All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey · 1994
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- More than you could ever know
- Make my wish come true
- All I want for Christmas is you
- Yeah
Echo the hook
- You, baby
- Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas
- I won't even wish for snow (and I)
- I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I don't want a lot for Christmas
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I just want you for my own
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
All I want for Christmas is you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I won't even wish for snow and I
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
What more can I do?
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? want a lot for Christmas
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
More than you could ? know
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
There is just one thing I ? (and I)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I won't even wish for ? (and I)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And ? is singing (oh, yeah)
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "want" in the whole song?
"want"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "christmas" in the whole song?
"christmas"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I don't want a lot for Christmas
- Make my wish come true
- Won't you please bring my baby to me?
Exercise 25
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was released in 1994. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
don't→won't→i'm→gonna→wanna→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Mariah Carey one question about "All I Want for Christmas Is You", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?