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Release Date: Friday 8 November 2024
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Ukraine has a long and vibrant tradition of Christmas carols, whose melodies and meaning -
now, more than ever - hold an important place in the hearts of the country's people.
Some carols date back centuries and cover a wide variety of themes, but they are united by
a common thread - an appreciation of the beauties of heaven and earth, and the coming of the
Saviour. The Ukrainian violin virtuoso Solomiya Ivakhiv is the soloist in Bohdan Kryvopust's
imaginative arrangements, which bring out the variety and beauty of the carols. Kryvopust's
own Fantasia is a delightful festive montage.
Traditional Ukrainian carols
1 All around the world, good tidings
2 Good evening to you!
3 How wondrous this is
4 God is born
Vasyl Zhdankin
5 On a sleigh, God was born
Traditional Ukrainian carols
6 New joy has arisen
7 Glory to God in the highest
8 A peacock strolls
9 Malanka
Bohdan Kryvopust
10 Fantasia
Franz Xaver Gruber
11 Silent night
Traditional Ukrainian carol
12 Evening of plenty,
evening of goodness