Round concerning the day of the winter Solstice I all the time try to exit for some good bits of greenery to usher in for Christmas.
The Holly has been decking the halls far longer than every other Christmas decorations and the well-known tune goes again a good distance too. Initially a C16 Welsh tune for New Yr with new phrases written within the 1800s.
Deck the corridor 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!
Troul the traditional Christmas carol.
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
See the flowing bowl earlier than us,
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Strike the harp, and take part refrain:
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Comply with me in merry measure,
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Whereas I sing of magnificence’s treasure.
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Quick away the previous 12 months passes,
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Hail the brand new, ye lads and lasses:
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Laughing quaffing all collectively,
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Heedless of the wind and climate.
Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
I’ve written about Holly and the Ogham Tree Alphabet HERE and Ivy HERE
