To finish off the Editor’s Corner seasonal Twelve Days of English, I have another set of holiday music mondegreens from Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly, and Other Misheard Song Lyrics, by Gavin Edwards.
If you are interested in winning this lightly used book, send me an email with the words BUDDY HOLLY in the subject line by January 6. I’ll announce the winner and send you the book shortly thereafter!
Happy New Year!
| Song Title | Mondegreen | Actual Lyrics |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Olive, the other reindeer | All of the other reindeer |
| Deck the Halls | Deck the halls with buns of Holland
Deck the halls with bows of folly Deck the halls with Buddy Holly |
Deck the halls with boughs of holly |
| Silent Night | Sleep in heavenly peas | Sleep in heavenly peace |
| We Three Kings | We three kings of porridge and tar | We three kings of Orient are |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas | On the first day of Christmas,
My tulip gave to me |
On the first day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me |
| Winter Wonderland | In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is sparse and brown |
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he is Parson Brown |
| Silent Night | Radiate meat from your holy place | Radiant beams from thy holy face |
| Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | He’s making a list,
Chicken and rice |
He’s making a list,
Checking it twice |
| O Holy Night | Long-legged worm | Long lay the world |
| White Christmas | May your days be merry in brine | May your days be merry and bright |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas | Ten lawyers leaving | Ten lords a-leaping |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? | He will bring us windows and limes | He will bring us goodness and light |
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