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"Shchedryk" (Ukrainian: Щедрик, from Щедрий вечiр, lit. 'Bountiful Evening') is a Ukrainian shchedrivka , or New Year 's song, known in English as "The Little Swallow". The song tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of the wealth that will come with the following spring.
In joint projects, Shchedryk cooperated with Volodymyr Krainev, Gidon Kremer, Roman Kofman, Giya Kancheli, Ivan Monighetti, Daniel Barenboim, Marta Argerich and others. The first three recordings of the Shchedryk choir were made by the Melodiya company on vinyl records. Part of the Shchedryk repertoire is presented on 5 CDs recorded in Ukraine.
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song "Shchedryk". The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer of Ukrainian origin Peter Wilhousky.
Overwhelmed, the girls find refuge with the singing teacher Sofia. Her daughter Yaroslava aspired above all to reconcile the world with the enchanting melody of the Ukrainian "Shchedryk." Throughout the war, they live as one family, singing songs, and waiting for liberation.
Mykola Leontovych's song "Shchedryk" is his best-known piece. [1] "Shchedryk" is generally said to have been first performed on 25 December 1916, at St. Volodymyr's Kyiv University. However, it was first performed on 29 December 1916 [which calendar?] in the Kyiv Merchants' Assembly Hall, now part of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. [27]
on YouTube " Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 " is an instrumental medley of " God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen " and " Shchedryk " (the melody of which has been used for " Carol of the Bells "), first released on the Savatage album Dead Winter Dead in 1995 as "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)."
It was Koshetz who introduced the song "Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych, at a concert in Kyiv in 1919. Eventually the song became a Christmas classic under the name "Carol of the Bells". He moved to New York City in 1922 where he collected liturgical music, arranged and popularized Ukrainian folk music.
Shchedryk may refer to: "Shchedryk" (song) , a traditional Ukrainian song, the source of the tune of the English-language Christmas carol "Carol of the Bells" Shchedryk (choir) , a professional Ukrainian Children's Choir