Every Ukrainian knows the words since childhood Christmas schedrivochki. There was a popular Christmas song "Shchedryk" even in pre-Christian times, and has received a second life and worldwide popularity due to processing Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovich at the beginning of the 20th century.
Editorial Kolobok.ua I found interesting and little known facts about the popular Christmas songs.
1. You wonder why in the Christmas song "flies the swallow?" As already mentioned, the lyrics appeared in pagan times, and then the New Year was celebrated in the spring.
2. "Shchedryk" has as many as five variants of copyright. Composer Nikolai Leontovich dedicated to her 18 years of life: the first version appeared in 1901, the last in 1919.
3. For the first time, "Shchedryk" was performed on the stage in 1916, the University of Kiev in unison.
4. Ukrainian song was later translated into English in our time sounded in many iconic Hollywood films: "Addams Family," "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "Home Alone," "Die Hard," "The Mirror Has Two Faces" TV series "The Mentalist" and so on. d.
5. The English-language version of "Shchedryk" was created in 1936, an American of Ukrainian descent Petro Vilhovskim.
6. In the US, it was first performed in 1921 at Carnegie Hall stage in New York.
7. "A Christmas Carol bells» (Carol of the Bells) - it was under this name Ukrainian schedrivochka known worldwide.
8. In Ukraine, there are commemorative coins "Shchedryk" nominal value of 5 and 20 hryvnia, who coined the National Bank of Ukraine.
9. Carol of the Bells for 12 cellos by Steve Nelson and The piano guys became one of the most popular works of the musician and gathered on Youtube more than 9 million. Visits.
10. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the first performance Shchedryk flashmob "Shchedryk 100 challenge» was launched in November 2016, which was attended by more than 60 teams.
