I think we're going for a little more festive tone, even considering the occasion.

But there was more than electoral politics to the day; there was a broader, more festive tone.

The blithe, festive tone of these forms of entertainment speaks for itself.

These unnerving comments contrasted bizarrely with the festive tone of the event.

Through the speakers, Frank Smith's voice has the festive tone of a man greeting party guests.

Despite the festive tone, the joy ride to unfinished stations, where the wearing of hard hats is still required, sounded a note of desperation.

To the first friend, Asterrea, he said, "I am going to commit suicide," wave-dancing this message in his best festive tone.

At Dream World, Sony tried to shrug off its business woes in favor of a festive tone.

Philadelphia, in leading the national celebration, has kept the tone festive but restrained.

It helped that they scored five runs in the first inning, setting a festive tone as they went on to win, 10-5.