Shake Up Christmas – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
happiness /ˈhæpɪnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being happy
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want or hope for something
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want or hope for something
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet we live on
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period during which something happens
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative or account of real or imagined events
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to recall or keep in memory
reassemble /riːəˈsɛm.bəl/ C1	verb - to put together again
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a narrative or account of real or imagined events
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want or hope for something
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of images, ideas, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
spread /spred/ B2	verb - to extend over a large area or range

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a story that I was told

  ➔ Passive Voice (was told) with relative clause (that I was told)

  ➔ The story was told to me. The relative clause "that I was told" modifies "story."

• Before I get too old

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (Before + subject + verb)

  ➔ "Before" introduces a time clause indicating something needs to happen before I become very old.

• And reassemble it, oh, yeah

  ➔ Imperative + Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Reassemble" is used as an imperative, telling the listener to put something back together (the story). "It" is a pronoun refering back to the story.

• A little girl made a great big wish

  ➔ Simple Past Tense (made) with descriptive adjectives (little, great, big)

  ➔ This line uses simple past tense to describe a completed action. The adjectives "little," "great," and "big" provide detail about the girl and her wish.

• That the world would be okay

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (would be) in a noun clause after "wish"

  ➔ "Would be" indicates a hypothetical or desired state. The noun clause "that the world would be okay" functions as the object of the verb associated with the wish (implied, but related to "made a wish").

• Can you send some happiness?

  ➔ Modal verb (Can) for request/possibility in an interrogative sentence.

  ➔ "Can" is used to make a polite request of Santa Claus. It implies a question about whether it's possible for Santa to send happiness.

• You give my grandma a reason to smile

  ➔ Causative "give" structure (give someone a reason to do something)

  ➔ The structure "give someone a reason to do something" means to cause or enable someone to do something. Here, it's a request for Santa to create a situation that would make the grandma smile.

• It's cold but we'll be freezing in style

  ➔ Conjunction "but" showing contrast; Future Continuous "will be freezing"

  ➔ "But" contrasts the cold weather with the idea of still being fashionable or enjoying themselves. "Will be freezing" describes an action that will be in progress at a point in the future.