Last Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Crazy Frog

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit with this energetic cover! While the lyrics are in English, this version is a fantastic way to practice listening for rhythm and timing, as the unique vocal effects challenge you to identify familiar words in a playful, chaotic soundscape.

[English]

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away)

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special (special)

Once bitten and twice shy

I keep my distance but you still catch my eye

Tell me baby, do you recognize me?

Well it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

(Happy Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it

With a note saying "I love you", I meant it

Now I know what a fool I've been

But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again (bam-bam)

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away)

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special (special)

...

A crowded room, friends with tired eyes

I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice

My God, I thought you we're someone to rely on

Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on (ding-ding)

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A man undercover but you tore me apart (bam-bam)

Ooh, ooh (bam-bam)

Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away)

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special (special)

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart

But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away)

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special (special!)

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart (gave you my heart)

But the very next day, you gave it away

This year, to save me from tears

I'll give it to someone special (special)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A1	noun - An annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - The organ that pumps blood, often associated with emotions/love.
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A1	adjective - Better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - Drops of clear salty liquid secreted from the eyes.
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ A2	noun - The amount of space between two things or people.
recognize /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/ B1	verb - To identify someone or something from having encountered them before.
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun/verb - A person who lacks judgment; to trick or deceive someone.
crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ A2	adjective - Full of people.
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ B1	verb - To depend on with trust or confidence.
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - The part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm.
undercover /ˌʌndərˈkʌvər/ B2	adjective - Operating in secret to gather information.
tore /tɔːr/ B1	verb - Past tense of tear; to pull apart or into pieces.
wrapped /ræpt/ A2	verb - To cover or enclose in paper or soft material.
bitten /ˈbɪtən/ B1	verb - Past participle of bite; to cut into with teeth.
shy /ʃaɪ/ A2	adjective - Being nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Key Grammar Structures

• But the very next day, you gave it away

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "gave" is used to describe a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past.

• I'll give it to someone special

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ The contraction "I'll" (I will) indicates a decision made about the future.

• Once bitten and twice shy

  ➔ Passive Voice (Participle)

  ➔ The past participle "bitten" is used to describe the state of having been affected by an experience.

• It doesn't surprise me

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "doesn't" (does not) is used to negate a statement about a general fact.

• If you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Uses past tense "kissed" and "would" (d) to express a hypothetical situation in the present.

• I thought you were someone to rely on

  ➔ Infinitive as an Adjective

  ➔ The phrase "to rely on" acts as an adjective describing the noun "someone."

• Now I've found a real love

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ Uses "have found" to indicate an action that happened in the past but has relevance to the present.

• I'm hiding from you

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ The structure "am + verb-ing" describes an action happening at the moment of speaking.