The Christmas Sweater
Letra:
[English]
You poured the brandy, baby, dressed the tree
I got the table looking Christmassy
Wrapped up presents, lit all the lights up, it's true
What can be wrong with all this right?
Somebody's light is not so bright
One thing here could use some cheer, and that's you
Ah, because everyone you know and everyone you don't
Are wearing Christmas sweaters, so it's crazy that you won't
Ah, put your Christmas sweater on, it's got to be done
The uglier, the better, hun, don't be the only one
You'll light up everybody's faces
And babe, you know the time has come
(Come on, come on, come on)
Play along, play along and get your Christmas sweater on
...
It doesn't matter if you don't look cool
Everybody's following the Christmas rule
Remember December, forget everything that you know
Oh, well, you gotta try to put your pride on pause
Show a little reindeer or some Santa Claus
Ain't no hiding, time has come to go
To get your sweater, baby, 'cause I just can't wait
So come and join the party now before it gets too late, yeah
Ah, put your Christmas sweater on, it's got to be done
Oh, the uglier, the better, hun, don't be the only one
You'll light up everybody's faces
And babe, you know the time has come
(Come on, come on, come on)
Play along, play along and get your Christmas sweater on
...
Oh, let's go!
...
Yeah, babe!
Ah, put your Christmas sweater on, it's got to be done (put it on, put it on)
Oh, the uglier, the better, hun, don't be the only one
You'll light up everybody's faces
And babe, you know the time has come
(Come on, come on, come on)
Play along, play along and get a Christmas sweater on
...
Vocabulario en esta canción:
Vocabulario | Significados |
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brandy /ˈbrændi/ B1 |
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tree /triː/ A1 |
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presents /ˈprezənts/ A2 |
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lights /laɪts/ A1 |
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bright /braɪt/ B2 |
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cheer /tʃɪr/ B1 |
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sweaters /ˈswɛtər/ A2 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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ugly /ˈʌɡli/ A2 |
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faces /feɪsɪz/ A1 |
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matter /ˈmætər/ A2 |
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cool /kuːl/ A2 |
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rule /ruːl/ A2 |
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pride /praɪd/ B1 |
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reindeer /ˈreɪndɪr/ A2 |
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party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1 |
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late /leɪt/ A1 |
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Gramática:
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What *can* be wrong with all this right?
➔ Inversión para enfatizar
➔ Normalmente, la oración sería "What *can* be wrong...". La inversión enfatiza la sorpresa o el desafío del hablante.
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Somebody's light *is not so bright*
➔ Intensificador adjetival negativo: "not so"
➔ "*Not so bright*" es una forma más suave de decir "not very bright" o "dim". Es menos directo que decir "dark."
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The uglier, the better, hun, don't be the only one
➔ Correlación comparativa ("The..., the...")
➔ Esta estructura indica que a medida que una cualidad aumenta, la otra también aumenta. En este caso, a medida que el suéter se vuelve más feo, mejora.
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It doesn't matter if you *don't look cool*
➔ Modo subjuntivo (cláusula condicional)
➔ Aunque no usa explícitamente "if", la frase implica una declaración condicional: "Incluso si no te ves genial, no importa."
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Everybody's *following the Christmas rule*
➔ Presente continuo para una tendencia temporal.
➔ El presente continuo (*following*) enfatiza que este comportamiento está sucediendo en la época navideña, pero no necesariamente durante todo el año.
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Oh, well, you *gotta try* to put your pride on pause
➔ Contracción informal "gotta" (= got to)
➔ "*Gotta*" es una forma coloquial de decir "got to" o "have got to", que indica necesidad u obligación. Es común en el inglés hablado y en la escritura informal.
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Ain't no hiding, time has come to go
➔ Doble negación y modismo "Time has come"
➔ "*Ain't no hiding*" es una doble negación, comúnmente utilizada en el inglés informal (especialmente en la música). Aunque gramaticalmente incorrecta en entornos formales, se utiliza para enfatizar. "Time has come" es un modismo que significa 'ha llegado el momento apropiado o destinado'.