Santa's Coming For Us

• By: Sia
• Album: Everyday Is Christmas

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
chocolate /ˈtʃɒk.əl.ət/ A1	noun - a food made from roasted cacao beans
air /eər/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
cheer /tʃɪər/ B1	noun - happiness; gaiety verb - to shout for joy or in praise or encouragement
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk
lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ A2	adjective - exquisitely beautiful
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
Santa /ˈsæn.tə/ A1	noun - Santa Claus
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
deer /dɪər/ A2	noun - a hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
jingle /ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəl/ B2	verb - to make or cause to make a light ringing sound. noun - a light ringing sound.
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of the earth, visible at night
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God
top /tɒp/ A1	noun - the highest part or surface of something
spirit /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ B2	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, the soul
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
letters /ˈlet.ər/ A1	noun - a written, typed, or printed communication sent in an envelope by post
secret /ˈsiː.krət/ B1	adjective - not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others noun - something that is kept or meant to be kept concealed
wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ A2	noun - a feeling of wanting something to happen
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
true /truː/ A1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
wildest /ˈwaɪl.dəst/ B2	adjective - uncontrolled, violent, or extreme.

Grammar:

• Nights are getting shorter now hot chocolate

  ➔ Present Continuous for changing situations.

  ➔ The use of "are getting" indicates that the nights are gradually becoming shorter. This describes a change over time.

• Christmas cheer does too

  ➔ Auxiliary verb "does" for emphasis/agreement.

  ➔ The word "does" is used here for emphasis, highlighting that Christmas cheer also fills the air, similar to hot chocolate.

• Sing it as they jingle, jingle, jingle tonight

  ➔ Conjunction "as" indicating simultaneous action.

  ➔ The word "as" connects singing with the sound of jingling, implying they happen at the same time.

• You're the angel on the top of my tree

  ➔ Use of "you're" (you are) as a second person pronoun.

  ➔ "You're" is a contraction of "you are", used to directly address someone.

• Send your letters off to Santa, baby

  ➔ Imperative mood for giving commands/instructions.

  ➔ The sentence starts with "Send", which is the base form of the verb and indicates a command or instruction.

• Hoping all your wildest dreams come true

  ➔ Participle clause indicating reason or result.

  ➔ "Hoping" introduces a clause which expresses the reason or result of sending letters to Santa.