Cryptic crossword clue
& 7d              Holy Land hit they’ve arranged for something festive to sing 3,5,3,3,3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 plus 3 plus 3 plus 3 letter word THE HOLLY AND THE IVY

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "something festive to sing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case something festive to sing = the holly and the ivy.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

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