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Christmas carols at the airport "Kyiv" (Zhulyany)

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Christmas carols at the airport IEV " Kyiv " ( Zhulyany ). The bandura players song carolers at t he airport "Kyiv" . National Honored Chapel bandura players of Ukraine named after H. Mayboroda They song  " Shchedryk " was later adapted as an English Christmas carol , " Carol of the Bells ", by Peter J. Wilhousky following a performance of the original song by Alexander Koshetz 's Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1921.

"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol composed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914

This is the original Carol of the bells song. LYRICS: Hark! how the bells sweet silver bells All seem to say throw cares away. Christmas is here bringing good cheer To young and old meek and the bold Ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song, With joyful ring all caroling One seems to hear words of good cheer From everywhere filling the air O, how they pound raising the sound Oer hill and dale telling their tale Gaily they ring while people sing Songs of good cheer christmas is here! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! On, on they send on without end Their joyful tone to every home Hark! how the bells sweet silver bells All seem to say throw cares away. Christmas is here bringing good cheer To young and old meek and the bold Ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song With joyful ring all caroling. One seems to hear words of good cheer From everywhere filling the air O, how they pound...