Shchedryk
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Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryj; "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, which in the Ukraine is Shchedry Vechir (#redirect ; "Bountiful Evening"), the equivalent of New Year's Eve.
Shchedryk was later adapted to an English Christmas carol (Carol of the Bells) by Peter J. Wilhousky following a performance of the original song by the Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1921. Wilhousky copyrighted and published his new lyrics (which were not based on the Ukrainian lyrics) in 1936, and the song became popular in the United States, where it became strongly associated with Christmas.
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