sing-along
noun
plural sing-alongs
: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest
People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.—
The New Yorker
The New YorkerOld-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …—Mary Beth Giles
Mary Beth GilesAudience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.—Canadian Motorist
Canadian Motorist
also
: a song appropriate for a sing-along
A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park. —Luke Vose
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The feelings outstripped all available language in his best numbers, quasi-orchestral works that often dissolved into wordless sing-alongs.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas sing-along.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Bieber’s catalogue is searching and uneven, flitting between glossy renditions of trap-pop, mid-tempo R. & B., eighties new wave, campfire Christian sing-alongs, Afrobeat, and dancehall, his slick, supple voice skimming the surface of these styles while never committing to any of them.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Kittle and Swift's impromptu sing-along moment occurred at Tight End University, an annual three-day summer training camp founded by Kelce, 35, Kittle and sportscaster Greg Olsen in 2021.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas sing-along.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 24 July 2025
Bieber’s catalogue is searching and uneven, flitting between glossy renditions of trap-pop, mid-tempo R. & B., eighties new wave, campfire Christian sing-alongs, Afrobeat, and dancehall, his slick, supple voice skimming the surface of these styles while never committing to any of them.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Kittle and Swift's impromptu sing-along moment occurred at Tight End University, an annual three-day summer training camp founded by Kelce, 35, Kittle and sportscaster Greg Olsen in 2021.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
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“Sing-along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing-along. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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