Shchedryk - Mykola Leontovych

Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryi; "bountiful") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's carol. It was arranged by composer and school teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. Shchedryk was originally sung on the night of January 13 (Julian calendar). In today's new system (Gregorian), the date would be December 31. January 13 was Shchedry Vechir (Ukrainian for 'Bountiful Evening') to Ukrainians, New Year's Eve by the Julian Calendar.

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