LeAnn spreads the festive spirit
For this year’s Christmas song, SW presents “Today Is Christmas,” performed and written by LeAnn Rimes on her latest album, Today Is Christmas.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at definitions of vocabulary used in the lyrics.
ABOUT LEANNE RIMES
Name: Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian
Nationality: American
Style: Pop, country
Selected Albums: Today Is Christmas (2015), Spitfire (2013), Family (2007), Whatever We Wanna (2006), This Woman (2005), What a Wonderful World (2004), Twisted Angel (2002), LeAnn Rimes (1999), Sittin’ on Top of the World (1998), Blue (1996), All That (1994), From My Heart to Yours (1992), Everybody’s Sweetheart (1991)
In brief: Born in Mississippi, US, this 33-year-old singer-songwriter released her debut album, Everybody’s Sweetheart, in 1991. Over a decade of her music career, LeAnn has released a string of smash hits, including “How Do I Live,” “Can’t Fight the Moonlight,” “I Need You,” “You Light Up My Life” and “Last Thing on My Mind.” She’s so far sold more than 37 million records worldwide. Her latest album, Today Is Christmas, was released in October. LeAnn is currently busy touring across the US.
Website: www.leannrimesworld.com
“Today Is Christmas”
By LeAnn Rimes
Chorus
Today, today, today
Today, today is Christmas
If we live it like, live it like
Live it like, like every day is
Why does it take the holidays
To make us go
Jingle, jangle
We don't need the snow
Or the twinkling lights to go
Jingle, jangle
It only takes a little spark to ignite
And you'll go
Jingle, jangle
So grab the one you love
And hold on to them tight and go
Jingle, jangle
(Chorus)
Down in your pocket
You got something to give that goes
Jingle, jangle
Down in your heart
Go make some room
So you can forgive and go
Jingle, jangle
We heard it said that
An angel gets its wings
When we go, jingle, jangle
So what are we waiting for
Let's shake every doggone thing that goes
Jingle, jangle
(Chorus)
Exercises
Match each of the following words used in the lyrics with the correct definition.
| …..1. twinkling | a. to stop feeling angry with somebody who has done something to harm, annoy or upset you |
| ….. 2. forgive | b. a small piece of material like a small bag sewn into or onto a piece of clothing so that you can carry things in it |
| ….. 3. pocket | c. to produce small flashes of fire or electricity |
| ….. 4. spark | d. to shine with a light that keeps changing from bright to faint to bright again |
Vocabulary
- ignite (v): to make something start to burn
debut (n): the first public appearance of a performer
