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 ...

George Winston’s solo piano album December sold over 3 million copies in the 1980s and 1990s, and its centerpiece was his interpretation of the traditional “Carol of the Bells.” Winston ...

By Rob LeDonne For years, the composer John Williams made the twinkling Christmas favorite “Carol of the Bells” a staple of his seasonal program. “It’s a beloved carol that beautifully ...