Mykola Leontovych was a renowned Ukrainian composer best known for his choral works. His most famous composition, “Carol of the Bells,” became a global Christmas classic. Leontovych’s music combines ...

In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispatched not only diplomats to Europe, but also a choir. Led by conductor Oleksandr Koshyts, the Ukrainian ...

Russian forces control about 95 percent of what’s left of the city, which they aggressively shelled like much of Ukraine they have sought to control.

The well-known Christmas carol, “Carol of the Bells,” has quite a remarkable history. It’s difficult to believe that a Christmas carol with such a joyous tone originated more than a century ago in ...

Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian ...

Although "Carol of the Bells" has become a popular tune during the holidays, the original lyrics had nothing to do with Christmas. The song with a haunting four-note melody was originally a Ukranian ...

It started as “Shchedryk,” a song about a little bird that was first performed in the United States in 1922. Its enchanting melody has since been sung by Beyoncé and Barenaked Ladies. By Rob LeDonne ...