{"id":6351,"date":"2017-12-18T16:49:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T21:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2017-12-12T17:22:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T22:22:46","slug":"christmas-karaoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/christmas-karaoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Karaoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listening to music is a great way to learn a language. It also teaches us about the culture of a country or region. With Christmas fast approaching, there are Christmas carols playing all around the world. If you&#8217;re an ESL learner, these traditional songs can provide a fun and entertaining way for you to practice your English. Get some friends together and have a Christmas karaoke party. Here are a few songs you can sing with videos you can follow and the lyrics you can print out to share.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6352\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843.jpg\" aria-label=\"1 Mmexport1418270387843\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6352\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6352\"  alt=\"Christmas Karaoke\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843-350x261.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merry Christmas!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ll start out with easy songs that I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard a million times. These songs are great if you&#8217;re a beginner ESL learner, or if you teach children. Actually, these songs are great for all of us. Ready to sing? Let&#8217;s go!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Jingle Bells<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jingle Bells | Christmas Carol for Kids | Super Simple Songs\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQ34DSTjsLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Dashing through the snow<br \/>\nIn a one-horse open sleigh<br \/>\nO&#8217;er the fields we go<br \/>\nLaughing all the way<br \/>\nBells on bobtails ring<br \/>\nMaking spirits bright<br \/>\nWhat fun it is to ride and sing<br \/>\nA sleighing song tonight<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jingle bells, jingle bells<br \/>\nJingle all the way<br \/>\nOh what fun it is to ride<br \/>\nIn a one-horse open sleigh, hey<br \/>\nJingle bells, jingle bells<br \/>\nJingle all the way<br \/>\nOh what fun it is to ride<br \/>\nIn a one-horse open sleigh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer LYRICS VIDEO\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQpP9Ippfps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen<br \/>\nComet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen<br \/>\nBut do you recall<br \/>\nThe most famous reindeer of all?<br \/>\nRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<br \/>\nHad a very shiny nose<br \/>\nAnd if you ever saw it<br \/>\nYou would even say it glows<br \/>\nAll of the other reindeer<br \/>\nUsed to laugh and call him names<br \/>\nThey never let poor Rudolph<br \/>\nJoin in any reindeer games<br \/>\nThen one foggy Christmas Eve<br \/>\nSanta came to say<br \/>\n&#8220;Rudolph, with your nose so bright<br \/>\nWon&#8217;t you guide my sleigh tonight?&#8221;<br \/>\nThen how the reindeer loved him<br \/>\nAs they shouted out with glee<br \/>\n&#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll go down in history&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Santa Claus is Coming to Town<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town lyrics - Animation - Christmas songs for children\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f60OTErBHFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You better watch out<br \/>\nYou better not cry<br \/>\nBetter not pout<br \/>\nI\u2019m telling you why<br \/>\nSanta Claus is coming to town<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">He\u2019s making a list<br \/>\nAnd checking it twice<br \/>\nHe\u2019s gonna find out who\u2019s naughty or nice<br \/>\nSanta Claus is coming to town<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">He sees you when you\u2019re sleeping<br \/>\nHe knows when you\u2019re awake<br \/>\nHe knows if you\u2019ve been bad or good<br \/>\nSo be good for goodness sake<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s try some famous Christmas pop songs. These are a little more difficult, and there are a lot more lyrics to follow. Are you up for the challenge? Let&#8217;s sing a few more!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree &#8211; Brenda Lee<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rockin&#039; Around The Christmas Tree Lyrics\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3HJgCcSUqQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Rocking around the Christmas Tree<br \/>\nat the Christmas party hop<br \/>\nA mistletoe hung where you can see<br \/>\nEvery couple tries to stop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Rocking around the Christmas Tree<br \/>\nLet the Christmas spirit ring<br \/>\nLater we&#8217;ll have some pumpkin pie<br \/>\nand we&#8217;ll do some caroling<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You will get a sentimental feeling<br \/>\nWhen you hear, voices singing<br \/>\n&#8220;Let&#8217;s be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Rocking around the Christmas Tree<br \/>\nHave a happy holiday<br \/>\nEveryone dancing merrily<br \/>\nIn a new old fashioned way<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You will get a sentimental feeling<br \/>\nWhen you hear voices singing<br \/>\n&#8220;Let&#8217;s be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas &#8211; Wham!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wham - Last Christmas (with lyrics :D)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MZVY-pGDsN4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"_UZe kno-fb-ctx\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Once bitten and twice shy<br \/>\nI keep my distance<br \/>\nBut you still catch my eye<br \/>\nTell me, baby<br \/>\nDo you recognize me?<br \/>\nWell, it&#8217;s been a year<br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t surprise me<br \/>\n(Merry Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it<br \/>\nWith a note saying, &#8220;I love you, &#8221; I meant it<br \/>\nNow, I know what a fool I&#8217;ve been<br \/>\nBut if you kissed me now<br \/>\nI know you&#8217;d fool me again<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_UZe kno-fb-ctx\">\n<div class=\"_Nvn\" style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpdxpnd\" style=\"text-align: center\">A crowded room, friends with tired eyes<br \/>\nI&#8217;m hiding from you, and your soul of ice<br \/>\nMy god, I thought you were someone to rely on<br \/>\nMe? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpdxpnd\" style=\"text-align: center\">A face on a lover with a fire in his heart<br \/>\nA man under cover but you tore me apart<br \/>\nNow, I&#8217;ve found a real love you&#8217;ll never fool me again<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpdxpnd\" style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpdxpnd\" style=\"text-align: center\">Last Christmas, I gave you my heart<br \/>\nBut the very next day you gave it away<br \/>\nThis year, to save me from tears<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<div class=\"xpdxpnd\" style=\"text-align: center\">A face on a lover with a fire in his heart<br \/>\nA man under cover but you tore him apart<br \/>\nMaybe next year I&#8217;ll give it to someone<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll give it to someone special<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">All I Want for Christmas Is You &#8211; Mariah Carey<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Lyrics\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mK0z1S8SwZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I don&#8217;t want a lot for Christmas<br \/>\nThere is just one thing I need<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t care about the presents<br \/>\nUnderneath the Christmas tree<br \/>\nI just want you for my own<br \/>\nMore than you could ever know<br \/>\nMake my wish come true oh<br \/>\nAll I want for Christmas is you<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I don&#8217;t want a lot for Christmas<br \/>\nThere is just one thing I need, and I<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t care about the presents<br \/>\nUnderneath the Christmas tree<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t need to hang my stocking<br \/>\nThere upon the fireplace<br \/>\nSanta Claus won&#8217;t make me happy<br \/>\nWith a toy on Christmas day<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I just want you for my own<br \/>\nMore than you could ever know<br \/>\nMake my wish come true<br \/>\nAll I want for Christmas is you<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won&#8217;t ask for much this Christmas<br \/>\nI won&#8217;t even wish for snow, and I<br \/>\nI just wanna keep on waiting<br \/>\nUnderneath the mistletoe<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I won&#8217;t make a list and send it<br \/>\nTo the North Pole for Saint Nick<br \/>\nI won&#8217;t even stay awake<br \/>\nTo hear those magic reindeer click<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8216;Cause I just want you here tonight<br \/>\nHolding on to me so tight<br \/>\nWhat more can I do<br \/>\nOh, Baby all I want for Christmas is you<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">All the lights are shining<br \/>\nSo brightly everywhere<br \/>\nAnd the sound of children&#8217;s<br \/>\nLaughter fills the air<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">And everyone is singing<br \/>\nI hear those sleigh bells ringing<br \/>\nSanta won&#8217;t you bring me<br \/>\nThe one I really need<br \/>\nWon&#8217;t you please bring my baby to me quickly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I don&#8217;t want a lot for Christmas<br \/>\nThis is all I&#8217;m asking for<br \/>\nI just wanna see my baby<br \/>\nStanding right outside my door<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I just want you for my own<br \/>\nMore than you could ever know<br \/>\nMake my wish come true<br \/>\nBaby all I want for Christmas is you<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">All I want for Christmas is you, baby<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">What&#8217;s your favorite Christmas carol? Are there some traditional Christmas songs in your first language? Leave us a comment and let us know!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843-350x261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christmas Karaoke\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843-350x261.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/12\/1-mmexport1418270387843.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Listening to music is a great way to learn a language. It also teaches us about the culture of a country or region. With Christmas fast approaching, there are Christmas carols playing all around the world. 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