Carol of the Bells originally a Ukrainian Christmas Carol written in 1916 - Shchedryk (from Ukrainian: Щедрий вечiр, Bountiful Evening) is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Years carol. It was arranged by composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych 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 originally sung on the night of January 13, New Years Eve in the Julian Calendar (December 31 Old Style).
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