Uploaded December 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Shchedryk"
Now available on Bandcamp: bit.ly/10fUlrm
And iTunes: bit.ly/htesTR
Carol of the Bells, arranged and performed by Michael Aranda, featuring Rene Aranda.
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From Wikipedia:
Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryy; "bountiful") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's carol. It was arranged by composer and school teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. Shchedryk was originally sung on the night of January 13, which is Shchedry Vechir (Bountiful Evening) to Ukrainians.
Shchedryk was later adapted to an English Christmas carol, Carol of the Bells, by Peter J. Wilhousky following a performance of the original song by the Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1921. Wilhousky copyrighted and published his new lyrics (which were not based on the Ukrainian lyrics) in 1936, and the song became popular in the United States, where it became strongly associated with Christmas.
"Shchedryk"
Now available on Bandcamp: bit.ly/10fUlrm
And iTunes: bit.ly/htesTR
Carol of the Bells, arranged and performed by Michael Aranda, featuring Rene Aranda.
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From Wikipedia:
Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryy; "bountiful") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's carol. It was arranged by composer and school teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. Shchedryk was originally sung on the night of January 13, which is Shchedry Vechir (Bountiful Evening) to Ukrainians.
Shchedryk was later adapted to an English Christmas carol, Carol of the Bells, by Peter J. Wilhousky following a performance of the original song by the Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1921. Wilhousky copyrighted and published his new lyrics (which were not based on the Ukrainian lyrics) in 1936, and the song became popular in the United States, where it became strongly associated with Christmas.
