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A holiday tradition that can transform your English
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Happy Holidays! I hope you're enjoying the magic of the season and observing special traditions with family and friends. I've been enjoying some of my yearly favorites. I saw a performance of the Nutcracker, participated in two Christmas ships parades, went to an ugly sweater party and a cookie exchange. I've also been listening to my favorite Classic Christmas playlists for most of December. 🤶Christmas SongsI love Christmas songs, especially the classic songs I grew up with—the ones from the 1930s and 1950s with singers like Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby. As I was singing along recently, I started thinking that these songs would be perfect for practicing English rhythm, melody, and fluency. I was clearly hearing several contractions, connected speech and exaggerated word stress. Singing is my absolute favorite way to work on improving your overall sound in English (or any language you're learning). When you sing, you naturally pick up:
You don’t analyze. You don’t memorize rules. You simply follow the singer—and your speech adjusts on its own. No need to stress about not having time to work on your English. Just stay in the holiday spirit and sing along to Christmas songs. 🎁Here's my holiday gift to youI've compiled a list of my favorite Christmas songs that are short and easy to sing to. I hope you love them as much as I do. I sing along to these all the time. 🎄 How to use the songs belowFor each song, go to YouTube and type in the song title + artist + “lyrics.” After you’ve sung along a few times with the lyrics, you may not need them anymore. At that point, you can sing along anywhere—on the radio, Spotify, or wherever you normally listen to music. 🎤10 short & easy Christmas songs to sing along to
Number 10 is longer and very slow, but it’s incredible for feeling how English stretches stressed vowels and focus words. ✨ Bonus: beautiful listening (not really for singing)These aren’t sing-along songs, but they’re absolutely worth enjoying:
🎄 A simple invitationPut one song on in the car, in the kitchen, or while decorating. Don’t aim for perfection—just follow the music. If you do this practice regularly, you'll be surprised how quickly the natural rhythm and melody of English moves into your subconscious mind and transforms your speech. I hope you try out singing some of these beloved holiday classics. 📧Please reply and tell me which ones are your favorite and what you think of this practice. Wishing you a warm, musical, and joyful holiday season. |
English Coach Nicole
American accent coach helping professionals overcome language barriers and speak clear, confident English to achieve their professional and personal goals. You can expect emails with tips to improve your English and soft skills, course launches, event announcements and free resources.
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