Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thursday in October 1922 for a 35-piece performance by the Ukrainian National Choir. It was the first stop on an American tour to promote Ukrainian culture ...

"Carol of the Bells" is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs on Earth, and we have Ukraine to thank for giving "Christmas magic to the world." According to the Ukraine government website, ...

Mykola Leontovych was a renowned Ukrainian composer best known for his choral works. His most famous composition, “Carol of the Bells,” became a global Christmas classic. Leontovych’s music combines ...

It started as “Shchedryk,” a song about a little bird that was first performed in the United States in 1922. Its enchanting melody has since been sung by Beyoncé and Barenaked Ladies. By Rob LeDonne ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispatched not only diplomats to Europe, ...

But it’s the historic repetition of that Ukrainian folk song over centuries - the one Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” that’s especially poignant and heartbreaking for a nation at war. “It’s ...

Welcome to The 12 Days of Christmas Songs: an attempt to uncover the forgotten history of some of the most memorable festive tunes. From December 14 through 25, we’ll be tackling one secular song and ...

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL CHORUS: (Singing in non-English language). KELLY: It was the American premiere of the Ukrainian National Chorus. And one song in particular stood out. It was called "Shchedryk." ...

Did you know that Carol of the Bells comes from Ukraine? Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych wrote Shchedryk in 1916, originally as a winter folk song. The Ukrainian National Chorus brought the carol ...

Without exaggeration, the melody “Carol of the Bells” can be considered one of the symbols of Christmas, sung worldwide during the holiday season. You may already know that this song has Ukrainian ...