Count on Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Bebe Rexha

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit with Bebe Rexha's "Count on Christmas"! This delightful song, created for "A Christmas Story Live!", offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the English language through heartwarming lyrics that capture the essence of holiday nostalgia and joy. You'll learn vocabulary related to family, traditions, and the comforting predictability of Christmas, all set to a catchy, modern pop melody with traditional festive touches. It's a perfect tune for understanding expressions of warmth and reassurance in English.

[English]

There's something stirring

Something crackling like the firewood

A certain spirit that has lightened up the neighborhood

I think it's time for the timeless time of the year

Time of the year

You're bundled up

Got a blizzard coming on the way

The family fighting like they do 'cause it's the holidays

And every memory you're holding in your heart is alive once more, right here

Feels like you're a kid again

Making you remember when life was good

Just watching the snow fall down

Doesn't matter if the year's got you feeling down

Just remember in December what is coming 'round

And you'll find the feeling that you always found

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Coming back home to the old address

Something burning in the kitchen with the house a mess

And this year is promising nothing less

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Count on Christmas, count on Christmas

We got a Christmas song Sing-a-long around the tree

Keep the eggnog flow until we're all tipsy

There's another movie marathon on TV

Which one could it be?

But with all of the presents, all of the gifts

It's really about who you're sharing them with

And just for Christmas Eve

The world's the way it used to be

Doesn't matter if the year's got you feeling down

Just remember in December what is coming 'round

And you'll find the feeling that you always found

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Waiting up and then you hear the jingle bells ring

Santa Claus is coming what's he gonna bring

There's a little bit of magic to everything

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Doesn't matter if the year's got you feeling down

Just remember in December what is coming 'round

And you'll find the feeling that you always found

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, woah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You can count on Christmas, count on Christmas

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
count /kaʊnt/ A1	verb - to determine the total number of (things) verb - to consider or regard
christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth
spirit /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ B1	noun - the nonphysical part of a person, the soul
lightened /ˈlaɪ.tənd/ B2	verb - to make or become lighter in weight or color
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
blizzard /ˈblɪz.ərd/ B2	noun - a severe snowstorm with high winds
family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child or young person
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
year /jɪr/ A1	noun - the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
address /əˈdres/ A2	noun - the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ən/ A1	noun - a room or area where food is prepared and cooked
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung
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
movie /ˈmuː.vi/ A1	noun - a film or cinema
presents /ˈprez.ənt/ A2	noun - a thing given to someone as a gift
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A2	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
bells /belz/ A1	noun - a hollow metal object, typically cup-shaped, that resonates when struck, producing a ringing sound
magic /ˈmædʒ.ɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces

Key Grammar Structures

• There's something stirring, Something crackling like the firewood

  ➔ Present Continuous (progressive) tense used to describe ongoing activity and simile.

  ➔ "There's something stirring" uses present continuous to describe ongoing activity, and "crackling like the firewood" is a simile, comparing the sound to firewood.

• The family fighting like they do 'cause it's the holidays

  ➔ Present simple tense to describe a habitual action, and causal conjunction ('cause) - short form of 'because'.

  ➔ "The family fighting like they do" describes a recurring family behavior, habitual, particularly during the holidays. "'cause" is a shortened form of "because," showing cause and effect.

• Doesn't matter if the year's got you feeling down

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if", using present simple and present perfect (got you feeling).

  ➔ The "if" clause introduces a condition: "if the year's got you feeling down". The verb phrase "got you feeling" is a simplified informal form of 'has made you feel', using present perfect.

• Just remember in December what is coming 'round

  ➔ Imperative mood (Just remember), and relative clause (what is coming 'round).

  ➔ "Just remember" is an imperative giving a direct command. "What is coming 'round" is a relative clause functioning as the object of "remember".

• Something burning in the kitchen with the house a mess

  ➔ Participle phrase (burning) acting as an adjective and noun phrase with post-modification (house a mess).

  ➔ "Burning" describes "something" and modifies the noun phrase. "The house a mess" is a concise, informal way to say "the house is a mess," using a noun phrase with post-modification.

• Keep the eggnog flow until we're all tipsy

  ➔ Imperative verb 'keep' followed by a noun phrase (the eggnog flow) and a time clause with 'until'.

  ➔ "Keep the eggnog flow" uses "keep" in the imperative mood, indicating a command. The clause "until we're all tipsy" specifies the duration or condition for keeping the eggnog flowing.

• It's really about who you're sharing them with

  ➔ Cleft sentence with 'it is' emphasizing a specific part of the sentence and a relative clause ('who you're sharing them with').

  ➔ The phrase "It's really about" is a cleft sentence that highlights what's important. The relative clause "who you're sharing them with" functions as the complement, emphasizing that the people you share with are what truly matters.

• Santa Claus is coming what's he gonna bring

  ➔ Present continuous for a future event ('Santa Claus is coming') and informal future tense ('gonna').

  ➔ "Santa Claus is coming" uses the present continuous tense to express a future event that is certain or planned. "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to," used to indicate future intention.