“Carol of the Bells” is a popular Christmas carol composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1904 with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on a folk chant known in Ukrainian as “Shchedryk”. Wilhousky’s lyrics are copyrighted, although the original musical composition is not. ref. Wikipedia – Great music and Home Alone is a great film, music arrangement John Williams.
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Boys’ Choir of the M. Lysenko Music School – Shchedryk (arr. Prizeman)
The boys’ choir sang the famous Ukrainian song of Mykola Leontovych on the arrangement of Robert Prizeman who is musical director of Libera, the world famous boys choir. Prizeman arranged it for Carol of the Bells, but the choir sang under original text with additional phrases.
The large scale concert “Winter Miracles” featuring the young musicians of Ukraine was premiered on 19 Dec. 2020.