Most of us may have listened to one of
the best-known Christmas songs like Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Both of the songs have been popular every year around the Christmas time. Many
Chinese learners want to learn mandarin Christmas songs so that they can learn pinyin while
listening to the beautiful melodies. Indeed, the most common question we have
received is “Can you provide the Christmas song lyrics in pinyin?” So, we have
created the Christmas
songs in Chinese characters and pinyin. Those who are a fan of Chinese
language and Christmas melody can take this as a good taste.
In the previous post, we learned about
the history and the author of the song “Jingle Bells.” Today, we will take a
look at another popular Christmas song, widely enjoyed by people in China - "We
Wish You a Merry Christmas".
The Christmas song can trace its history
back to England in the 16th century, when it enjoyed a high
popularity during Christmas time. We know the lyrics of this song include “Oh,
bring us a figgy pudding and bring it fight here.” So, why is the figgy pudding
appear in the lyrics and not other things? It is said that in the English
tradition, wealthy people of the country used to give Christmas treats the poor
on Christmas Eve, such as figgy puddings that were very much like modern-day
Christmas puddings. Since this, the figgy budding is reflected by the author and
composer of the “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” song.
Over the years, however, the fashion for
figgy puddings mentioned in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” has faded. And
people nowadays don’t even think about the delicious figgy pudding on Christmas
seasons. But it didn’t stop people from loving this song. Have you ever listened
to the song in Chinese version, which is also a good resource to learn
basic Chinese with pinyin pronunciation? Give it a hum!
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