In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispatched not only diplomats to Europe, but also a choir. Today, it is nearly impossible to imagine Christmas ...

The well-known Christmas carol, “Carol of the Bells,” has quite a remarkable history. It’s difficult to believe that a Christmas carol with such a joyous tone originated more than a century ago in ...

It started as “Shchedryk,” a song about a little bird that was first performed in the United States in 1922. Its enchanting melody has since been sung by Beyoncé and Barenaked Ladies. By Rob LeDonne ...

Did you know that Carol of the Bells comes from Ukraine? Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych wrote Shchedryk in 1916, originally as a winter folk song. The Ukrainian National Chorus brought the carol ...

Details: The choir performed a new arrangement of Carol of the Bells, a song based on Shchedryk by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych, at Westminster Abbey. "It was a great honour for our choir to ...

Having sung them every year since childhood, the meaning of Christmas carols is clear to everyone: Enjoy a sleigh ride with someone special, bring carolers some figgy pudding (whatever that is) and, ...

Amazon is bringing back its Indie For The Holidays playlist this season, with a new round of Christmas classics reimagined by underground stars. This year’s playlist goes live tomorrow, but we’ve got ...