carol
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- noun
- /ˈkɛrəl/
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villancico
- We gathered around the piano to sing our favorite Christmas carol together.
- Christmas carols
- singing carols
- carol singing
Here's A Christmas Carol that goes.
- Here's A Christmas Carol that goes.
- And that's when I read Carol of the Bells and it met that criteria.
- Well, come on, are you saying families won't be able to sing all those beloved Thanksgiving carols?
Examples
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Yuletide carols
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Christmas carols, snowflakes, Santa Clauses.
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"And she taught us the Christmas carol we will sing for you after dinner."
Fiction book (1994) -
All fall, winter, and spring, they were a family again, playing jokes and singing carols at Christmas.
Fiction book (1990) -
A lovely Christmas carol.
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At home, they sang Christmas carols (koledy), weddings, and names day parties.
Academic text (1999) -
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
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About 1800, broadside presses began publishing thousands of carol sheets for popular consumption in country districts.
Academic text (1990) -
♪ I've read these Christmas books so many times ♪ I know the stories and I know the rhymes ♪ I know the Christmas carols all by heart ♪
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During the holiday season, many people enjoy listening to joyful carols that celebrate the spirit of Christmas.
Synonyms
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A joyful song sung at Christmas about the birth of Jesus
A Christmas song that people sing during the holidays
A joyful song with a circle dance performed at festivals long ago
Compounds
How Joyful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carol comes from an old word carole that meant a 'circle dance' where people sang while they danced. Because these songs were happy and used at festivals, a carol became the name for a joyful song, especially at Christmas.