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Deck the Halls #1: Do You Want to Sing the Christmas Song Deck the Halls?
Do you want to sing the Christmas song Deck the Halls? In this post, you’ll get: 1) a video of the Christmas song Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, 2) the full Deck the Halls lyrics, and 3) easy-to-read shape note sheet music with a sing along song track. Read more to enjoy your deck and halls!
This article uses musical terms. For definitions, see the Glossary at the end of the post.
Deck the Halls #2: Or Do You Want to Sing with the Video?
This section has the Deck the Halls video, and the next section has the Deck the Halls lyrics.
Video: Deck the Halls of Boughs of Holly
Deck the Halls #3: Deck the Halls Lyrics
Here are the complete Deck the Halls lyrics.
Verse 1:
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.
Verse 2:
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.
Verse 3:
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.
Deck the Halls #4: The Sheet Music
The words and melody for the Christmas song Deck the Halls comes from an old Welsh air.
- The version we’ll use today was published in 1917.
- However, little has changed between the contemporary version and the one in this post.
- If you’re familiar with shape note notation, you can skip right to the sheet music examples.
To learn about shape note singing:
Here’s the sheet music for Deck the Halls of Boughs of Holly.
Mobile users: for best results reading the music, tilt your screen 90o to the right.
Deck the Halls of Boughs of Holly Sing Along Song Track:
The sing along song track uses synthetic voices rather than actual voices. Research has shown that this will help with the ability to identify and produce absolute pitch information. For more information:
Deck the Halls #5: Final Thoughts
This post gives you three choices for how to work with Deck the Halls:
- You can follow along with the Deck the Halls video.
- Or you can learn the Deck the Halls lyrics.
- Finally, you can work with the easy-to-read shape note notation.
Enjoy singing on your deck and halls!
Glossary
Deck the Halls (Lyrics and Song)
Do you want to sing the Christmas song Deck the Halls? In this post, you’ll get: 1) a video of the Christmas song Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly, 2) the full Deck the Halls lyrics, and 3) easy-to-read shape note sheet music with a sing along song track. Read more to enjoy your deck and halls! Estimated reading time 2 minutes.
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