songfest

[sawng-fest, song-]

noun

1. an informal, often spontaneous gathering at which people sing folk songs, popular ballads, etc.

2. an informal gathering at a studio, concert hall, or the like, in which people participate by singing along with the performers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of songfest¹

First recorded in 1915–20; song + fest

Example Sentences

He signed a decree reviving the Soviet-era songfest with the aim of "developing international cultural and humanitarian co-operation".

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In June she returns to Seattle to sing in Leonard Bernstein’s rarely performed “Songfest” with the Seattle Symphony and Marin Alsop.

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On Saturday, they had ridden a wave of popular support to win the annual songfest in the northern Italian city, giving their compatriots a much-needed morale boost after almost 12 weeks of war.

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Kalush Orchestra this week was one of the entrants advancing to the finals of the wildly popular European annual songfest, whose winner will be decided on Saturday.

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Dave Malloy’s “Octet,” an a cappella songfest, turned the exhilarating, exhausting, clarifying and degrading world of the internet into the kind of music previously reserved for reaching out to God.

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