carolling

Even in dour Scotland, with its hatred of religious festivals, some kind of carolling survived here and there among Highland folk, and a remarkable and very "Celtic" Christmas song has been translated from the

Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Clement A. Miles

Harry loved his sister very dearly, but he was not inclined to "carolling;" and the repression and constraint were soon evident through all the conventional efforts to be "merry."

The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875

From among the gloomy spruces came the light carolling of Fairfax's voice.

IN THE FOREST OF THE NORTH 2010

The 20,000ft Hackney Downs Studios is a hell of a space to work with, and it's commendable that this quickfire festival has opted for a fresh approach to filling it as opposed to traipsing down the weary old route of lights, plastic reindeer, carolling, and the obligatory fat man in red suit.

This week's new events 2011

We have the two carolling CDs and the silent movie.

Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010

We have a choice between backing the Du Maurier festival, which brings thousands of people into Cornwall, and sends them home carolling the matchless beauty of our county.

Simon Hoggart's week: Same old voices, different sides 2010

He hardly saw the roses, he ignored spring, he did not hear the carolling of the birds; the bare throat of Evadne would have moved him no more than it would have moved Aristogeiton; he, like

Les Miserables 2008

They thought they heard voices carolling in the infinite; they had God in their hearts; destiny appeared to them like a ceiling of stars; above their heads they beheld the light of a rising sun.

Les Miserables 2008

A brave little bird, probably a lover, was carolling in a distracted manner in a large tree.

Les Miserables 2008

The morrice dancers accordingly set out upon their further progress, dancing and carolling as they went along to the sound of four musicians, who led the joyous band, while Simon Glover drew their coryphaeus into his house, and placed him in a chair by his parlour fire.

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008