A studio apartment in a dull part of Seattle, 一室公寓位于西雅图的一个沉闷的一部分，

A strand of light suspended, 光的股停牌，

By a thumb tack in the drywall, 通过在石膏板图钉，

The restaurants are closed, 该餐厅被关闭，

So are the record shops, 那么，唱片店，

The banks, and bars, and Bartell drugs, 银行和酒吧，和巴特尔的药物，

And so's the half price book store, 所以，是的半价书店，

But the movies are always open, 但电影始终是开放的，

And I always have to open. 而我总是要打开。

   

A repertory movie house, à剧目电影院，

Well life is not so wonderful, 好生活并不那么美妙，

For 15 soggy patrons, 15潮湿的顾客，

Who have no better place to be, 谁没有更好的地方是，

Not to mention me, 更不用提我，

I'm working for a holiday wage, 我正在为假期工资，

My family is two time zones away, 我的家庭是两个时区了，

I'm supposed to call them, 我应该打电话给他们，

My vodka and snow is melting, 我的伏特加酒和雪正在融化，

The alcohol isn't helping. 酒精是没有帮助。

   

Sometimes, you have to work on Christmas sometimes. 有时候，你不得不在圣诞节工作的时候。

You have to work on Christmas sometimes. 你必须在圣诞节工作的时候。

You gotta work on Christmas; 你必须工作在圣诞节;

I doubt I'll miss this. 我怀疑我会想念这个。

   

There's an artificial tree, 这里有一个人造树，

Blinking in the lobby, 闪烁的大堂，

Sitting on the coffee table, yeah, 坐在茶几上，是啊，

Strangers and spare changers, 陌生人和备件换，

Stand in line like poor relations, 站在象差的关系线，

At some kind of sad reunion, 在某种悲伤的团聚，

And I'm selling the tickets, 而我卖的票，

They come in out of the weather, 他们进来了天气，

For Christmas alone together. 圣诞节单独在一起。

   

Sometimes you have to work on Christmas, sometimes, 有时候，你必须工作在圣诞节，有时候，

You have to work on Christmas, sometimes, 你有工作在圣诞节，有时候，

You have to work on Christmas, 你有工作在圣诞节，

I doubt I'll miss this next year. 我怀疑我会想念这个明年。

   

Sometimes you have to work on Christmas, sometimes, 有时候，你必须工作在圣诞节，有时候，

You gotta work on Christmas, sometimes, 你在圣诞节得​​工作，有时，

You have to work on Christmas, 你有工作在圣诞节，

I doubt I'll miss this at all. 我怀疑我会想念这个都没有。