caroled
Performed festive songs
Caroled is the past tense of carol, meaning to sing joyfully, especially Christmas songs.
The word evokes groups moving house to house during the holiday season: We caroled through the neighborhood on Christmas Eve.
Beyond the seasonal sense, carol can mean any enthusiastic singing: Birds caroled in the trees at dawn.
Spiced holiday beverage
- yuletideWinter holiday period
- noelFestive December song
- nativityState of being born
- adventNotable arrival or emergence
magi · shepherds · Bethlehem · manger · midnight mass · Christmastide · poinsettia · candlelight
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- chorusSingers performing together
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
croon · warble · trill · acapella · soprano · alto · tenor · bass
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- jollityCheerful liveliness
gaiety · conviviality · merrymaking · festivity · glee · exuberance · gathering · procession
wassail
Spiced holiday beverage
advent · magi · shepherds · Bethlehem · manger · midnight mass · Christmastide · poinsettia · candlelight · holly
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
serenade · croon · warble · trill · acapella · soprano · alto · tenor · bass · baritone
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
- jovialityHearty, convivial cheerfulness
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
jollity · gaiety · conviviality · merrymaking · festivity · glee · exuberance · gathering · procession · pageant
caroledbah humbug
Contemptuous holiday dismissal
Ebenezer Scrooge · Grinch · scowled · sulked · boycotted
- Christmas carolsTraditional holiday songs
- Carol Burnett
- A Christmas CarolHoliday tale of transformation
- carol singingPerforming festive songs together
- carol singersSeasonal door-to-door performers
- carol serviceReligious Christmas song gathering
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