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.

A new joy is heralded | Нова радість стала | Nova radist' stala

Arranger: Yakiv Yatsynevych | Яків Яциневич

This Christmas carol paints a bucolic picture of the scene in the manger beneath the brilliant light of the guiding star.

The Lord is born | Бог ся рождає | Boh sja rozhdaje

Arranger: Oleksander Koshyts | Олександер Кошиць

Reflective of the agricultural foundations of Ukrainian villages, this carol depicts the pastoral scene in the stable on the night of Christ’s birth.

The wind blows gently | По діброві вітер виє | Po dibrovi viter vyje

Composer: Pavlo Tychyna | Павло Тичина
Arranger: Hryhory Veriovka | Григорій Верьовка
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This ballad of love and loss is set to a poem by Taras Shevchenko and arranged for women’s voices by composer and choral conductor Hryhory Veriovka.