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community singing

British  

noun

  1. singing, esp of hymns, by a large gathering of people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A corps of ambulances attended to members of the crowd of 134,170 who fainted in the heat or were crushed swaying back & forth in community singing led by Sir Harry Lauder.

From Time Magazine Archive

A onetime country schoolteacher, fond of speechifying and community singing, he started reporting for the Nashville Tennessean in 1926, eventually became its managing editor.

From Time Magazine Archive

For four days there were parades, fireworks, community singing and a great tooting of Alphorns.

From Time Magazine Archive

When they walked in Powderhorn Park they heard community singing for which an all-banjo orchestra plunked vigorous accompaniments.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Giant Forest Lodge campfire is held every night at the lodge under the Sequoias, where community singing, nature and historical talks, music, and general entertainment are provided.

From Sequoia [California] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior

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