“deck The Halls” Definition & Meaning

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“Deck the Halls” Cultural

1. A traditional song of the Christmas season. It begins, “Deck the halls with boughs of holly; / Fa la la la la, la la la la….”

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Her film debut had actually come the previous year, when she played Mackenzie in the Christmas comedy Deck the Halls.

From BBC

At Kris Kringl, a downtown shop where “it’s Christmas all year long,” one can find Christmas villages, Christmas-themed cuckoo clocks, Christmas-themed cookie jars, Christmas-themed table runners, “Deck the Halls” tea kettles and much more.

From The Wall Street Journal

It may not be the audience he expected when he moved to New York City to become an actor in 1984, but he and Staron’s work creating holiday fantasies for well-heeled clients has nonetheless resulted in tons of applause as the “Tree Stylists to the Stars,” from regular appearances on local TV shows, decorating homes, hotels and TV/movie sets for everything, from “Elf” to “The Brady Bunch”; creating their own book, “Christmas Style,” in 2004; and 10 years later, their own TLC Christmas special, “Deck the Halls with Dr. Christmas.”

From Los Angeles Times

Deck the halls with cozy fashion ephemera.

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, everyone’s favorite meme-ified spot to get into the Halloween spirit is here to help you deck the halls this year as well.

From Slate

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