This Christmas

• By: Chris Brown

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mistletoe /ˈmɪsəltoʊ/ B2	noun - an evergreen plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
trim /trɪm/ B1	verb - to decorate (something), typically for a special occasion
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a surface or face of an object
blazing /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ B2	adjective - shining brightly or intensely
bright /braɪt/ B1	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
caroling /ˈkærəlɪŋ/ B2	verb - singing carols
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - different from what is usual
presents /ˈprezənts/ A1	noun - a thing given to someone as a gift
cards /kɑːrdz/ A1	noun - a piece of thick, stiff paper or thin pasteboard, used for writing or printing on
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
cheer /tʃɪər/ A2	noun - happiness; gladness verb - to shout for joy or in praise or encouragement
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government, and that is generally larger than a village and smaller than a city

Grammar:

• I'm gonna get to know you better

  ➔ Future tense with "gonna" (going to)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express future intentions or predictions. "Get to know" means to become acquainted with someone. "Better" is the comparative form of "well", indicating a greater degree of familiarity.

• How much fun it's gonna be together

  ➔ Exclamatory sentence structure; Future tense with "gonna"; Impersonal "it"

  ➔ The sentence expresses excitement about a future event. "How much fun" emphasizes the degree of enjoyment. "It's gonna be" refers to the unspecified experience. "Together" indicates a shared experience.

• The fire side blazing bright

  ➔ Present participle as adjective (blazing)

  ➔ "Blazing" is the present participle of the verb "blaze", used here as an adjective to describe the fire. It suggests a fire that is burning brightly and intensely.

• We're caroling through the night

  ➔ Present continuous tense (We are caroling)

  ➔ This indicates an action (caroling) that is in progress during the night. The present continuous describes an ongoing activity.

• And this Christmas will be a very special Christmas for you and me

  ➔ Future simple tense (will be)

  ➔ "Will be" expresses a prediction or expectation about the future. It signifies a simple future tense, stating what is going to happen.

• My world is filled with cheer and you

  ➔ Passive voice (is filled)

  ➔ The phrase "is filled with" indicates that the subject ("My world") is the recipient of the action (being filled). The source of the filling is "cheer and you".

• Your eyes outshine the town, they do

  ➔ Emphatic affirmation (they do)

  ➔ "They do" is an emphatic affirmation, adding extra emphasis to the statement that the eyes outshine the town. It confirms the statement is true and undeniable.