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Carol of the Bells

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Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of an ancient Ukrainian folk song

called a "shchedrivka". An arrangement by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921)

was popularized in the 1930's by Oleksander Koshyts (1875-1944), a

Ukrainian choir director who worked in the US and Canada. It has since

become an American Christmas classic.



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

that is their song

with joyful ring

all caroling



one seems to hear

words of good cheer

from everywhere

filling the air





Oh how they pound,

raising the sound,

o'er 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

Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong