Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays – English Lyrics

• By: *NSYNC

Lyrics & Translation

Get into the holiday spirit with *NSYNC's iconic 'Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays'! This beloved song is perfect for learning English through its simple yet heartwarming lyrics about love, family, and the joy of the season. Discover the meaning behind this festive classic and celebrate the holidays with *NSYNC's signature pop sound.

[English]

- Oh, oh.

- Santa!

(Santa groaning)

What is wrong with you?

(Santa groaning)

Oh no, he's got a fever.

That's it, cancel Christmas.

Santa, you gotta deliver the presents.

(Santa groaning)

Oh, what am I gonna do?

Ooh, I have an idea.

NSYNC.

(Gary snaps)

- [All] Whatchu talking about, Gary?

(Gary snapping)

(skis crashing)

♪ Hmm-Hmmm ♪

♪ Merry Christmas Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Yeah ah ah ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Ooh yeah ♪

♪ We've been waiting all year for this night ♪

♪ And the snow is glistening on the trees outside ♪

♪ And all the stockings are hung by the fireside ♪

♪ Waiting for Santa to arrive ♪

♪ And all the love will show ♪

♪ 'Cause everybody knows ♪

♪ It's Christmastime and ♪

♪ All the kids will see ♪

♪ The gifts under the tree ♪

♪ It's the best time of the year ♪

♪ For the family ♪

♪ It's a wonderful feeling ♪

♪ Feel the love in the room ♪

♪ From the floor to the ceiling ♪

♪ It's that time of year ♪

♪ Christmastime is here ♪

♪ And with the blessings from above ♪

♪ God sends you his love ♪

♪ And everything's okay ♪

♪ Merry Christmas Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Ooh yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Bells are ringing ♪

♪ It's time to scream and shout ♪

♪ Scream and shout ♪

♪ And everybody's playing cause school's out ♪

♪ Celebrating the special times we share ♪

♪ Happiness cause love is in the air ♪

♪ And all the love will show ♪

♪ 'Cause everybody knows ♪

♪ It's Christmastime and ♪

♪ All the kids will see ♪

♪ Will see ♪

♪ The gifts under the tree ♪

♪ The tree ♪

♪ It's the best time of the year for the family ♪

♪ It's a wonderful feeling ♪

♪ Wonderful feeling ♪

♪ Feel the love in the room ♪

♪ From the floor to the ceiling ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ It's that time of year ♪

♪ That time of year ♪

♪ Christmastime is here ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ And with the blessings from above ♪

♪ God sends you his love ♪

♪ And everything's okay ♪

♪ Merry Christmas Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas and ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Merry Christmas and ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ No matter what your holiday ♪

♪ It's a time to celebrate ♪

♪ And put your worries aside ♪

♪ Worries aside ♪

♪ And open up your mind ♪

♪ Open up your mind ♪

♪ See the world right by your side ♪

♪ It's Christmastime ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪ Sing it everybody

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ C'mon now ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪ Lemme hear ya

♪ Merry Christmas and ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ It's a wonderful feeling ♪

♪ Feel the love in the room ♪

♪ From the floor to the ceiling ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ It's that time of year ♪

♪ That time of year ♪

♪ Christmastime is here ♪

♪ And with the blessings from above ♪

♪ God sends you his love ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ And everything's okay ♪

♪ Yeah ah ah ♪

♪ Merry Christmas Happy Holidays ♪

♪ C'mon now ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Lemme hear ya ♪

♪ Merry Christmas and ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas oh yeah ♪

♪ Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ C'mon now ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Happy Holidays ♪

(Gary snapping)

(all laughing)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ A1	noun - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
holidays /ˈhɒl.ə.deɪz/ A2	noun - a period of recreation or celebration; festive season
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes
trees /triːz/ 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.
stockings /ˈstɒkɪŋz/ B1	noun - a long sock worn by women, typically made of nylon or silk.
fireside /ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd/ B2	noun - the area around a fireplace; home or family life.
arrive /əˈraɪv/ A2	verb - reach a destination; come to a place
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - a child or young person.
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.
family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ A1	noun - a group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
wonderful /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/ B1	adjective - inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration; extremely good; marvelous.
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction.
blessings /ˈblɛsɪŋz/ B2	noun - God's favor and protection.
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - a supreme being
bells /bɛlz/ A2	noun - a hollow metallic device, typically cup-shaped, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, typically by a clapper inside.
share /ʃeər/ A2	verb - have a portion of (something) with another or others.
celebrate /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/ B1	verb - to show that you think someone or something is important by celebrating them
worries /ˈwɜːriz/ B1	noun - problems or unpleasant things that you think about or that make you feel anxious

Key Grammar Structures

• We've been waiting all year for this night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous tense

  ➔ Uses "have/has been + verb-ing" to express an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "We've been waiting" indicates the waiting started earlier and continues until this night.

• And all the stockings are hung by the fireside

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ "are hung" is passive voice. The focus is on the stockings and the action of being hung, not on who hung them.

• Waiting for Santa to arrive

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "to arrive" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for waiting. The elves are "waiting" for the express purpose of Santa "arriving".

• Cause everybody knows It's Christmastime

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "Cause" is a shortened version of "Because", and "It's" is the short form of "It is"

• Feel the love in the room From the floor to the ceiling

  ➔ Imperative (Feel)

  ➔ "Feel" is the imperative form, a direct command or instruction.

• And with the blessings from above God sends you his love

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ "God sends" shows correct subject-verb agreement. Because "God" is singular, the verb takes the third-person singular form "sends".

• No matter what your holiday, It's a time to celebrate

  ➔ Complex Sentence (Adverb Clause)

  ➔ "No matter what your holiday" is an adverb clause modifying the main clause "It's a time to celebrate."