Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや) (born March 20, 1955 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japan… Read Full Bio ↴Mariya Takeuchi (竹内まりや) (born March 20, 1955 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese singer and songwriter.
Takeuchi started her own career with a single "Modotte-Oide, Watashi no Jikan" in 1978. From the late 1970s to the early '80s, she has recorded 5 albums and several singles including top-ten hit "Fushigi na Peach Pie". Those materials have featured dozens of Japanese and North American distinguished songwriters, instrumentalists, and producers, such as David Foster, Jim Keltner, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Kazuhiko Kato, Kunihiko Kase, Shigeru Suzuki, Takashi Matsumoto, and her future long-term partner Tatsuro Yamashita.
"Heart to Heart", one of her songs co-written by Roger Nichols and released in 1980, was recorded by the Carpenters two years later, and became the last recording for the late Karen Carpenter.

In 1981, Takeuchi married to a singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, and stopped her career temporarily owing to the pregnancy. After her comeback to the Japanese music industry in 1984, she has accomplished huge commercial success more than when she was single. From that year to the present, she has recorded 6 successful studio albums that mainly consisted of her self-penned songs, and all of them have reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart.

As a singer-songwriter, she has produced 8 top-ten hit singles on the Oricon, including "Single Again", "Kokuhaku", "Junai Rhapsody", "Konya wa Hearty Party" and her only #1 hit "Camouflage".

クリスマスは一緒に
竹内まりや Lyrics

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あなたの街に初雪舞い
(It's cold!)
今かとその帰りを待つの
会えない日がこんなに続いたら
写真だけじゃ顔を忘れそうよ
誰にも同じように
やさしいあの人だから
離れてるといつも心配

December 24th
クリスマスは二人で
一緒に過ごしたいの
彼の元気な姿何よりの
Precious Gift
半年前半泣きでせがんだ
行かないでと子供じみたお願い
落ち込んでた私を
やっと救い出せるのは
交し合った冬の約束
December 24th
今年もまた必ず
一緒に過ごしたいの
負けそうになる距離を
飛び越える Precious Night
Merry Christmas!
どんなことがあっても
一緒に過ごしたいの
世界中で一ばん愛してる
My Precious Love
二人でずっと暮らせる日を
(Some day)
夢見て
もうちょっとがんばるわ
混み合うエアポートで
あなたを (It's you!)
見つけて胸がきゅんとなった
It's snowing,
it's snowing in your town
You're coming,
you're coming to see me soon
It's snowing,
it's snowing in your town

You're coming,
you're coming for Christmas Eve

Overall Meaning

The song "クリスマスは一緒に" by 竹内まりや is a romantic Christmas love song. The lyrics talk about a woman waiting for her beloved to return to her city on Christmas Eve, hoping to spend the night of Christmas together. She misses him terribly, as they have been apart for a long time, and feels like she might forget his face if she doesn't see him soon. However, she knows that he is a kind-hearted person that everyone loves, and even though they are apart, he worries about her. They made a promise to each other the previous winter, and she hopes to keep that promise this year as well. The song ends with her joyfully greeting her lover at the airport through the snow, and looking forward to spending the holiday together.

Line by Line Meaning

あなたの街に初雪舞い
It's snowing in your town.

今かとその帰りを待つの
Waiting for you to come back now.

会えない日がこんなに続いたら
It feels like we've been apart for so long.

写真だけじゃ顔を忘れそうよ
I might forget your face with just photos.

誰にも同じように
Just like anybody else.

やさしいあの人だから
Because you're that kind person.

離れてるといつも心配
I'm always worried when we're apart.

December 24th クリスマスは二人で
December 24th, I want to spend Christmas together, just the two of us.

一緒に過ごしたいの
I want to be together.

彼の元気な姿何よりの Precious Gift
Your happy appearance is the most precious gift.

半年前半泣きでせがんだ
Half a year ago, I begged you with half tears.