Song 4 in The Christmas Songbook
Deck the Halls
Also known as: Deck the Hall, Nos Galan
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For The Christmas Songbook (piano edition).
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Ukulele
For The Christmas Songbook (ukulele edition).
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Guitar
For The Christmas Songbook (guitar edition).
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Kalimba
For The Christmas Songbook (kalimba edition).
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Recorder
For The Christmas Songbook (recorder edition).
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All the words
Deck the halls with boughs 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,
Troll the ancient
Yuletide 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,
While I tell of
Yuletide 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,
Heedless of the
wind and weather, Fa la la la la, la la la
la.
About this song
- Music
- Traditional Welsh melody (Nos Galan; first printed 1794, Edward Jones)
- Words
- Thomas Oliphant (1799–1873), in the American form printed from 1877
- First published
- Tune 1794 (Edward Jones, Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards); English words 1862 (Oliphant, Welsh Melodies); this wording 1877/1881
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US, UK and EU. The arrangement and recordings belong to the book.