as in hymn
a religious song
sang carols at the Christmas Eve service
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as in to praise
to proclaim the glory of
landscape photographs that carol the majesty and monumentality of Yosemite Valley
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Uniting Voices — Songs of the Season Hear the renowned children's choir, including a citywide ensemble of high schoolers, sing holiday carols.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Nov. 2024
The annual outdoor market brings together about 35 vendors, food, drink and entertainment, including Santa appearances, caroling, European foods, dog sled demos and handbell concerts.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
From sledding to carols, people all over the world have observed Christmas in a similar fashion for the last two centuries and counting.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Uniting Voices — Songs of the Season Hear the renowned children's choir, including a citywide ensemble of high schoolers, sing holiday carols.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Check out free community events like light displays, caroling, or local holiday markets.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Nov. 2024
The annual outdoor market brings together about 35 vendors, food, drink and entertainment, including Santa appearances, caroling, European foods, dog sled demos and handbell concerts.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Awakening the Great Organ is just the beginning of a series of ceremonial rituals marking the reopening of the Notre-Dame before the Archbishop gives his final blessing, followed by the singing of the Te Deum, an ancient Latin hymn of praise to God.NBC News, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Then, the archbishop will give a final blessing and the choir will sing Te Deum, a Latin hymn.Christian Edwards, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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But soon the crowd was back to dancing, clapping and chanting.Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Outside the courthouse, small groups of pro- and anti-Netanyahu demonstrators are chanting from opposite sides of a police barrier.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Beats Solo Buds Wireless Earbuds Shoppers praise these Beats buds for their wonderful sound quality, easy connectivity, and long battery life.Shalwah Evans, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Some praised his ingenuity, while others pointed to the traditional method as the preferred alternative.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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This year was largely defined by pop stars who rewrote the rules, genre outlaws who succeeded in new territory and a rap beef that gave us a unifying anthem.Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the Associated Press reported that the holiday anthem earned $100 million in royalties annually.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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At the parking lot of a Kroger supermarket, families danced and sang to Syrian music.John Ketchum, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Steve Lawrence – and his late wife, Eydie Gorme – sang any number of songs about love.Lee Cowan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Other Big Stories Image People celebrated the new year around the world.German Lopez, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The blended family has celebrated holidays and vacationed together.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024
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Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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God please bless his family, comfort them and protect the hearts of his loved 1z.Newsweek, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Some versions of the tradition call for getting a pomegranate blessed while attending church, then hanging the fruit on the front door from Christmas until New Year’s.Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Carol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carol. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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