A capella
On the day of Christ's birth | На рождество Христове | Na rozhdestvo Khrystove
Arranger: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський
Christ’s birth is heralded by a Star and the pealing of bells throughout the lands in this Ukrainian carol.
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Sleep, Jesus, sleep | Спи, Ісусе, спи | Spy, Isuse, spy
Arranger: Myroslav Volynskyj | Мирослав Волинський
In this Ukrainian carol, the Virgin Mary cradles her newborn Son, lulling Him to sleep with a lullaby.
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Tropar: the day of Your birth | Різдво Tвоє | Rizdvo Tvoje
Arranger: Andrij Hnatyshyn | Андрій Гнатишин
Sung as part of the Ukrainian Christmas Mass, this Tropar hails Christ as the light of understanding and justice sent from Heaven.
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Oh, lovely guilder-rose bush in the meadow | Ой, рясна, красна в лузі калина | Oj, rjasna, krasna v luzi kalyna
Composer: Volodymyr Stetsenko | Володимир
In this Ukrainian folk carol, a young girl, more beautiful than the guilder-rose, is courted by suitors during the holiday season.
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Christ is born | Христос родився | Khrystos rodyvsja
Composer: Vasyl Barvinskyj | Василь Барвінський
While Mary swaddles the Christ Child, all rejoice with song at His birth in this Ukrainian carol.
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Lord, let the holidays come quickly | Ой дай, Боже, святок діждати | Oj daj, Bozhe, svjatok dizhdaty
Composer: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
In this Ukrainian carol from the Podillia region, the holidays are eagerly anticipated by the children.
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A new joy is heralded | Нова радість стала | Nova radist' stala
Composer: Yakiv Yatsynevych | Яків Яциневич
In this well-known Ukrainian carol, shepherds and angel choirs rejoice at the birth of Christ and the foretelling of peace on earth.
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The Lord travelled along the road | Ішов Господь дорогою | Ishov Hospod' dorohoju
Composer: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
In this Ukrainian carol, while travelling along a road, Jesus asks a young girl for water.
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He lays in the manger | В яслах лежить | V jaslakh lezhyt'
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
This Ukrainian carol describes Jesus lying in the manger while the three kings who followed the Star bring Him gifts, and angel choirs sing.
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Wondrous news | Дивная новина | Dyvnaja novyna
Arranger: Hanna Havrylets | Ганна Гаврилець
This Ukrainian carol depicts the Nativity scene, in which Mary sings to her newly born Son, hailing Him as the Saviour and the giver of eternal life.
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Return of the swallow | Прилетіла ластівонька | Pryletila lastivon'ka
Arranger: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
This is one of many Ukrainian New Year’s songs in which carollers ask their hosts to be generous in payment for their good wishes.
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On St. Peter's day | Ой в Петрівочку | Oj v Petrivochku
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
In this Ukrainian New Year’s song from the Bukovina region, singers beg their hosts to let them enter their homes to warm up and provide them with treats.
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We sing songs of good wishes | Щедрик-бедрик, дайте вареник | Shchedryk-bedryk dajte varenyk
Composer: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
This playful Ukrainian song from Podillia wishes all hosts a happy, bountiful New Year, urging them to provide holiday treats or mischief may ensue.
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Malanka, our hostess | Наша Mаланка господиня | Nasha Malanka hospodynja
Composer: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
This Ukrainian New Year’s song depicts the joyous preparations being made for the upcoming festivities.
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Return of the swallow | Прилетіла ластівочка | Pryletila lastivochka
Arranger: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
In this Ukrainian New Year's song from the Bukovina region, a swallow, the harbinger of spring, brings good wishes to all.
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Early in the morning | Ой рано-рано | Oj rano-rano
Arranger: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
A young man is asked to travel to Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, to bring Christmas back to his village in this folk carol.
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Song of good wishes | Щедрівка | Shchedrivka
Arranger: Alexander Jacobchuk | Олександр Яковчук
One of many Ukrainian New Year’s songs that depict the arrival of a swallow, the harbinger of spring, with wishes for a bountiful year.
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Christmas carol | Колядниця | Koljadnytsja
Arranger: Ivan Zakharzhevski | Іван Захаржевський
This Ukrainian carol speaks of honey cakes and other holiday treats.
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We came to sing songs of good wishes | Пришли сме ту щедраци | Pryshly sme tu shchedratsy
Arranger: Yaroslav Polianskyj | Ярослав Полянський
This Ukrainian New Year's song from the Lemko region conveys greetings of the season, asking for holiday treats.
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A new joy | Нова радость | Nova radost'
Composer: Hanna Havrylets | Ганна Гаврилець
This Ukrainian carol describes the joy felt throughout Creation at the birth of the Saviour.
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At our host's home | У нашого пана | U nashoho pana
Composer: Hanna Havrylets | Ганна Гаврилець
In this Ukrainian folk carol, the master’s household is damaged by strong winds, but he is told to rejoice, for it is Christmas and all will be restored.
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A soldier's carol | Повстанська коляда | Povstans'ka koljada
Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
The celebration of Ukrainian Christmas during wartime is bittersweet in this soldier's carol.
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In Bethlehem | У Вифлеємі | U Vyflejemi
Arranger: Ostap Nyzhankivskyj | Остап Нижанківський
In this Ukrainian carol, the newly born Christ Child is greeted by angel choirs while shepherds bring Him gifts.
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In Kutsivtsi a church is built | А в Куцівці церкву будують | A v Kutsivtsi tserkvu budujut'
Composer: Kyrylo Stetsenko | Кирило Стеценко
This Ukrainian folk carol depicts the building of a church in Kutsivtsi with three stories, windows and doors, all echoing the Holy Trinity.
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Song of good wishes | Щедрівонька | Shchedrivon'ka
Composer: Myron Datsko | Мирон Дацко
This is a contemporary setting of a Ukrainian New Year’s song with its common theme of the arrival of a swallow, the harbinger of spring.
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Shchedryk | Щедрик | Shchedryk
Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
With its well-known melody, the original text of this Ukrainian song depicts the arrival of a swallow, the harbinger of spring.
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Angels in heaven | Янголи в небі | Janholy v nebi
Arranger: Oleksander Koshyts | Олександер Кошиць
In this Ukrainian carol, angels in heaven herald good tidings to shepherds that the Virgin Mary has borne the Christ Child, and all of earth rejoices.
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Song of good wishes | Щедрик | Shchedryk
Composer: Tetiana Stasiuk | Тетяна Стасюк
One of many Ukrainian New Year’s songs that depict holiday festivities amid the frigid winter weather.
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The carpenters are hewing | Тешуть теслі | Teshut' tesli
Arranger: Vasyl Zhdankiv | Василь Жданків
This Ukrainian folk carol describes the Christ Child’s journey on a silver sleigh hewn by carpenters.
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By the grove | Під бором | Pid borom
Arranger: Filaret Kolessa | Філарет Колесса
In this Ukrainian New Year’s song, a young maiden who was tending four oxen lost them, and though her father tried, he could not recover them.
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