Deck the halls

Deck the hall 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.
Fill the meadcup, drain the barrel,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Troul the ancient Christmas carol,
Fa la la la la la la la la.


"Deck the Hall" (which is the 1877 title) is a traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Years' carol. The melody is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, "Nos Galan", while the English lyrics date to 1862  - Wikipedia


Christmas Eve with a gathering of colleague-friends at my neighbour Melissa's house, A lovely setting, festive decor, beautiful tree and a table of seasonal vittles, but being jolly was a little too much like hard work -  so I slipped away ...