"Deck the Hall"
NOT "Deck the Halls"
LYRICS
Deck the halls with balls of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
'Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
While I tell of Yule tide treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
HISTORY
The tune is that of an old Welsh air, first found in a musical manuscript by Welsh harpest John Parry Dall (1710 - 1782), but undoubtedly much older than that. The current lyrics are a very free translation of the Welsh song Nos Galan, sung at New Years Eve. In the eighteenth century the tune spread widely, with Mozart using it in a piano and violin concerto. During the Victorian re-invention of Christmas it was turned into a traditional English Christmas song. The first English version appeared in The Franklin Square Song Collection, edited by J.P.McCaskey in 1881. See here for a more detailed summary of what various sources say about its history.
PARODIES
* The comic strip Pogo often had the characters singing nonsense lyrics to the song, which otherwise "fit" in terms of rhyme and meter:
Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo
* The line "Don we now our gay apparel" has led to obvious visual jokes about cross-dressing, the usage of the term "gay" having shifted over the centuries. A famous cartoon in Playboy magazine shows a man singing the line while donning a woman's dress.
* A version sung in Springfield, Pennsylvania in 1970, penned by Clifton Siple contained the lyrics:
Deck the halls with marijuana, fa la la la la, la la la la
Tis the time to reach nirvana, fa la la la la, la la la la
* The band Barenaked Ladies recorded a version of the song called "Deck the Stills", with the traditional lyrics replaced with the single repeated line "Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young".
* It was also recorded by the metal band Twisted Sister on their 2006 A Twisted Christmas album.
* In the 2006 TV show Another Specky Christmas, Adam Hills sang a parody called Dick the Horse. Because apparently at a Carols by Candlelight concert, that's how his Nanna heard it because her hearing aid wasn't turned up.
* The animation comedy group JibJab, famous for their shorts "This Land" and "Good to be in DC," created their own "press conference" using President Bush as the singer. All the footage was taken from confrences in Washington DC and set to a very high-paced, not Christmas-like record player music. Bush's talking was timed and cut to become the lyrics. It sometimes sounds like he might be tone-deaf to the pitches of the music, but remember, it was cut from press confrences.
2007-02-03 00:50:45
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answered by Anonymous
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It's called Deck the Halls.
2007-02-03 00:51:06
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answered by Trisha 2
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It's 'Deck The Halls'
2007-02-03 01:19:16
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answered by munki 6
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Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly
2007-02-03 00:44:51
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answered by f0xymoron 6
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Deck the Halls and it's tis the season not it's
2007-02-03 00:45:08
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answered by sarahcheerchick 2
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It's called 'Deck The Halls'
with boughs of holly, falla la la la, lala la la.
2007-02-03 00:45:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Deck The Halls...!
2007-02-03 01:02:38
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answered by Anonymous
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It's "Tis the season..." =)
Deck the halls.
2007-02-03 00:45:33
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-02-09 11:32:18
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answered by Anonymous
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It's not "balls of holly"
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"boughs of holly"
"Boughs" as in branches. :-)
and I think the title is "Deck the Halls"
Anyway, google "deck the halls" and the lyrics should come up somewhere in cyberspace! Hope that helps you! :-). I just googled it my self on this site
www.carols.org.uk/deck_the_halls.htm
should give you everything u want. got to run.
2007-02-03 01:03:17
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answered by mary k 1
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I believe it's called the Jolly Season Song, but I could be wrong... That's what the word on the street is though.
2007-02-03 00:45:07
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answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5
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