1. TIME ARRIVE DECORATE HOUSE.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
CHRISTMAS TIME-PERIOD, GO-AHEAD HAPPY.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
FIND YOUR BEST, DRESS-UP.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
LISTEN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.

2. WATCH WOOD BURN, WARM-HANDS.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
COME-ON+ JOIN OUR MUSIC.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
COPY NOW MY HAPPY STORY.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
STORY HAND-DOWN EVERY-YEAR CHRISTMAS.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.

3. THIS YEAR TIME-GOES-FAST, SOON GONE.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
CELEBRATE+ NEW YEAR COMING.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
WE SING HAPPY, #ALL-OF-US TOGETHER.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.
WEATHER COLD*, SO-WHAT, IGNORE.
CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la'.

Notes: DECORATE - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, alt. twist wrists while hands travel.

CONDUCT-MUSIC'la-la-la' - For the recurring refrain (fa-la-la), mime conducting music with (2h)[1], PO s down, FOs away while mouthing (fa-la-la). Don't rush the interpretation to come in exactly on time. Whenever you can make it, conduct a bit and then go to the next interpreted sentence.

TIME-PERIOD - [T], PO > NDS, FO up, travels in a vertical plane parallel to the NDH and makes contact with NDH [B], PO > DS, FO away. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Period - Time.

GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.

DRESS-UP - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, alt. circle perpendicular to the chest with thumbs brushing against chest when they come hear the body.

WARM-HANDS - Hold palms of (2h)[5] against an imaginary fire.

COME-ON - (2h)[B^] move in circles pivoting at the wrists to beckon someone to do something.

HAND-DOWN - (2h)[O^], revolve around each other as they move from the DS shoulder forward.

TIME-GOES-FAST - The sign PROCESS, like NEXT with hands leapfrogging over one another is signed faster than usual. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - process.

COMING - (2h)[1] circle around each other as in SIGN, but the hands come towards signer as if something is coming out of the future.

#ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.

SO-WHAT - [B^] is put under the chin and moves away while rubbing the dorsal side of the fingers against the chin. The hand ends as [B] with palm up.

Lyrics:

1. Deck the halls 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
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

2. See the blazing Yule before us.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Follow me in merry measure.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

3. Fast away the old year passes.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Hail the new year, lads and lasses
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Sing we joyous, all together.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
heedless of the wind and weather.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

To hear a performance of this song, go to Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua recordings: Deck the halls.