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• HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL
• HALLMARK REPLAC THE WORD 'GAY' ON DECK THE HALLS HOLIDAY RATN
• DECK THE HALLSVAR ARTISTSTRACK 1 ON BETY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS FEATURGBERNATTE PETER, DAVID OGN STIERS & 4 MORE1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORDECK THE HALLS LYRICS[CHOIR]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA!DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELFA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LATROLL THE ANCIENT YULETI ROLFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA![LUMIERE]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLY(SPOKEN)HAHA THERE MT BE MUCH MUCH MORE HOLLY[COGSWORTH]'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY(SPOKEN)WHAT'S THIS?THERE'S TOO MUCH HOLLYWHOA, SLOW DOWN, LAD[ANGELIQUE]DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL(SPOKEN)NO, NO, NOMORE MISTLETOEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[MRS. POTTS]DI, DI, DI, DI, DI, DI, DIEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• DECK THE HALLSTHOMAS OLIPHANTON WELSH MELODI: WH WELSH AND ENGLISH POETRY VOL. 2 18621 VIEWER19.3K VIEWS2 CONTRIBUTORSDECK THE HALLS LYRICSDECK THE HALL / DECK THE HALLSORIGAL - 1862[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALL WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FILL THE MEADCUP, DRA THE BARRELFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!TROUL THE ANCIENT CHRISTMAS ROLFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 2]SEE THE FLOWG BOWL BEFORE FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!WHILE I SG OF BETY'S TREASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!LGHG, QUAFFG ALL TOGETHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEVARIANT 1 - 1877[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLY'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYDON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELTROLL THE ANCIENT CHRISTMAS ROL[VERSE 2]SEE THE BLAZG YULE BEFORE STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREWHILE I TELL OF CHRISTMAS TREASURE[VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSHAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!SG WE JOYO ALL TOGETHERHEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERVARIANT 2 - MORN[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETI ROLFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 2]SEE THE BLAZG YULE BEFORE FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!WHILE I TELL OF YULETI TREASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!SG WE JOYO ALL TOGETHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

HALLMARK ORNAMENT HAS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ – WHOUT THE GAY APPAREL

Company says "gay" has multiple meangs today. One of Hallmark’s ornaments for the holiday season is snowballg to some ntroversy followg the replacement of the word “gay” while quotg “Deck the Halls.

The tradnal le om the famo Christmas song is “Don we now our gay apparel. The change ed one Facebook er to ment on Hallmark’s official page, “It’s OK to be GAY!!

HALLMARK REPLAC THE WORD 'GAY' ON DECK THE HALLS HOLIDAY RATN

“When the lyrics to ‘Deck the Halls’ were translated om Gaelic and published English back the 1800’s, the word ‘gay’ meant ftive or merry, ” acrdg to a statement released Wednday. [Verse 1]Deck the halls wh boughs of hollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la'Tis the season to be jollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laDon we now our gay apparelFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-laTroll the ancient Yule-ti rolFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la[Verse 2]See the blazg Yule before Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laStrike the harp and jo the chosFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laFollow me merry measureFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-laWhile I tell of Yule-ti treasureFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la[Verse 3]Fast away the old year passFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laHail the new year, lads and lassFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laSg we joyo, all togetherFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-laHeedls of the wd and weatherFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laHow to Format Lyrics:Type out all lyrics, even repeatg song parts like the chosLyrics should be broken down to dividual lUse sectn hears above different song parts like [Verse], [Chos], alics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distguish between different volists the same song partIf you don’t unrstand a lyric, e [? Hallmark remov the word 'gay' om Deck The Halls holiday ornament sparkg fury om ctomers Lyric om the 19th century rol has been changed to: 'Don we now our FUN apparel'Hallmark said today: 'When the lyrics to Deck the Halls were translated om Gaelic and published English back the 1800s, the word gay meant ftive or has multiple meangs, which we thought uld leave our tent open to misterpretatn.

' Published: 17:31 BST, 31 October 2013 | Updated: 17:31 BST, 31 October 2013 Hallmark has provoked outrage and ridicule om s ctomers after changg the words of a tradnal Christmal rol on a ftive gdy, red sweater ornament has dropped the word 'gay' for the word 'fun' the lyric om the 19th-century rol Deck The Halls.

DECK THE HALLSVAR ARTISTSTRACK 1 ON BETY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS FEATURGBERNATTE PETER, DAVID OGN STIERS & 4 MORE1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORDECK THE HALLS LYRICS[CHOIR]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA!DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELFA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LATROLL THE ANCIENT YULETI ROLFA-LA-LA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA![LUMIERE]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLY(SPOKEN)HAHA THERE MT BE MUCH MUCH MORE HOLLY[COGSWORTH]'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY(SPOKEN)WHAT'S THIS?THERE'S TOO MUCH HOLLYWHOA, SLOW DOWN, LAD[ANGELIQUE]DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL(SPOKEN)NO, NO, NOMORE MISTLETOEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[MRS. POTTS]DI, DI, DI, DI, DI, DI, DIEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

The origal le - 'Don we now our gay apparel' - has been altered by the Kansas-Cy based pany for s new le of holiday merchandise. 'Furthermore your ridiculo attempt at polil rrectns assum that homosexuals drs differently. 'Pl J Kettle Jr add: 'I am disturbed to hear that you have removed the long-standg word "gay" om your ornament.

DECK THE HALLSTHOMAS OLIPHANTON WELSH MELODI: WH WELSH AND ENGLISH POETRY VOL. 2 18621 VIEWER19.3K VIEWS2 CONTRIBUTORSDECK THE HALLS LYRICSDECK THE HALL / DECK THE HALLSORIGAL - 1862[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALL WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FILL THE MEADCUP, DRA THE BARRELFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!TROUL THE ANCIENT CHRISTMAS ROLFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 2]SEE THE FLOWG BOWL BEFORE FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!WHILE I SG OF BETY'S TREASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!LGHG, QUAFFG ALL TOGETHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEVARIANT 1 - 1877[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLY'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYDON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELTROLL THE ANCIENT CHRISTMAS ROL[VERSE 2]SEE THE BLAZG YULE BEFORE STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREWHILE I TELL OF CHRISTMAS TREASURE[VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSHAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!SG WE JOYO ALL TOGETHERHEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERVARIANT 2 - MORN[VERSE 1]DECK THE HALLS WH BOUGHS OF HOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLYFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!DON WE NOW OUR GAY APPARELFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!TROLL THE ANCIENT YULETI ROLFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 2]SEE THE BLAZG YULE BEFORE FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!STRIKE THE HARP AND JO THE CHOSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!FOLLOW ME MERRY MEASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!WHILE I TELL OF YULETI TREASUREFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA![VERSE 3]FAST AWAY THE OLD YEAR PASSFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HAIL THE NEW, YE LADS AND LASS!FA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!SG WE JOYO ALL TOGETHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!HEEDLS OF THE WD AND WEATHERFA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA!EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

When the lyrics to "Deck the Halls" were translated om Gaelic and published English back the 1800s, the word "gay" meant ftive or merry. Don we now our gay apparel.

Jolly means happy, gay.

don we now our gay apparel. Gay this song means happy.

Deck the halls wh boughs of hollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la′Tis the season to be jollyFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-laDon we now our gay apparelFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-laTroll the ancient Yule-ti rolFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

′Tis the season to be jollyThis time of year is filled wh happs and we now our gay apparelLet put on our most ftive and lorful cloth to jo the the ancient Yule-ti rolSg the tradnal songs of Yuleti to honor the ancient roots of this the blazg Yule before Observe the warm and bright flam of the Yule log as a symbol of hope and life the midst of the harp and jo the chosPlay mic and jo sgg the songs of the season wh me merry measureMatch your steps to the rhythm of the mic and follow me wh joy and I tell of Yule-ti treasureAs we enjoy the ftivi, I will share stori of the treasur and joys of away the old year passTime mov quickly and the year is g to an the new year, lads and lassLet's wele the new year wh excement and we joyo, all togetherLet's sg together wh happs and enthiasm.

Don we now our gay apparel,.

Don we now our gay apparelFa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-laTroll the ancient Yuleti rolFa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!