Santa Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Kylie Minogue
• Album: Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful, glamorous world of Christmas pop with Kylie Minogue's iconic cover of "Santa Baby." As a beloved festive favorite, the song is perfect for learning English vocabulary related to luxury and desire (sable, yacht, platinum mine deed) and understanding colloquialisms used in flirtation and innuendo. Minogue’s delivery captures the song's signature 'cheekiness,' making it a fun and cheeky piece of Christmas culture.

[English]

[music]

[music]

Since a baby just flip a sle under the

tree for me. [music]

Been an awful good girl, Santa

[music and singing] baby. So hurry down

the chimney tonight.

>> [music]

>> Santa baby a 54 convertible

lights blue

I'll wait up for [music] you dear Santa

baby so hurry down the chimney tonight

[music]

think of all [singing] the fun I've

missed.

Think of all the [music] fellows that I

haven't kissed.

Next [singing] year I could be just as

[music] good. If you check out my

Christmas list,

Santa [music]

Baby, I want a yacht. And really, that's

not a lot. [music]

Been an angel all year since a baby. So

hurry down the chimney tonight.

[music]

Santa honey,

one little thing [music] I really need

that deed

to a [music] platinum vine since a baby.

So hurry down the [music] gym tonight.

Santa Cutie, fill my stocking with a

duplex and [music] check.

Sign your eggs on the line. Such a cutie

and hurry down the chimney [music]

tonight.

M

come [music] and trim [singing] my

Christmas tree

with some decorations for Tiffany.

I [music] really do believe in you.

Let's see if you

believe in me.

[music] Santa, baby. Forgot to mention

one little thing, a ring.

I don't [singing] mean on the phone

[music]

since baby, so hurry down the chimney

tonight.

Hurry down the chimney tonight.

Hurry

tonight. [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flip flɪp A2	verb - to turn or move something quickly, especially with a light, sudden movement
sle slɛ B2	noun - a colloquial shortening of 'sleigh'
hurry hʌri A1	verb - to move or act quickly
convertible kənˈvɜːrtəbl B1	noun - a car with a roof that can be folded back
yacht jɒt A2	noun - a large, luxurious boat used for pleasure sailing
platinum ˈplætɪnəm B1	noun - a precious silvery-white metal
deed diːd A2	noun - a legal document proving ownership of property
duplex ˈdjuːpleks B2	noun - a house divided into two separate residences
check tʃɛk A1	noun - a written order to pay money
trim trɪm A2	verb - to decorate or add something to make something more attractive
Tiffany ˈtɪfəni B1	noun - a luxury jewelry and specialty retailer
believe bɪˈliːv A1	verb - to accept that something is true or real
ring rɪŋ A1	noun - a circular band, typically of metal, worn as jewelry
kissed kɪst A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of affection
angel ˈeɪndʒəl A1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God

Key Grammar Structures

• Been an awful good girl, Santa baby.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "Been" indicates a state continuing from the past to the present. It emphasizes the duration of being a 'good girl'. The structure is 'have/has + been + adjective'.

• Santa baby a 54 convertible lights blue

  ➔ Noun as Adjective/Attributive Noun

  ➔ "54 convertible" functions as an adjective describing the type of car. It modifies 'lights blue', specifying what kind of convertible it is. This is common in English to create concise descriptions.

• I'll wait up for you dear Santa baby

  ➔ Future Contraction ('ll) & Vocative

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating a future action. "Dear Santa baby" uses the vocative case, directly addressing Santa.

• Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed.

  ➔ Present Perfect Negative

  ➔ The phrase "haven't kissed" uses the present perfect negative to express an action that *has not* happened up to the present moment. The relative pronoun "that" introduces a relative clause modifying "fellows".

• Santa Cutie, fill my stocking with a duplex and check.

  ➔ Imperative Mood & Coordination with 'and'

  ➔ The sentence is an imperative, giving a direct command to Santa. 'Fill' and 'check' are coordinated with 'and', indicating two actions to be performed.