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A song that survives Decembers, exes, and your aunt's questionable harmonies, year after year.
means A joyful song, especially a religious one sung at Christmas, traditionally celebratory and easy to sing together.
from From Old French 'carole,' a circle dance accompanied by singing — the word originally meant the dance, not the tune. It's possibly rooted in Late Latin 'choraula' (a flute-player accompanying a chorus), itself borrowed from Greek 'choraules,' a cousin of 'choros,' the dancing chorus. So before carols were about mangers and shepherds, they were about people holding hands and circling round to a song — the melody slowly outlived the steps.
- old roots
- Carols began as medieval dances, not strictly Christmas songs
carol of the bells — ukrainian christmas song composed by mykola leontovych in 1914
carole king — american singer-songwriter who wrote "you've got a friend" and "(you make me feel like) a natural woman"
carol burnett — american actress and comedian who hosted the carol burnett show from 1967-1978