Talk:Deck the Halls

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[edit] Problem

I am absolutely sure that it's not "deck the hall" or "fa la la la la, fa la la la". Could soneone fix this? 156.34.60.112 23:42, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, I'm listening to a recording right now of "Deck the Hall", a version I've never previously heard; I've always heard "Halls" before. I'm really not sure how to cite it, since I don't have the CD case or anything right now. On the other hand, I can't imagine all those extra "fa-s" are correct. If they are, they should be noted, but they should be properly cited. The way the change to the "fa-s" was made, with the intro being seriously mangled, doesn't help my impression of the idea put forward. Nyttend 04:08, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Why is this song secular? If one is so happy during Christmas, it must have to do with religion.--Orthologist 17:18, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I found the word "secular" kind of glaring too. It's not as if this song is anti-religious or something. BTW why is it a part of the Anglicanism project? Steve Dufour 13:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
I changed the word to "traditional." I hope that is ok with everyone. Steve Dufour 14:00, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welsh Origins

This song was originally attached to a Welsh poem, Oer yw'r gwr, or "Cold is the Man". I have included the poem below. See if you can spot the similarities. Could someone with a knowledge of Welsh provide an accurate translation? On-line "translators" provide nothing but gibberish about beans and heartburn (of course).

Oer yw'r gwr sy'n methu caru,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Hen fynyddoedd annwyl Cymru,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Iddo ef a'u cêr gynhesaf ,

Ffa la la, la la la, la la la.

Gwyliau llawen flwydd nesaf,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.


I'r helbulus oer yw'r biliau

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Sydd yn dyfod yn y Gwyliau,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Gwrando bregeth mewn un pennill,

Ffa la la, la la la, la la la.

Byth na waria fwy na'th ennill

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.


Oer yw'r eira ar Eryri,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Er fod gwrthban gwlanen arni,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.

Oer yw'r bobol na ofalan',

Ffa la la, la la la, la la la.

Gwrdd a'u gilydd ar Nos Galan,

Ffa la la la la, la la la la.


Just thought I'd put my two cents' worth in.

dm01 06:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was PAGE MOVED per discussion below. -GTBacchus(talk) 15:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

This article used to be at Deck the Halls, but the content was cut-and-pasted to Deck the Hall without discussion. Google has about 1 million results for "deck the halls", but only 119,000 for "deck the hall". Moreover, "Deck the halls" is used in the lyrics on the page, and also in the only real reference for the article. Strad 02:15, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Support the name being Deck the Halls. It may not be a simple move however. Andrewa 09:22, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - Since the song is normally known as Deck the Halls, the reason for making a Deck the Hall article in the first place is unclear. DAJF 11:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - per nom. Reginmund 22:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support - I have never heard of only one hall being decked. Steve Dufour 13:54, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Support per Andrewa.--Orthologist 14:28, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] Mannheim Steamroller

Should we put that Mannheim Steamroller released a notible instrumental version, or am I just obsessed? --69.218.57.236 (talk) 15:14, 29 March 2008 (UTC)