Carol of the Bells – Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus
Source: https://youtu.be/6yOe3eZWY1U
Channel: The United States Army Field Band

The Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus present this ROCKIN’ version of a holiday classic, Carol of the Bells! Featuring Master Sgt. Mike Sears on guitar, this tune is sure to bring some excitement to your holiday season!

Music by Mykola Leontovich, arranged by Sgt. 1st Class Paul White

“Shchedryk”, колядка “Щедрик”, kolyadka, Ukrainian New Year’s song / Carol of the Bells

“Shchedryk”, колядка “Щедрик”, kolyadka, Ukrainian New Year’s song / Carol of the Bells
Source: https://youtu.be/mkGWxAW2vGc
Channel: Vesela Zdybanka

“The Little Swallow” Ukrainian folk song was arranged by composer Mykola Leontovich 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 adapted as an English Christmas carol, well-known “Carol of the Bells”, by Peter J. Wilhousky in 1936. “Carol of the Bells” and “Shchedryk” share the same melody /by composer Mykola Leontovich/ but these two songs have different lyrics.

“Bountiful evening, a New Year’s carol;

A little swallow flew into the household

and started to twitter, to summon the master:

“Come out, master, look at the sheep pen,

there the ewes have given birth and the lambkins have been born

Your goods are great, you will have a lot of money, by selling them.

If not money, then chaff from all the grain you will harvest

you have a dark-eyebrowed beautiful wife.”

Illustrated by VeselaZdybanka©

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