Song: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

Written By Brandon Douglas

– B2 (intermediate) –

Practice Your Listening Comprehension

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“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee is one of those Christmas carol classics that you cannot help but listen to every single year. Since 1958 the song has been broadcast on radio stations, during TV commercials, in stores, and has been streamed from Christmas Playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, consistently reaching top spots on the Christmas music charts all across the Anglosphere. Its lyrics may be simple, but its holiday vocabulary and vibes are rich.

WHAT TO LEARN

While listening to this Christmas tune, maybe even rockin’ around your very own Christmas tree, you can practice and learn multiple elements of the English language, including:

  • American English

  • future tense

  • gerund

  • imperative

  • connected speech

  • G-dropping

  • unvoiced plosives

  • vocabulary related to:

    • Christmas

    • celebration

Do you celebrate Christmas? What is your favourite Christmas song? Why do you like it? Practice your English by letting me know in the comments below.

Brandon Douglas
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