurry /ˈhʌr.i/ A1	verb - To move or do something quickly
Rolex /ˈroʊ.leks/ B2	noun - A brand of luxury watches
convertible /kənˈvɜːr.tə.bəl/ B2	noun - A car with a roof that can be folded down adjective - Able to be converted or changed
yacht /jɒt/ C1	noun - A medium-sized sailing boat
mine /maɪn/ B1	noun - A hole or system of holes in the ground where minerals are extracted
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A1	verb - To accept that something is true
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - The Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ adjective - Related to the Christmas holiday
pally /ˈpæl.i/ B2	adjective - Friendly
tree /triː/ A1	noun - A tall plant with a trunk and branches
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - Having desirable qualities
deed /diːd/ B2	noun - A legal document that shows who owns a property
stocking /ˈstɒk.ɪŋ/ B1	noun - A long sock that children hang up for Santa to fill with gifts
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - To stay in a place until something happens
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - To put something somewhere quietly or secretly