An American favorite written in 1944 by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells, The Christmas Song (or Chestnust Roasting On an Open Fire) is best known from the recording by Nat King Cole. The song's popularity is due to the strong sentiments reflected in its lines. It captures the essence of a family Christmas.
The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you
VOCABULARY
chestnut - marron
to roast - (ici) griller
Jack Frost - Bonhomme d'hiver
*to nip - mordre
yuletide - période de Noël
carol - chant de Noël
folks - des gens
mistletoe - gui
tiny tots - des bambins
aglow - brillant
to load - charger
goodies - des bonbons, gâteaux, etc..
sleigh - traîneau
to spy - espionner
reindeer (Note - irregular plural form 2 or 3 reindeer) - renne
kids - des gosses
*There's a nip in the air - Il fait frisquet.
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