Christmas carol

melody

Pleasing sequence of notes

• harmonyAgreement or musical blend
• chorusSingers performing together
• refrainAbstain from acting

singing · carolers · tune · lyrics · verse · wassailing · a cappella · choir · voices · songbook

hymn

Religious song of praise

• psalmSacred scriptural song
• anthemOfficial song of praise
• choraleHymn tune or choir

nativity · worship · devotional · praise · hallelujah · alleluia · advent · epiphany · manger · shepherds

yuletide

Winter holiday period

• jingleBrief advertising melody
• sleigh bellsSmall ringing harness ornaments
• hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub

mistletoe · eggnog · reindeer · Santa · stockings · presents · tinsel · wreath · ornaments · gingerbread

wassailing

Festive door-to-door singing

• mulled wineSpiced, heated red drink
• mince piesFruited Christmas pastries
• plum puddingSteamed suet-and-fruit dessert

yule log · figgy pudding · chestnuts · glogg · stollen · panettone · parol

memories

Stored past experiences

• childhoodLife's earliest phase
• familyRelated people together
• firesideArea beside the hearth

hearth · wintertime · snowfall · candlelight · reunion · storytelling · vintage · heritage · home · gathering

• singalong songssingalong, campfire song, camp song, drinking song, shanty
• seasonal readsbeach read, holiday romance, summer romance, Easter story
• sacred performancegospel concert, choir concert, oratorio, cantata, passion play
• Holiday writingsholiday poem, Easter story
• Romanian musichora, traditional music, folk music, folk dance music, wedding music
• sacred musichymns, hymn, anthem, anthems, gospel