Deck the Hall

• Composer: Traditional Welsh 
• Arranger: John Rutter 
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Canadian Work: No
• Duration: 1:52
• Sample Track:

Conductor Notes:

SSAA a cappella. How did it take me so many years to notice this very effective arrangement in Carols for Choirs 4? Virtuosic and lots of fun.

References:

This lists any discs, concerts or collections where this piece is included.

Recordings

• Still

Collections:

• A Cappella Works
• Christmas Music

Concerts:

• Chez Nous: Christmas With Elektra (2013)
• Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra (2019)
• Chez Vous: Christmas with Elektra (pandemic edition)

Text:

Deck the hall with boughs of holly.
Fa la la la la, la la la la!
‘Tis the season to be jolly.
Fill the mead cup, drain the barrel.
Troll the ancient Christmas carol.

See the flowing bowl before us.
Strike the harp and join the chorus!
Follow me in merry measure
While I sing of beauty’s treasure.

Fast away the old year passes.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses!
Laughing, quaffing all together,
Heedless of the wind and weather.