Audio Samples

Carol of the Bells (Ukranian Bell Carol)

This popular Christmas carol is based off of a Ukranian new year's song, and was composed in 1914 by Mykola Leontovych. The English lyrics were written by Peter Wilhousky.

This piece can be played on pedal harp only.

Harp & String Quartet

Lyrics

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, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air
Ding dong ding dong ding

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

Hark how the bell
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, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone to every home
Ding dong ding dong ding
Ding dong ding dong ding
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding dong ding dong ding
That is their song
With joyful ring

Ding dong ding dong ding