Deck the track with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Deck the track with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la., originally uploaded by Rusty Marvin (feel free to comment) aka WYSIWYG.

P1130880 - Just a bit of free lensing fun, between meetings.
Well it's seasonal!

So I thought, check out the words before making one self look stupid or make a Wikileak...

And found out the following interesting information Originally, carols were dances and not songs. The accompanying tune would have been used as a setting for any verses of appropriate metre. Singers would compete with each other, verse for verse

The church actively opposed these folk dances. Consequently, tunes originally used to accompany carols became separated from the original dances, but were still referred to as "carols".

And here's the original sort of version, which I think has a true meaning of the Winter Solecist than the religious modern version.

Cold is the man who can't love,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
The old mountains of dear Wales,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
To him and his warmest friend,
Fa la, Fa la, fa la la,
A cheerful holiday next year,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la.
To the troubled, cold are the bills,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Which come during the holidays,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Listening to a sermon in one verse,
Ffa la, Ffa la, fa la la,
Spending more than you earn,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la.
Cold is the fire on Mount Snowdon,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Even though it has a flannel blanket on it,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Cold are the people who don't care,
Ffa la, Ffa la, fa la la,
To meet together on New Year's Eve,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_the_Halls

Part of the RM winter solstice theme click the "#RM winter solstice theme" http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustymarvin/5280248256/