This is my version of the Ukrainian Christmas "Carol of the Bells". The original song with words was composed in early XX century but inspired in pre-Christian folk chants and thus my version is lyricless. The original version"Shchedryk" (means "Bountiful Evening" in Ukranian) also known as "The little Swallow" had nothing to do with the later Christmassy lyrics at all but was written as a New Years Carol. It was composed by Mykola Leontovych (the signature motif of four-note melody over a minor third of the chant is typical in many of his compositions) in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth and riches the following Spring would provide. Priscilla Hernandez: All arrangements, voices and instruments, piano, vocals, chalumeau, flute, chimes, bells and other things ORIGINAL UKRAINIAN LYRICS in case you want to sing along Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka Pryletila lastivochka Stala sobi shchebetaty Hospodarya vyklykaty Vyydy, vyydy, hospodaryu Podyvysya na kosharu Tam ovechky pokotylys? A yahnychky narodylys? V tebe tovar ves? khoroshyy Budesh? maty mirku hroshey V tebe tovar ves? khoroshyy Budesh? maty mirku hroshey Khoch ne hroshey, to polova V tebe zhinka chornobrova Shchedryk shchedryk, shchedrivochka Pryletila lastivochka