Ukrainian soldiers in Bakhmut, Ukraine, filmed a Christmas music video featuring altered lyrics of popular Christmas songs to highlight the war in Ukraine. The video was made for a fundraising campaign. The song 'Shchedryk' or 'Carol of the Bells' is of Ukrainian origin and has spread worldwide. The Border Guards and civilians in Ukraine also performed 'Shchedryk' during Christmas celebrations. The song is nearly 120 years old and symbolizes hope and reassurance.
Merry Christmas! Listen to "Shchedryk" (Carol of the Bells) performed by @splendenthelena, featuring both Ukrainian lyrics with English translation and the Ukrainian version (watch the original video on her Youtube channel: https://t.co/USb4OLXeVg) https://t.co/MN3pr9SVoz
Ukraine's Border Guards performing the Ukrainian carol "Shchedryk" aka “Carol of the Bells” in central Kyiv on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! 📹 via https://t.co/WPhzcwKu9t https://t.co/bJSiTi6gjH
I am so blessed to celebrate Christmas with my family in Ukraine. Knowing that Russia wants to destroy our culture and traditions made me value and cherish them even more. So here we are, all together, with didukh and uzvar, singing carols, despite everything. Light will win ✨ https://t.co/F3VvDF0f31
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are high that you will hear Carols of the Bells or “Shchedryk” at least once during the holiday. The Ukrainian song is nearly 120 years old. 🇺🇦 https://t.co/SgnGRS2THm
"Shchedryk," or "Carol of the Bells," is a joyful Christmas song of 🇺🇦 Ukrainian origin that spread all around the world. Read our archive article about this carol and its author: https://t.co/lRT0qGTMIB 📹 by https://t.co/au0o8kvkSw https://t.co/MWNiasiOdq
Shchedryk, which was americanized into Carol of the Bells, is a Ukrainian song about the turning of the seasons from winter to spring, the new year as traditionally understood. It is a song of hope and reassurance, as well as great beauty. https://t.co/V9TjYWVgwS
Border Guards sing a Ukrainian carol Shchedryk (known as Carol of the Bells in the English-speaking world) at Sophia square in Kyiv. The singer, Oleksii, used to be a music teacher, now he defends Ukraine. His wife Mariia played the guitar. https://t.co/NBNhI4EuLP
🇺🇦🌲 The catchy tune of "Carol of the Bells" may sound instantly familiar and evoke Christmas movies such as "Home Alone" but those humming along may have little inkling of the music's Ukrainian origins ⬇️ https://t.co/HdeufFEHW9
Merry Christmas everyone - and don’t forget that the Carol of Bells came from Ukraine. https://t.co/RYgnFXdzXN
🎶 "Shchedryk," or "Carol of the Bells," is a joyful Christmas song of 🇺🇦 Ukrainian origin that spread all around the world. ➡️ Watch the video by @ukraine_ua and find out how this Ukrainian song became known worldwide 🌎 https://t.co/xEGmrFjxkt
NEW: Ukrainian soldiers take a break from fighting to film a Christmas music video in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Some of the lyrics for the popular Christmas songs in the video were changed to highlight the war in Ukraine. The music video was made for a fundraising campaign put on by… https://t.co/Wt1lKSFtzN
Ukrainian Defenders send Christmas greetings from the hottest spots on the frontlines! Our Warriors performed four legendary songs - true symbols of the holidays. In each of them they replaced a few words. For example, in John Lennon's song, instead of "war is over", they sang… https://t.co/6DUhOrJ0aW https://t.co/O2Pfq2t0Gy
War is NOT over! Watch Ukraine soldiers sing their own versions of Christmas favourites including Let It Snow and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas in bomb-shattered Bakhmut https://t.co/KEwQHWiEQ3 https://t.co/2rxsWbWAP2