Comments on: Deck the Halls

By: Bob Bobson

Bob Bobson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:33:37 +0000

Great article. I wanted the meaning of “troll” in this song, but I must say that I enjoyed and appreciated the entire etymological breakdown here. I love the internet for providing quick answers to whatever thought may pop into my head.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:39:02 +0000

Hello Jan
They are pronounounced as they are spelt. Lads and Lasses are both “Yorkshire” (A County in Northern England) Terms for male and females. If you have never heard a Yorkshire accent there is a heavy slant on the A. It is similar to the way the A is used in “action” for example. The D is pronounced in Lads, but the word Lasses is pronounced the same as “Lassie” (The famous Dog!)

By: Jan Peter Versteege

Jan Peter Versteege — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:26:57 +0000

I’m a conductor of a small Dutch christmas choir. I would like to know how we should pronounce ‘lads and lasses’ in the carol Deck the Hall. One of us said the two words are pronounced the same. That’s also wat Google Translation sais in
‘http://translate.google.nl/#nl|en|lads%20en%20lasses’ and my dictionary. Another said we shoud pronounce the a in lasses as in cast. Do you know the answer?
Greetings and thanks,
Jan Peter