10000 Maniacs Carol Of The Bells Lyrics

Carol Of The Bells Lyrics

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 Carol of the Bells

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 Carol of the Bells is an adaptation of an ancient Ukrainian folk song

 called a "shchedrivka".  An arrangement by Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921)

 was popularized in the 1930's by Oleksander Koshyts (1875-1944), a

 Ukrainian choir director who worked in the US and Canada.  It has since

 become an American Christmas classic.

 

 Hark how the bells, 

 sweet silver bells, 

 all seem to say, 

 throw cares away 

 

 Christmas is here, 

 bringing good cheer, 

 to young and old,

 meek and the bold, 

 ding dong ding

 that is their song

 with joyful ring

 all caroling

 

 one seems to hear

 words of good cheer

 from everywhere

 filling the air

 

 

 Oh how they pound, 

 raising the sound, 

 o'er hill and dale, 

 telling their tale, 

 

 Gaily they ring 

 while people sing 

 songs of good cheer, 

 Christmas is here, 

 

 Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, 

 Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas, 

 On on they send , 

 on without end, 

 their joyful tone to every home 

 Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong