{"id":7041,"date":"2019-12-11T19:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T01:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2025-01-13T23:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T05:32:11","slug":"deck-the-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/deck-the-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"deck the halls: 12 odd &#038; vibrant vocabulary words from the lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>deck the halls<\/em><\/strong> is a well known and beloved christmas carol, but a lot of the vocabulary in the lyrics is archaic and confusing. \u00a0the first verse which contains just 24 words has at least 12 words that might require some analysis for better understanding. there are numerous recorded versions of <em>deck the halls.<\/em> \u00a0this one is from the <strong>disney<\/strong>\u00a0animated production <strong><em>beauty and the beast&#8211;the enchanted christmas<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beauty and the beast enchanted Christmas: Deck the Halls\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNsh2k83VGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the first line says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>deck<\/em> the <em>halls<\/em> with <em>boughs<\/em> of <em>holly<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>deck<\/strong><\/em> means <em>decorate<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 <em><strong>hall<\/strong><\/em> in this case refers to big rooms for events, not <em>corridors<\/em> inside of a building. a <strong><em>bough<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>tree branch<\/em>, <em><strong>holly<\/strong><\/em> is a plant associated with the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10268\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5a2bddc81d2186.4836618715128242641193-1-e1543921998255-300x246.png\" alt=\"a bough of holly\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5a2bddc81d2186.4836618715128242641193-1-e1543921998255-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5a2bddc81d2186.4836618715128242641193-1-e1543921998255-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5a2bddc81d2186.4836618715128242641193-1-e1543921998255-1024x840.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>a bough of holly<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the second line is&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>&#8217;tis<\/em> the season to be <em>jolly<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/words-we-only-say-at-christmas\/\"><em><strong>&#8217;tis<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a contraction of<em> it is<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/jolly-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jolly<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>happy<\/em>, <em>gay<\/em>. which <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/lead-to-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leads to<\/a> the third line of the verse&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>don<\/em> we now our <em>gay apparel <\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>don<\/em><\/strong> means <em>put on<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/gay-evolution-playlist\/\"><em><strong>gay<\/strong><\/em><\/a> in this song means <em>happy<\/em>. it is not referring to sexuality. <em><strong> apparel<\/strong><\/em> means <em>clothes<\/em>. so in modern english we might say<em> let&#8217;s put on our party clothes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10269\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/seasontobejollyitis-255x300.jpeg\" alt=\"yoda christmas sweater\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/seasontobejollyitis-255x300.jpeg 255w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/seasontobejollyitis.jpeg 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>christmas apparel with yoda and deck the halls lyrics (merchold.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>finally, the last line says<\/p>\n<h4><em>troll<\/em> the ancient <em>yuletide carol<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/troll-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>troll <\/em><\/strong><\/a>in <em>deck the halls<\/em> does not mean<em> post agressive, offensive or cruel material online<\/em>, which is the most common application of the word nowadays. in the song it means <em>sing loudly and enthsiastically<\/em>. many christmas traditions evolved from celebrations of the <em><strong>winter solstice<\/strong><\/em> (december 21&#8211;the longest night and shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere) known as <em><strong>yuletide<\/strong><\/em>. it can also be understood as a synonym for christmas.\u00a0<strong><em>carols<\/em><\/strong> are christmas songs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10270\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/be420e3a9a8d9bce70121bdb791c908c-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"trolls movie poster\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/be420e3a9a8d9bce70121bdb791c908c-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/be420e3a9a8d9bce70121bdb791c908c.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>the trolls in this movie do a lot of trolling (singing)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>another disney movie contains this version of <em>deck the halls<\/em> sung by <strong>debby ryan<\/strong>. \u00a0she actually changes the lyrics from\u00a0<em>&#8217;tis<\/em> to <em>it&#8217;s<\/em> and <em>troll<\/em> to <em>sing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Debby Ryan Deck The Halls Official Music Video (HD)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlhskAGrxL4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>what other confusing vocabulary have u found in christmas carols? share your experience under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.177\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" 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