Celebrating The Things That Make Australia Unique
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AUSTRALIAN SONGS
Deck the Sheds
with Bits of Wattle
Christmas in Australia is hot, hot, hot. While it may be snowing in other parts of the world, it's summertime here! So with a bit of humour and a snag on the barbie, we'll sing the Aussie version of the traditional song Deck the Halls.
What the words mean
- Wattle - Australian tree with yellow flowers
- Gum leaves - Eucalyptus tree leaves; favourite food of koalas
- Sundies - Sunday
- Decos - short for decorations
- Ripper - good
- G'day - an Aussie hello
- Relies - short for relatives
- Oldies - parents, grandparents
- Barbie - barbecue
- Ercky - not feeling very well
Listen to the music
List of Songs on the CD
Aussie Christmas with Bucko & Champs
- Aussie Jingle Bells
- Deck the Shed with Bits of Wattle
- Santa Claus Has Got a New Truck
- Frosty the Yobbo
- Robert the Red Nosed Reindeer
- Six White Boomers
- We Three Kings
- Aussie Christmas Medley
- Good Old Wally King
- Everywhere It's Christmas
- The North Wind (Christmas Day)
- Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
- Carol of the Birds
- It's Christmas Time
Deck the Sheds with Bits of Wattle is from the 1996 album Aussie Christmas with Bucko & Champs.
We own this CD and love it. If you want a great holiday album, we highly recommend this one. You can get it at Greg Champion's website. He sells the album in Australia and for overseas buyers too.
Deck the sheds with bits of wattle
fa la la la la la la la la
Whack some gum leaves in a bottle
fa la la la la la la la la
All the shops are open sundies
fa la la la la la la la la
Buy your Dad some socks and undies
fa la la la la la la la la
Deck the sheds with bits of gumtree
fa la la la la la la la la
Hang some deco's off the plum tree
fa la la la la la la la la
Plant some kisses on the missus
fa la la la la la la la la
Have a ripper Aussie Christmas
fa la la la la la la la la
Say g'day to friends and relies
fa la la la la la la la la
Wave them off with bulging bellies
fa la la la la la la la la
Kids and babies youngies oldies
fa la la la la la la la la
May your fridge be full of coldies
fa la la la la la la la la
Chop the wood and stoke the barbie
fa la la la la la la la la
Ring the folks in Abudabe
fa la la la la la la la la
Pop the stuffing in the turkey
fa la la la la la la la la
Little Mary's feeling ercky!
fa la la la la la la la la
Rally rally round the table
fa la la la la la la la la
Fill your belly while your able
fa la la la la la la la la
Joyce and Joany, Dave and Daryl
fa la la la la la la la la
Sing an Aussie Christmas Carol
fa la la la la la la la la
About Greg Champion
Singer, songwriter, comedian and radio personality, Greg Champion is a
favourite Aussie entertainer. He has written hundreds of songs embracing what it means to be an Aussie
through his unique
combination of sports parodies, comedy and country/folk music.
Greg Champion was named the 2009 White Ribbon Ambassador of the Year. White Ribbon Ambassadors are men and boys who have pledged to never commit, excuse or be silent about violence against women. It is the first male-led violence prevention campaign in Australia.
Champs' song You Wouldn't Hit an Umpire was written for the campaign to emphasize that violence against women is unacceptable.
About Colin Buchanan
The award-winning singer/songwriter Colin Buchanan started his career as a teacher before discovering his musical talent. Over the years Colin has won more than 8 Golden Guitars and is an ARIA award winner as well. Not forgetting his background as a teacher, Colin is widely known as a leading children's entertainer, appearing for years on ABC TV's Playschool and on Playhouse Disney.
Colin Buchanan's website
