This song veers off a little from most of the other music I put on this CD. However, it is a fun song that just screams out Christmas to me.
Deck The Halls is more of a secular song rather than a religious one.
While I cannot say that I played this one a lot growing up, it was still a fun song to get the fingers moving on the piano.
Track #12 of 15 songs on Christmas Piano.
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History
This old Christmas carol began in Wales. It was a custom to leave all the doors unlocked on Christmas Eve so the Holy Family wished to enter. This gay and lively song is now sung all over the world, especially when the house is being decorated for the holidays.
The melody is actually Welsh but the words are American. Mozart used the music in a piano/violin duet. The tune to this song originated around the 16th century. It has been stated that the repetition of nonsense words was very popular in music at the time.
Over time, there have been many variations of the music especially with the words. The older English lyrics bear almost no resemblance to the Welsh.
Source: 1) Christmas Carols Book 2) SongFacts 3) Hymns And Carols Of Christmas
Lyrics To Deck The Halls
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, 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, 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, la, la
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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