festive music
Celebratory seasonal songs
Festive music is music suited to celebrations and holidays—upbeat, cheerful, and often traditional.
The phrase most commonly refers to Christmas music: The mall's festive music started before Thanksgiving.
It can also describe music for other celebrations: festive music for the wedding reception.
- holidayDay of rest
- holiday cheerSeasonal joyfulness and warmth
- Christmas carolsTraditional holiday songs
- carolsFestive religious songs
- deck the hallsPrepare home for Christmas
jingle · jingle bells · bells · cheer · merry · celebration · dancing · orchestra · brass · brass section · trumpets · drums · parade · marching band · upbeat · jolly · sleighbells · hymns
- festive soundsapplause, cheering, cheers, clapping, fanfare
- Balkan folktambura, prim, def, hora, czardas
- holiday prepadvent, gifts, decorating, shopping, countdown
- Caribbean musiccalypso, soca, reggae, ska, steelpan
- Italian dancetarantella, volta
- Mexican Musicmariachi, ranchera, norteno, corrido, regional Mexican
social occasion
festive musicfuneral music
Compositions for mourning ceremonies
funeral dirge · dirge · death marches · requiem · lament
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