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 a process that is happening over time. In this case, the nights are becoming gradually shorter.

• Fills the air and Christmas cheer does too

  ➔ Inversion for Emphasis with 'too/so'

  ➔ The structure "...does too" is an example of subject-auxiliary inversion used for emphasis and agreement with the previous statement (air fills with hot chocolate). The auxiliary verb "does" comes before the subject "Christmas cheer".

• The joy this time it brings to you

  ➔ Cleft sentence (It is...that/who)

  ➔ This line is a slightly less common construction but could be thought of as a (slightly awkward) cleft sentence. A more standard formulation might be: 'The joy that this time brings to you'. The structure serves to emphasize "the joy".

• Sing it as they jingle, jingle, jingle tonight

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time with "as"

  ➔ The word "as" introduces an adverbial clause indicating *when* the singing should occur – while the reindeer are jingling. It connects the action of singing with the simultaneous action of the reindeer's bells.

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

  ➔ Metaphor

  ➔ The line uses a metaphor to describe someone as an "angel" on top of a Christmas tree. This implies they are special, cherished, and bring light and guidance, similar to how the angel figure traditionally adorns the tree.

• Tell him all your secret wishes too

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "Tell" is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or instruction. The subject (you) is implied.

• Hoping all your wildest dreams come true

  ➔ Present Participle Clause of Result

  ➔ "Hoping..." introduces a present participle clause that expresses the result or consequence of sending letters to Santa. It means the act of sending the letters is done with the hope that dreams will come true.