Ukrainian Bell Carol

Ukrainian Bell Carol (AKA Carol of the Bells or Shchedryk) has become one of the world's most recognizable Christmas carols, played by multiple bands in hundreds of versions and adaptations. It was written by a Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych in 1916, and is based on an ancient Ukrainian folk melody. The carol was adapted into an English language version by a Ukrainian-American composer and choir director Peter Wilhousky in the 1930s.

Here is a rock version by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra as used in a home made Christmas Light Show in Allen Texas:



Here is a traditional English version:



And here is a traditional Ukrainian version:



Other versions:

• As used in Soundtrack to Home Alone
• By Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
• Nice Techno Remix
• Beautiful Piano Version

Adapted from email by Aleks Kalashnik.