We Need Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Maddie & Tae
• Album: We Need Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartwarming lyrics of "We Need Christmas" by Maddie & Tae to explore contemporary country English. This song offers a blend of heartfelt emotion and straightforward language, making it excellent for understanding expressions of hope, unity, and the universal longing for holiday comfort during difficult times. You can learn how to express sentiments of community and spiritual reflection through its accessible storytelling and harmonious vocals.

[English]

Lights that twinkle red and green

Charlie Brown on the TV screen

Hugs from friends and family

That's what we need right now

Buttons on a winter coat

Truck tires down a snowy road

That's the sound of coming home

That's what we need to right now

This world could use a little healing

Our hearts could surely use something to believe in

We need Christmas

Now more than ever to bring us together

We need Christmas

Come on December help us remember

The joy, the peace and the hope that love can bring

Oh, we need Christmas

...

Carols in the living room

Like Grandma always loves to do

Grandpa reads from the book of Luke

That's what it all about

Red Salvation Army can

Reaching out a helping hand

Looking after your fellow man

That's what it's all about

We need Christmas

Now more than ever to bring us together

We need Christmas

Come on December help us remember

The joy, the peace and the hope that love can bring

Oh, we need Christmas

We need Christmas

...

This world could use a little healing

Our hearts could surely use something to believe in

We need Christmas

Now more than ever to bring us together

We need Christmas

Come on December help us remember

We need Christmas

Now more than ever to bring us together

We need Christmas

Come on December help us remember

The joy, the peace and the hope that love can bring

And the bells hear 'em ring

Let every angels sing

Oh, we need Christmas

...

We need Christmas

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - something that makes things visible or affords illumination
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
bring /brɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take or carry something to a place
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with or in proximity to another person or people
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something from the past
family /ˈfæmɪli/ B1	noun - a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit
winter /ˈwɪntər/ B1	noun - the coldest season of the year, occurring between autumn and spring
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B2	noun - the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ B2	noun - spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God
carols /ˈkɛrəlz/ B2	noun - songs of joy or praise, often sung during Christmas
tire /taɪər/ B2	noun - a rubber covering around a wheel

Key Grammar Structures

• We need Christmas

  ➔ Modal verb + base form

  ➔ Uses a **modal verb** 'need' + the base form 'to' express necessity or obligation.

• Our hearts could surely use something to believe in

  ➔ Conditional modal verb 'could' + base verb + adverb 'surely'

  ➔ **'Could'** expresses possibility or polite suggestion; 'surely' emphasizes certainty.

• Let every angel sing

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'let' + noun phrase

  ➔ 'Let' is used to give a command or suggestion, here followed by 'every angel sing' to encourage singing.

• Come on December help us remember

  ➔ Imperative construction with 'Come on' + noun phrase

  ➔ 'Come on' is a colloquial phrase used to encourage or urge action; combined with 'help us remember' as a call to recall the spirit of Christmas.

• And the bells hear 'em ring

  ➔ Simple present tense with third person plural 'hear' + pronoun 'them'

  ➔ Uses the **simple present tense** 'hear' with third person plural 'them' to describe a habitual or timeless action, such as bells ringing.

• The joy, the peace and the hope that love can bring

  ➔ Complex sentence with 'that' introduces a relative clause

  ➔ 'That' introduces a **relative clause** describing the qualities love can bring.