Blue Christmas – English Lyrics

• By: Céline Dion
• Album: These Are Special Times

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vocabulary of holiday sentiment with Céline Dion's classic take on "Blue Christmas." This song is perfect for learning English expressions related to deep emotion, heartbreak, and melancholy ('I'll be so blue,' 'blue heartache'). Her crystal-clear pronunciation and dramatic pop vocal style make it an excellent choice for practicing listening comprehension while experiencing a truly moving and iconic Christmas track.

[English]

I'll have a Blue Christmas without you

I'll be so blue thinking about you

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won't be the same, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'

And when those blue melodies start callin'

You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas

...

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won't be the same, if you're not here with me

I'll have a Blue Christmas that's certain

And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'

You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white

But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A2	noun - Christmas, the holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective (color) - blue, a colour between green and violet adjective (sad) - feeling sad, depressed noun (colour) - the colour blue
red /rɛd/ A1	adjective (color) - red, a bright colour at the end of the visible spectrum noun (colour) - the colour red
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective (color) - green, the colour of grass and leaves noun (colour) - the colour green
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective (color) - white, the colour of pure snow or milk noun (colour) - the colour white
decorations /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃənz/ B1	noun (plural) - things that are used to make something look attractive, especially during a celebration
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a tall plant with a woody trunk and branches
snowflakes /ˈsnoʊfleɪks/ B1	noun (plural) - individual crystals of snow that fall from the sky
melodies /ˈmɛləˌdiːz/ B2	noun (plural) - a sequence of musical notes that is pleasant to hear
heartache /ˈhɑːrtˌeɪk/ C1	noun - emotional pain or distress, especially caused by love or loss
certain /ˈsɜːrtn/ B2	adjective - sure, confident that something will happen or is true
have /hæv/ A1	verb - to possess; to hold
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief; to consider
start /stɑːrt/ A2	verb - to begin or commence
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically due to gravity
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb (to name) - to give a name to someone or something verb (to telephone) - to contact someone by telephone
do /duː/ A1	verb - to perform an action or activity
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause physical or emotional pain noun - pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• I'll have a lonely Christmas without you

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The word 'will' shows a future action — the singer predicts feeling lonely later.

• I'll be so sad thinking about you

  ➔ Verb + gerund ('thinking')

  ➔ 'Thinking' acts as a noun describing the activity that causes sadness.

• Decorations of red on a green tree

  ➔ Prepositional phrase ('of red', 'on a green tree')

  ➔ The phrases 'of red' and 'on a green tree' describe colors and position of the decorations.

• If you're not here with me

  ➔ Conditional clause (zero/first type)

  ➔ The 'if' clause expresses a real or likely situation that affects emotion.

• When snowflakes start falling

  ➔ Present simple for future time in time clause

  ➔ In English, time clauses with 'when' use present tense, even if the action refers to the future.

• You'll be doing all right

  ➔ Future continuous tense ('will be doing')

  ➔ This shows an action in progress in the future — someone will be fine then.

• Won't be the same

  ➔ Negative future ('will not' → 'won't')

  ➔ The contraction 'won’t' makes the future tense negative.

• Start falling

  ➔ Catenative verb ('start' + '-ing' form)

  ➔ 'Start' is followed by an '-ing' form to show the beginning of an action.