Art-Pop to make your heart stop.
Cherilyn Macneil is a songwriter, performer and composer from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dear Reader has released 4 studio albums and a live album recorded with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra.
Macneil also composes music for film and television. She has been living in Berlin since 2010.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
C G C
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
G C G7 C
Fa la la la la, la la la la
C G C
'Tis the season to be jolly
G C G7 C
Fa la la la la, la la la la
G C
Don we now our gay apparel
C F D7 G
Fa la la la la, la la la la la la
C G C
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol
F C G7 C
Fa la la la la, la la la la
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
Follow me in merry measure
Fa la la la la, la la la la
While I tell of Yuletide treasure
Fa la la la la, la la la la la
Fast away, the old year passes
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses
Fa la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
Sing we joyous all together, oh
Heedless of the wind and weather
Fa la la la la, la la la la
The Holly and the Ivy
D G D
The holly and the ivy,
D G D
When they are both full grown,
F#m Bm D/A G D
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
Bm A D
The holly bears the crown.
The rising of the sun
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir
The holly bears the blossom,
As white as the lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To be our sweet Saviour
The rising of the sun …
The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
To do poor sinners good
The rising of the sun …
The holly bears a prickle,
As sharp as any thorn,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
On Christmas day in the morn
The rising of the sun…
The holly bears a bark,
As bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
For to redeem us all
The rising of the sun …