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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 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky.
The English version, known as "Carol of the Bells", has been arranged over 150 times since 2004. [28] [1] The carol is one of the 25 most frequently performed Christmas songs of the 20th century. As listed by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), it ranked number 15. [29]
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. Several other lyricists have written for the same melody, usually retaining Wilhousky's bell theme.
"Carol of the Bells" The song is an English version of a Ukrainian folk chant by Mykola Leontovych in 1916 called Shchedryk (“Bountiful Evening”), about a sparrow flying around a home. It was ...
Carol of the Bells is a Ukrainian historical drama directed by Olesia Morhunets-Isaienko based on the script by Kseniia Zastavska, released in Ukraine on January 5, 2023. The world premiere took place on March 4, 2022. [3] The distributors of the film are Film.UA Distribution and Kinomania Film Distribution. [4]
The Ukrainian carol most known in the Western world is the "Carol of the Bells", with English lyrics by the American composer of Ukrainian descent Peter J. Wilhousky, composed by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych as "Shchedryk", and premiered in December 1916 by a choral group made up of students at Kyiv University.
Carol of the Bells" is a Christmas carol. Carol of the Bells may also refer to: Carol of the Bells, a 2022 Ukrainian film "Carol of the Bells" , a 2021 TV episode; Carol of the Bells, a 2019 film directed by Joey Travolta; Carol of the Bells, a 2007 EP by Emmy Rossum
English language setting of "Carol of the Bells"; arrangement of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Peter Joseph Wilhousky [ a ] (13 July 1902 – 4 January 1978) was an American composer, music educator, and choral conductor of Ukrianian descent.