Together This Christmas

• By: Maisie Peters
• Album: Amazon Original

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
snowflakes /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/ A2	noun - a flake of snow
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ A2	noun - people who are in love
scarves /skɑːrvz/ A2	noun - pieces of fabric worn around the neck
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ A2	noun - spiritual beings believed to be messengers of God
window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall or door that usually contains a sheet of glass
bells /bɛlz/ A2	noun - hollow metal instruments that make a ringing sound
runaways /ˈrʌnəˌweɪz/ B1	noun - people who have run away, especially from home
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control the movement of a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise
deck /dɛk/ B2	verb - to decorate
halls /hɔlz/ A2	noun - passageways in a building; large rooms for events
mistletoe /ˈmɪsəltɔʊ/ B2	noun - a plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want something to be true or to happen
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - the two fleshy parts forming the upper and lower edges of the mouth
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
frosted /ˈfrɒstɪd/ B1	adjective - covered with frost
train /treɪn/ A1	noun - a series of connected railroad cars moved by a locomotive or propelled by self
violins /ˌvaɪəˈlɪnz/ A2	noun - stringed musical instruments of treble pitch
choirs /ˈkwaɪərz/ B1	noun - organized groups of singers, typically in a church or school

Grammar:

• Snowflakes fall on Marylebone

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The "fall" is in the simple present tense, used to describe a general truth or a recurring action. Here, it describes a typical occurrence during winter.

• With scarves wrapped over collarbones

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective

  ➔ The word "wrapped" is a past participle being used as an adjective to describe the scarves. It indicates the state of the scarves – that they are covering the collarbones.

• And you wrapped around me

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ "wrapped" is used here in the simple past tense to describe an action that happened in the past. It signifies an action that has been completed.

• 'Til it's time for goodbye

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "'Til" is a contraction of the word "Until".

• I wanna deck the halls

  ➔ Informal Contraction and Verb 'wanna'

  ➔ "wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to". This is common in spoken English and informal writing.

• So when I sing Last Christmas

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction 'when'

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a subordinate clause, indicating the timing of the action in the main clause. It connects two related events.

• I hope it's not the last without ya

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ "ya" is an informal way of saying "you". This song employs informal contractions like "ya".

• Can we have forever, or at least can we be together babe for Christmas?

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for permission/possibility, Coordination with 'or'

  ➔ "Can" expresses a request or a question about possibility. "Or" provides an alternative option.