In Dr.Seuss' song Welcome Christmas, what does "Fahoo fores, dahoo dores" mean?

Sources say that it doesn't mean anything, given the fact that it's Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), who often uses made up words in his rhymes. Seuss’s stories are filled with rhyming tongue twisters and nonsense words, quotes a PBS.org article.

The phrase Fahoo fores dahoo dores sort of give the song a 'Latin-ish' sound, similar to other Christmas songs like Adeste Fideles.

Welcome Christmas is the song that was sung by all the "Whos" in "Whoville" in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The lyrics are meant to imitate classical Latin, according to a Songfacts.com contributor.

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Monday, December 07 2015