Waiting for Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: John Legend
• Album: A Legendary Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All the trees alight

All the holly streaming

The town has come to life

Waiting for Christmas

I still feel alone

Searching for some meaning

Until you come home

I'm waiting for Christmas with you

Christmas without you

A long, dark shade of blue

I feel like I've been waiting

here forever

All the gifts arrive

All the children singing

Gathered 'round the fire

Waiting for Christmas

I could sing along

But I can't find the meaning

The melody feels wrong

I'm waiting for Christmas with you

Oh, when I see your face

On this Christmas day

I'll know the light of love

brought us together

But until that hour

My eyes will be wide open

I'm like a little child

Waiting for Christmas

When that morning comes

We can count our blessings

It was worth it all along

Waiting for Christmas

with you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - to spend time expecting something to happen
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus
alight /əˈlaɪt/ B2	adjective - on fire or lit up
holly /ˈhɒli/ B1	noun - a plant with red berries and shiny leaves, often used as a Christmas decoration
streaming /ˈstriːmɪŋ/ B1	verb - flowing continuously
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - without anyone else
meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ A2	noun - the idea or message something conveys
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - something given voluntarily without payment
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
gathered /ˈɡæðərd/ A2	verb - to come together in a group
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - flames produced by combustion
blessings /ˈblesɪŋz/ B1	noun - a prayer asking for God's favor
worth /wɜːrθ/ A2	adjective - having a value or deserving effort
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun, fire, or lamp adjective - not heavy or dark
together /təˈɡeðər/ A1	adverb - in each other's company