"Щедрик" - or “Shchedryk” (the original “Carol of the Bells”) with original lyrics in Ukrainian.

“Shchedryk” was arranged by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych (Микола Леонтович) at the beginning of the 20th century. The song is based on the traditional Ukrainian folk chant welcoming the New Year (“shchedrivka”).
In 1921, the Ukrainian National Chorus sung the song in the United States to a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall. Later, Peter J. Wilhousky rearranged the melody for orchestra and wrote the new lyrics in English thus creating “Carol of the Bells”.
The original “Shchedryk” by Leontovych was intended to be sung a cappella by mixed four-voice choir.

We hope you'll enjoy our version of Ukrainian song, that became a symbol of Christmas all over the world!

Soprano - Antonina Lisohorska
Organ - Olga Chen (Striletska)

Dominican church and monastery, Ukraine
(Lviv Museum of the History of Religion)
December 2023

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