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[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /


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Britain's Princess Catherine and her daughter Charlotte have teamed up to perform a piano duet in a prerecorded clip for a Wednesday replay of a Christmas carol service.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte have performed a piano duet together for a Christmas carol service.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

In her Christmas message, the Archbishop said she had chosen a passage from the Gospel of John about finding light in the darkness, a popular choice at carol services.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2025

The Princess of Wales hosts her fifth annual carol service at Westminster Abbey, which champions individuals and organisations in the UK who have provided support to local communities.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2025

Which is why the epigraph of this book is the quatrain from the famous Christmas carol.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Walt Whitman wrote that he heard America singing in the carols of mechanics, carpenters, and shoemakers building our country.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Girl Scouts sing carols as onlookers sip cocoa at the annual lighting ceremony.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

The dazzling display of lights, accompanied by religious and festive imagery and soundtracked by Filipino rap and Christmas carols, is part of the annual Giant Lantern Festival.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

The group set off from Westminster and walked to Great Ormond Street Hospital, wearing angel wings, where they handed the paper over before singing carols.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

For several days, the captives were held on the airfield, shivering by night, sweltering by day, singing Christmas carols to cheer themselves.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

“For he’s a jolly good patient, for he’s a jolly good patient, for he’s a jolly good patient, which no one can deny!” the staff caroled.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2022

Crystal’s uncle, a professional Santa, was at home with the sniffles, but the group still caroled before perplexed motorists.

From Washington Times Dec. 24, 2016

For want of glitzy decorations, flowers adorn communal areas and hymns are caroled with great gusto.

From Time Dec. 25, 2013

She was still undecided at noon when a Postal Telegraph songster arrived with flowers and caroled Happy Birthday To You.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then, from the tall pines and birches that ringed the pond, a wood thrush caroled.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit

He’s made personal appearances at Atlanta Braves games and carolled with the Falcons.

From The New Yorker Dec. 19, 2019

After a prima donna had carolled the National Anthem, John F. Hylan, Mayor of New York, gave the "Caseys" the freedom of the City in one of his famed welcome-speeches.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sun blended its mild lustre with the landscapes’ lovely green, silk-winged breezes frolicked amidst the flowers; the spring birds carolled in varying strains....

From Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact by Comfield, Amelia Stratton

The poor wild-wood bird, so long caged, yet ever longing to be free, carolled and mused by turns, or permitted her joyous nature to gush out in exclamations of delight.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry

And looking through the window, she carolled a verse of a song as irrelevant as snow in summer.

From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.

At the previous luncheon, Rice had pledged to send GEO employees Christmas caroling across town; he even gave Mayor LaDawn Edwards $300.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2025

Instead of caroling and ringing church bells, the most prominent sounds on Christmastide were now town criers calling: "No Christmas! No Christmas!"

From Salon Dec. 24, 2024

Christmas means different traditions for those who celebrate, whether it's white elephant gifts, seeing holiday lights, volunteering, caroling with good company or partaking in various foods.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2022

“I have loved caroling since I was a kid,” he said.

From New York Times Dec. 23, 2022

When caroling children came at Christmastime, I slammed the door in their faces.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

No carolling, no parties and even Germany's much loved glühwein stalls will close, as drinking outdoors is banned.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2020

The whole thing winds up where it began, with the star, efficiently cured of his miseries, embracing his younger self, and carolling “I’m Still Standing.”

From The New Yorker May 31, 2019

Marjorie also waltzes through the Winfields’ kitchen, during the preparation of Thanksgiving dinner, carolling “Ain’t We Got Fun?”

From The New Yorker May 14, 2019

Each year, he packs out concert halls across the UK with repertoire ranging from Bach to John Rutter, Handel's Messiah, carolling choirs like King's College, Cambridge and a sprinkling of pop.

From The Guardian Dec. 16, 2010

“I have heard her carolling like a bird.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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