At our host's home
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Malanka
Malanka | Маланка | Malanka
Arranger: Kyrylo Stetsenko | Кирило Стеценко
Sung to the master of the house, this Ukrainian New Year’s song exhorts him to permit the festivities to begin.
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By the grove
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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