Holly Jolly Christmas - Johnny Marks

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 15 December 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

HOPE (<) HAPPY, (>) HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

NOW BEST TIME-PERIOD DURING YEAR.

DON'T-KNOW IF WILL HAVE SNOW,

BUT GO-AHEAD DRINK SOME PUNCH.

"WOW" RED BERRY HANG-IN-CLUSTER.

(2h)YOU"plural" KNOW WHAT SHOULD DO.

SOMEONE WAIT"over time" FOR (2h)YOU"plural".

KISS H-E-R ONCE FOR (2h)ME.

Notes: 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.

DRINK - Use the [bC] variant that implies alcohol.

PUNCH - [8] flicks middle finger into center of [C], PO > DS, FO away.

alt.HELLO"lololo" - (2h)[Bb] salutes alt. from respective temples with mouthing of "low low low" while face sweeps from NDS to DS as if greeting a number of people.

FRIENDS - (2h)[X] interlaces fingers and moves in a horizontal circle.

MEET++++ - (2h)[1], POs ><, brush against each other while moving from side to side and both hands slowly sweep from NDS to DS brushing a total of five times.

"WOW" - [5] is held very limply and shakes from side to side.

BERRY - [O^], twists at FT of [1], PO > singer, FO > DS.

HANG-IN-CLUSTER - [5^], PO up, FO away, suddenly ascends and stops abruptly.

OVERLOOK - [B], PO > signer, FO up, pass faces while descending from elbow and ending with FO > NDS.

Lyrics:

Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
It's the best time of the year
I don't know if there'll be snow,
but have a cup of cheer.
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
And when you walk down the street
Say Hello to friends you know
and everyone you meet.

Oh, ho, the mistletoe
hung where you can see;
Somebody waits for you;
Kiss her once for me.
Have a holly jolly Christmas,
and in case you didn't hear,
Oh by golly, have a holly,
jolly Christmas this year.

treble clef as a symbol for musicTo hear a performance of this song, go to Rienzi Hills, click on "ChristmasSings", then click on "Holly jolly Christmas".

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