Lyrics to
Deck The Halls

This version of Deck The Halls was released by John Denver in 1979.

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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.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

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About Lyrics and Deck The Halls by John Denver

The lyrics to Deck The Halls are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that John Denver used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to Deck The Halls have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only John Denver and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Deck The Halls by John Denver. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Deck The Halls" means the words set to the music of Deck The Halls, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Deck The Halls and the lyrics to Deck The Halls are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Deck The Halls, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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