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The Pennsylvania version from 1877 omits the third "Fa la la" line (which corresponds to the instrumental flourish in the Welsh original). The melody is Welsh, dating back to the sixteenth century, [1] and belongs to a winter carol, " Nos Galan", while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, date to 1862.As a former teacher, I think this would be a great book to add as extra reading not only of LGBT studies, but for all students to enable them recognize their place in history. The importance of the body to gay culture is addressed, from the physique magazines of the 1950s, through to tattooing and body piercing, and their origins in the SM scene.

Most gay men resorted to a number of subtle dress codes to identify themselves to other gay men -- from Oscar Wildes famous green carnation, which was still being worn in the 1930s, through to suede shoes. When Oliphant wrote “don we now our gay apparel” he surely meant something like ‘brightly colored, festive’ clothing. And have you ever met anyone who really wanted a bowl of "figgy pudding," much less demanded it be brought to them or they won't stop singing?The trend of wearing festively decorated Christmas sweaters to parties is all about fun, and this ornament is intended to play into that,” the statement said. Traditionally, this word was used to indicated that someone is cheery, merry, jolly, or light-hearted. With many of these holidays focused on gift giving and fun, this time of year has become known as the ‘holiday season’. A Michigan school music teacher briefly changed the "Deck the Halls" lyric that goes "don we now our gay apparel" to "don we now our bright apparel" the Associated Press is reporting. A Traverse City, Michigan elementary school music teacher made the wrong choice by going with the latter.