Christmas waltz - Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 December 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

WINDOW CROSS-PIECE WATER-FREEZE,
CANDLES GLEAM+.
CANDY CANE HANG-ON TREE.
SANTA COME SOON. SLEIGH FULL TALL-HEAP.
THINGS FOR YOU. THINGS FOR ME.

NOW TIME-PERIOD EVERY PLACE,
WORLD FALL-IN-LOVE.
EVERY SONG YOU'plural' HEAR
SEEM ANNOUNCE:
||: (2h)MERRY-CHRISTMAS!
HOPE YOUR NEW YEAR DREAM BECOME TRUE.
(2h)1-THIS SONG I WRITE
FOR YOU'all' GO-AHEAD DANCE.
MEAN WISH YOU'plural' AND YOURS'plural' HAPPY TOO. :||
(2h)MERRY-CHRISTMAS TO YOU"ALL".


Notes: CROSS-PIECE - (2h)[1] make a cross to show the middle of a window pane.

WATER-FREEZE - [W] is brought to the chin and curls the fingers as if they were freezing.

GLEAM+ - (2h)[O^], POs away, FOs up, slowly open partially and then close as if glowing.

CANE - (2h)F-CL, NDH FO > DS, FO away, is held in place and DH starts from NDH and outlines a candy cane from tip to end.

HANG-ON - DH [X] hangs on [1], PO down, FO > DS.

SLEIGH - (2h)[X], POs > signer, FOs up, move down in a downward arc and trace the runners of a sleigh.

TALL-HEAP - NDH [B], PO up, FO away, acts as a base and DH [5] traces the top of a heap.

(2h)MERRY-CHRISTMAS - (2h)[M], POs away, FOs up, trace symmetric circles and end with a [C],

(2h)1-THIS - (2h)[1^], POs away, FOs up, descend suddenly.

Lyrics:

Frosted window panes
Candles gleaming inside
Painted candy canes on the tree
Santa's on his way,
He's filled his sleigh
With things, things for you and for me

It's that time of year
When the world falls in love
Every song you hear
Seems to say
||: Merry Christmas
May your New Year dreams come true
And this song of mine
In three quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing too :||
Merry Christmas to you

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