(For "chorale" (a group of singers) and "choral music", see Choir.)("Carols" redirects here. For the Ayumi Hamasaki song, see Carols (song).) A carol is in modern parlance a festive song, generally religious but not necessarily connected with church worship, and often with a dance-like or popular character. Today the carol is represented almost exclusively by the Christmas carol, the Advent carol, and to a much lesser extent by the Easter carol; however, despite their present association with religion, this has not always been the case.