Ukrainian Christmas Carols

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ljubim said:
Shchedrik/Carol sounds wayyy better in Ukrainian!

Wow, :rotfl: the lady singing this reminds me of my grandma when she was younger! Maybe she’s a distant relative:thumbsup:
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Yeah, I knew in posting ahead, that the wardrobe there was one thing. Remember that in 2003 in Ukraine when it was recorded, Ukraine was still technically catching up on artistic presentations in modern.😃

Oh Well. 🙂
 
5Loaves said:
Andrew-
It reminds me of favorite Pascha YouTubes and other videos we had last Pascha. I tried to find a Nativity carol from the same Serbian group who has a wonderful Pascha video. I think this is the same group.

-Mary
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Wow, Mary, that’s a really beautiful Christmas piece from the Serbian group and you hear the various names and Christmas virtues - Hospody, Myr, Allelluia, Spassinya, Pokayannia. Masterful. 🙂
 
KyivAndrew said:
you hear the various names and Christmas virtues - Hospody, Myr, Allelluia, Spassinya, Pokayannia. Masterful. 🙂
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Translations, por favor 🙂

These clips are all wonderful and are making me so feel like the Nativity is coming WAY too soon! Back at the start of the Fast it seemed so far away…
 
Happy New Year everyone! Since I still have 6 days to Christmas (Ukrainian Catholics in Canada celebrate predominantly by the Old Calendar), in the spirit, I decided to post 3 more carols I found.

The first is a series of Ukrainian carols sung by Ivan Kozlovsky which was hard to find. Kozlovsky was Ukraine’s Pavarotti back in the 1920s, 1930s, and is hard to come by, so you’ll forgive the vinyl on the link. He sung in Koshetz’s famous Ukrainian choir before the communists invaded Ukraine from Russia in 1920. He was never allowed to leave the Soviet Union because his brother left with Koshetz before the Bolshevik invasion, and went on to become a priest. Stalin kept him couped up. Indeed, as Simon Sebag Montefiore wrote in his biography of Stalin, Kozlovsky was perhaps Stalin’s favourite singer (what luck) and Stalin would call for him at any time of day or night if he wished to hear him sing. Kozlovsky obviously had little say in the matter and it’s a shame he was never able to see his brother or Ukrainians outside of the Soviet Union. Makes it slightly more poignant. Here is the montage. Very beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=vToVuNz_zpE&feature=related

Then, contemporary times, I found Sofia Fedyna singing these Ukrainian Christmas carols in her angelic voice:

Boh Predvichnyi (Oh God Eternal) youtube.com/watch?v=wwKxIJ1Z4_k&feature=related

Sviatyi Vechir (Oh Christmas Eve, Glory to the Most High) youtube.com/watch?v=Iw2JhNpJqAw

Worth the listen. 🙂

Merry Christmas!
 
KyivAndrew said:
Happy New Year everyone! Since I still have 6 days to Christmas (Ukrainian Catholics in Canada celebrate predominantly by the Old Calendar), in the spirit, I decided to post 3 more carols I found.
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Wonderful!
I am happily well into Christmastide. My Latin/RC parish is already talking about Lent :whacky:
The first is a series of Ukrainian carols sung by Ivan Kozlovsky which was hard to find. Kozlovsky was Ukraine’s Pavarotti back in the 1920s, 1930s, and is hard to come by, … and it’s a shame he was never able to see his brother or Ukrainians outside of the Soviet Union. Makes it slightly more poignant. Here is the montage. Very beautiful. youtube.com/watch?v=vToVuNz_zpE&feature=related
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Thank you! That’s quite an amazing piece of film! I really love the animated Nativity story in the second half. Is that on YouTube separate from the live action first half? Both parts are really treasures, especially given the history on many levels, including Kozlovsky’s own story.
Then, contemporary times, I found Sofia Fedyna singing these Ukrainian Christmas carols in her angelic voice:
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Boh Predvichnyi (Oh God Eternal) youtube.com/watch?v=wwKxIJ1Z4_k&feature=related
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Sviatyi Vechir (Oh Christmas Eve, Glory to the Most High) youtube.com/watch?v=Iw2JhNpJqAw
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Lovely. She seems to be in a museum.
Merry Christmas!
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Happy New Year!
 
5Loaves said:
Wonderful!
Thank you! That’s quite an amazing piece of film! I really love the animated Nativity story in the second half. Is that on YouTube separate from the live action first half? Both parts are really treasures, especially given the history on many levels, including Kozlovsky’s own story.

Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year to you too! :extrahappy::christmastree1:

You know what. I actually did look to find where the second-half animated scene on the Nativity story came from in Kozlovsky’s clip and I still don’t know. 😦 First time I’ve seen it. I agree it’s nice. If I can find the provenance I’ll post it Mary.

Glad you enjoyed it. May the New Year bring God’s Blessings on You and Yours: Health, Happiness, and Many Years!!!🙂

Andrew.
 
KyivAndrew said:
Here is a more modern take on the traditional and popular “Dobryi Vechir Tobi” or “Merry Evening to You” expressing carolers delight on Christmas eve and proclaiming Joy to the World, performed by Ukraine’s current pop stars:
youtube.com/watch?v=ntrBP…eature=related

and a traditional take: youtube.com/watch?v=4932R…eature=related
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One of my favorite videos of this carol sung at a monastery:youtube.com/watch?v=-RqILOz_3Xk

“Братія Свято-Михайлівського монастиря на чолі з Намісником Архиєпископом Димитрієм співають Різдвяні колядки
Brothers of St. Michael’s Monastery, headed by the governor Archbishop Demetrios sing Christmas carols”
 
SVP said:
One of my favorite videos of this carol sung at a monastery:youtube.com/watch?v=-RqILOz_3Xk

“Братія Свято-Михайлівського монастиря на чолі з Намісником Архиєпископом Димитрієм співають Різдвяні колядки
Brothers of St. Michael’s Monastery, headed by the governor Archbishop Demetrios sing Christmas carols”
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WOW WONDERFUL! Thanks for that SVP! and Merry Christmas. You’re right that is a gem…and I didn’t know about it. I forget sometimes on youtube you might need cyrillic script or you never find these things. Thanks for posting that. (I still have to clear up cyrillic on my keyboard so I can’t search for these yet…glad you’re on hand).

What monastery is that? Those guys have fantastic voices! Is that from the Kyivan Patriarchate or is it UGCC or UOC somewhere in North America or Europe? I have no idea but from looking at your blog you seem to know this stuff pretty well. 👍

God Bless!🙂

Andrew
 
O.K. I got it. It’s St. Michael’s Cathedral, Kyiv, Kyivan Patriarchate! Beautiful. 🙂
 
5Loaves said:
Andrew-
It reminds me of favorite Pascha YouTubes and other videos we had last Pascha. I tried to find a Nativity carol from the same Serbian group who has a wonderful Pascha video. I think this is the same group.

-Mary
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KyivAndrew said:
Wow, Mary, that’s a really beautiful Christmas piece from the Serbian group and you hear the various names and Christmas virtues - Hospody, Myr, Allelluia, Spassinya, Pokayannia. Masterful. 🙂
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It really reminds me of Loreena McKennitt’s music, neither Ukrainian nor Christmas:) , which I really like, maybe this song Bonny Swans, different rythmn.
 
5 Loaves,

Thanks for posting the file with an English translation! Ever since I found the Ukrainian Monastery video on Youtube, I have been hoping to find an English translation.

Steve
 
SVP said:
5 Loaves,

Thanks for posting the file with an English translation! Ever since I found the Ukrainian Monastery video on Youtube, I have been hoping to find an English translation.

Steve
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Thank you for the reminder of the Monastery video which I would otherwise not have connected with this.

I had to find the music and text when I got home! I first found the words here which may or may not have other translations you’d be interested in, and the related CD.
 
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