Fa La La – English Lyrics

• By: Elizabeth Chan
• Album: Everyday Holidays

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the joy of the holiday season through Elizabeth Chan's festive anthem, "Fa La La." This song is a perfect introduction to the English language with its clear, repetitive chorus and heartwarming lyrics about family and celebration. What makes "Fa La La" special is its inclusive message, embracing both Christmas and Hanukkah traditions, making it a wonderful tune for everyone to enjoy and learn with.

[English]

hear the Silver Bells hear them ring

ring ring and the C hear them sing sing

sing all around the world we are

gathering to greet a family that we've

surely missed every boy and girl starts

a brand new page Now's the Time to make

a Christmas list follow my love follow

la la la celebrate the

holidays for all follow la la la follow

la la la celebrate the holidays for all

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watch the trade of spin children win win

win Tales of Miracles keep the

tradition and though the days are short

we celebrate the nights the nor show a

festival of lights every boy and girl

count the candy count love the age for

wonder why not 12 follow

follow the love celebrate the

holidays for all follow the LA follow

the LA celebrate the

holay for

all the ornaments all the presence and

all the Christmas lights celebrate the

night Smiles on family trees joyous Rees

we all share the way in a

holiday

follow follow love celebrate the

holidays for all father

La

follow celebrate the

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share the

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holid we share our the

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sh the heart of days

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
celebrate ˈsɛl.ɪ.breɪt A2	verb - to honor a special day, event, or occasion with festivities
follow ˈfɒl.oʊ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something
gathering ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ A2	noun - a meeting or assembly of people
greet ɡriːt A1	verb - to welcome or salute someone
tradition trəˈdɪʃ.ən A2	noun - a custom or belief passed down through generations
festival ˈfɛs.tɪ.vəl A1	noun - a celebration, often with music, food, and entertainment
ornaments ˈɔːr.nə.mənts A2	noun - decorative objects, especially for a Christmas tree
joyous ˈdʒɔɪ.əs B1	adjective - feeling or showing great happiness
miracles ˈmɪr.ə.kəlz A2	noun - an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention
wonder ˈwʌn.dər A1	noun - a feeling of amazement or awe
presence ˈprez.əns A2	noun - the state or fact of being present
smiles smaɪlz A1	noun - an expression of pleasure or amusement
share ʃɛər A1	verb - to use or have something jointly with others
holiday ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ A1	noun - a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
family ˈfæm.ə.li A1	noun - a group of people related by blood or marriage

Key Grammar Structures

• hear the Silver Bells hear them ring

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb 'hear' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or instruction.

• every boy and girl starts a brand new page

  ➔ Third-person plural subject with singular verb

  ➔ 'Starts' agrees with the singular verb form despite the plural subjects 'boy and girl'.

• Now's the Time to make a Christmas list

  ➔ Contraction and infinitive

  ➔ 'Now's' is a contraction of 'Now is', and 'to make' is the infinitive form.

• follow my love follow la la la

  ➔ Imperative mood repetition

  ➔ The imperative verb 'follow' is repeated for emphasis.

• we celebrate the nights the nor show a festival of lights

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement with compound subject

  ➔ 'We' is a compound subject, and 'celebrate' agrees with the plural subject.

• every boy and girl count the candy

  ➔ Plural subject with plural verb

  ➔ 'Count' is plural to agree with the plural subjects 'boy and girl'.

• Smiles on family trees joyous Rees

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'On family trees' is a prepositional phrase modifying 'Smiles'.

• we all share the way in a holiday

  ➔ Present tense with adverbial phrase

  ➔ 'Share' is in the present tense, and 'in a holiday' is an adverbial phrase of time.