Deck the halls
words Thomas Oliphant · arr. Charles Wood
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- Voicing
- SATB
- Key
- E♭ major
- Time
- 4/4
- Tempo
- quarter note = 160
- Length
- 16 bars
- Verses
- 3
The parts
The opening, 16 bars, on the app's piano: your part clearly, the others quietly.
Soprano part
Range
Lowest D4Highest E♭5
Alto part
Range
Lowest A♭3Highest G4
Tenor part
Range
Lowest F3Highest C4
Bass part
Range
Lowest G2Highest F3
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The words
Verse 1
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, 'Tis the sea son to be jolly, Don we now our gay apparel, Troll the an cient Yule tide carol,
Verse 2
See the bla zing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, fa la la la. Strike the harp and join the cho rus, Fa la la la la, fa la la la. Fol low me in merry mea sure, Fa la la, fa la la la la la, While I tell of Yule tide trea sure, Fa la la la la, fa la la la.
Verse 3
Fast away the old year pas ses, Hail the new, ye lads and las ses, Sing we joy ous all toge ther, Heed less of the wind and wea ther,
Free to sing: Charles Wood died in 1926 and Thomas Oliphant died in 1880.