"Deck the Halls" (original English title: "Deck the Hall") is a traditional Christmas and New Year's Carol. The "fa-la-la" refrains were probably originally played on the harp. The tune is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to the winter carol "Nos Galan". In the eighteenth century, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used its tune for a violin and piano duet. The repeated "fa-la-la" is from medieval ballads and used in Nos Galan. The remaining lyrics are American in origin dating from the nineteenth century.
This song is featured in various Disney music media, including A Family Christmas.
Lyrics[]
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 year 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 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
Sing that ancient Yuletide carol
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la-la-la!
All our friends are here bestowing
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Gifts for stockings overflowing
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Sharing warmth of Yuletide embers
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Joys that everyone remembers
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la-la-la!
Stockings filled with gift surprises
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Wrapped in many shapes and sizes
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
'Round the tree abundant treasures
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Celebrate the season's pleasures
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, la-la-la!
Zeke:
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Five Bear Rugs:
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Zeb:
'Tis the season to be jolly
Five Bear Rugs:
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
Tennesse:
Follow me in merry measure
Five Bear Rugs:
Fa-la-la-la-la!
Zeb:
Ah! he didn't sneeze!
Five Bear Rugs:
Heedless of the wind and weather
Fa-la-la, fa-la-la, fa-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
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
Heedless of the wind and weather
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world!
In Disney media[]
- In Pluto's Christmas Tree, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy make a cameo at the end, singing the song outside Mickey's house. Chip 'n' Dale sing along with them, and Pluto attempts to do so as well, but ultimately ends up being silenced.
- In Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas, Mickey and the gang sing this song with altered lyrics while spending Christmas in their country cabin decorating.
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas features the song twice: once at the beginning of the film with the denizens of the town entering the castle, and once in which Forte sings a macabre variation of it.
- The closing scenes of Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas and its sequel have Mickey and his friends singing a medley of Christmas songs, including this one.
- In Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!, when Teddy, in an attempt to gain money to fly to Palm Springs to join her family, sings the song. She receives a small amount of money before it is taken out of her collection box (a.k.a. hat).
- In the Good Luck Charlie episode "A Duncan Christmas", when Amy and Linda both decide to sing the song at the Annual Duncan Christmas Eve Talent Show. After several fights, they both eventually decide to do so as a duet, but things do not end up well, as they fight whilst performing.
- Beaker, Animal, and the Swedish Chef song the song in Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular.
- In The Little Mermaid Christmas-themed audiobook and cassette "Christmas Under the Sea", there is a cover version of the song sung by Sebastian, featuring altered lyrics incorporating fish and ocean life-related puns like "Deck de halls with de shells and de seaweed (Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)/Lots of de sea stars, that's what we need (Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)/Wear your shiny pearls and de coral (Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la)/While we sing dis Christmas carol (Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la)/etc."
- In Haunted Mansion Holiday, the tune of the song can be heard alongside "What's This?" during the attic scene.
- In It's a Small World Holiday, the song and "It's a Small World" was played together in the finale room, where can see several dolls read the lyrics book of this song (in Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland versions only).
Gallery[]
It's a Small World Holiday[]
Video[]
References[]
- ↑ Now That's What I Call Disney, Vol. 2 at AllMusic
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