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"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk". The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in or before 1916; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky .
The group released their video of an original arrangement of "Carol of the Bells" the following day. The group performed on "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2012 American Music Awards" Pre-Show on November 18, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, and the "94.7 THE WAVE Christmas Concert Starring Dave Koz and Kenny Loggins" on December 16.
American a cappella group Pentatonix (PTX) has released 11 studio albums, six compilation albums, six extended plays (EPs), 34 singles and 58 music videos.The group won the third season of The Sing-Off in 2011, and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony. [1]
The album features several songs that were already well known at the time including "White Christmas," "When A Child is Born," "Carol of the Bells" and "My Favorite Things." Several original Christmas songs are also included, which have also now become well-known via this album.
The Best of Pentatonix Christmas is the first compilation album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It contains Christmas songs, originally recorded for and included on their holiday albums PTXmas , That's Christmas to Me , A Pentatonix Christmas and Christmas Is Here! , as well as four new songs: " Do You Hear What I Hear?
The group's cover of "Jolene", originally released as a single and later included in the EP, was particularly praised.Julia Brucculieri of The Huffington Post called the version "a hauntingly beautiful a cappella update" [6] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal called it a "stellar version", stating that "Pentatonix proves yet again that they can do no wrong with anything they sing or cover.
The song became popular in the English-speaking world, where it became strongly associated with Christmas. [6] Although "Carol of the Bells" uses the melody from "Shchedryk", the lyrics of these two songs have nothing in common. The ostinato of the Ukrainian song suggested to Wilhousky the sound of ringing bells, so he wrote lyrics on that theme.
Pentatonix Scott Hoying – producer, baritone lead, backing vocals and co-vocal bass in "Here Comes Santa Claus" Mitch Grassi – producer, tenor lead and backing vocals