carol
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"We all know the turtle dove from the festive carol, but the truth is they are now far too rare for such a Christmas gift," park ranger Paul Bushell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
This is not the first time Catherine - who has passed her grade three piano and grade five theory - has played at a carol service.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
In countries with a very cold winter, two decidedly non-Christian elements tended to be intermingled, somewhat perplexingly, with the carol form.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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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
Walk through any mall at this time of year and you’re bound to hear the typical sounds of the season: Christmas carols.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
As well as the readings by the British acting stars, carols will be sung by the Westminster Abbey choir, alongside musical performances.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
By late evening, as we sat in front of the fire, singing Christmas carols, I realized maybe I had my wish.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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“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 certainly won't get any publicity from me !" caroled Miss Lawrence on the Aquitania.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And then, from the tall pines and birches that ringed the pond, a wood thrush caroled.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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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
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And they remained standing amid the press of people; troops came jogging on; socialistic songs of triumph carolled up coarsely....
From Majesty A Novel by Louis Couperus
Rosalind, by an irresistible impulse of gaiety, joined her voice to those of the blackbirds that carolled near her, till she was stopped by Helen's exclaiming, "Rosalind, I feel courage for anything this morning!"
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Mrs Trollope
The romantic infant of 1832 died of intellectual anæmia, leaving the world as a legacy one of the most marvellous groupings of genius since Athens's sky carolled azure glances to Pericles.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
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
Not everyone at the caroling event came for the milk, though: Michael O’Gara, 70, a member of the Hudson Community Choir, lamented that he couldn’t tolerate it as well as he used to.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
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
There would be singing and caroling in the Hall and Robin remembered his father’s letter and hoped that Christmas would bring his father and mother to the castle.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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No carolling, no parties and even Germany's much loved glühwein stalls will close, as drinking outdoors is banned.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2020
In another part of that film—inspired by Holofcener’s crying jag at the mental hospital where she went carolling with her mother—Keener’s character looks into volunteering at a program for kids with Down syndrome.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 30, 2018
How is the Ghost of Christmas Past able to change Scrooge’s mind—to make him feel affection and pity for the carolling urchin?
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 24, 2015
Which poet is carolling a “Song on May Morning”?
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2012
“I have heard her carolling like a bird.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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