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Carol of the Bells — the classic, and Ukrainian, Christmas song
I had to write English lyrics. I removed the Ukrainian words about “swallows” and instead focused on the cheerful ringing of bells that I heard in the music.” Thus, ‘Carol of the Bells ...
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The ‘Carol of the Bells’ comes from Ukraine’s fight for independence
In 1936, he reimagined “Shchedryk” as a Christmas carol, rewriting the lyrics as the “Carol of the Bells” we know today. “But that wasn’t possible during the Soviet period ...