Choir of St Edmund Hall Christmas Video 2022: Shchedryk – on the wings of a swallow from Ukraine
Shchedryk – on the wings of a swallow from Ukraine
By Viktoriia Khalanchuk (2022, MSt Diplomatic Studies) based on the work of Tina Peresunko, historian and researcher of Ukrainian culture diplomacy, and author of a book about Shchedryk and the Ukrainian Republic Capella.
This year, for the first time, the Choir of St Edmund Hall has presented a new version of a song known around the world as ‘Carol of the Bells’, with new lyrics prepared by the Director of Music, Dr James Whitbourn. The new lyrics return the song’s imagery to the original version — the Ukrainian folk song Shchedryk. There are now many versions of Shchedryk and its melody can truly be seen as part of the heritage of humanity.
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