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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noels
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Onscreen, contestants raced to solve word puzzles, spinning the wheel of fortune and following clues about Christmas carols.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026 -
Rutter is especially known for his original Christmas music as well as his choral arrangements of Christmas carols, and the program included some of that repertoire.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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The group — including Dottie Jones, Jackie Ruffin and Darlene Simmons — were Grammy-nominated, and topped Billboard’s Spiritual albums chart with Psalms in 1984.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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The fabled singer-songwriter is set to play 21 shows on the continent this spring, in support of his latest release, 2023’s Seven Psalms.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2025
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Most candlelight services include familiar Christmas hymns, a short message about the birth of Jesus, and a moment of reflection as the lights dim and candles are passed.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Dec. 2025
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The film demands plenty of its cast, including singing, dancing and getting caught in rapture, set to an unconventional soundtrack based on Shaker hymns by Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg.—
William Earl,
Variety,
18 Dec. 2025
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The threadbare ballads from ’90s indie rock records that could have been breakthrough hits if presented in slightly cleaner fidelity.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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These events will spotlight traditional musical practices, from Appalachian ballads to gospel choirs, and will feature key composers, musicians, and producers from North Carolina.—
Virginia Brown,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Dec. 2025
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Place your order before the start of the concert, dine in, then cap it off with dessert and a performance — in this case, a smorgasbord of Irish fiddle tunes, spirituals and even some early jazz.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Davenport carries forward Hogan’s mission to uplift spirituals by continuing to teach his own interpretations of many of the late composer’s arrangements to the choir.—
Tevon Blair,
Essence,
30 Dec. 2025
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Gustave Doré, the celebrated French illustrator, did elaborate engravings for the three canticles in the mid-19th century and devoted 99 out of 135 of them to Dante Alighieri’s darkest scenes.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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Johnson doesn’t listen to pop anthems all the time.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Bleu Edmondson was once one of the most promising stars in the Texas country scene, as well as the author of party anthems that still ring out on jukeboxes and college playlists across the Lone Star State.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
1 Jan. 2026
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However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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But perhaps the best aspect of Update was the return of Jane Wickline’s offbeat keyboard ditties.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2025
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