An approximate translation of Mnohaya lita is "good wishes for many years". It's a good all-around any and every congratulatory occasion type of song - a must at birthdays, weddings, engagements, annivesaries, awards, graduations, and almost any other time you have a reason to celebrate. Not appropriate for Christmas, New Year's, or funerals WAV file Mnohaya Lita (~950k) RealAudio file Mnohaya Lita RequiresRealPlayer v.5 or higher FREE download.

RealAudio file Cheres -- From the Mountains to the Steppe Village Mountain Music of Ukraine. The Carpathians -- From here come the songs and curvy Hutsul melodies of troista muzyka -- the traditional trio of instruments, including the violin, flute, and tsymbaly, or hammered dulcimer. Listen to 3.5 minutes of Clips from the CD. First download a FREE copy of RealAudio v.5 or higher.

Concerto No. 1: Allegro moderato Ola Herasymenko Oliynyk - Bandura Three Concertos for Bandura and Symphony Orchestra by Yuriy Oliynyk Lviv Symphony Orchestra; Yuriy Lutsiv and Serhiy Burko, conductors. YVO Productions; all rights reserved; Made in USA.

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

CAROL OF THE BELLS -- SHCHEDRYK 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), Ukrainian choir director who worked in the US and Canada. It has since become a western Christmas classic. The recording we include here is a rendition by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (UBC). It is an instrumental piece, played on the national Ukrainian string instrument "bandura." Learn more about the UBC and the "bandura" (Use your browser "back button" to return) See the contents of this cassette tape (Use your browser "back button" to return)

SILENT NIGHT (Stille Nacht, Tykha Nich) Today We Sing -- Днесь поюще "Let us all sing to proclaim the glory of the Son of God." A New Joy Has Arisen -- Нова радість стала Adeste Fideles -- Адесте фіделез "O Come All Ye Faithful". The Landlord's Carol -- А у цього хазяїна Christmas Motives -- Різдвяні мотиви A triptych of favorite Ukrainian seasonal songs featuring the bandurists. In Bethlehem -- Во Вифлеємі Let Us Rejoice -- Возвеселімся Shchedryk -- Щедрик On the River Jordan -- Ой на Іордані The News in Bethlehem -- В Вифлеємі новина I Wonder as I Wander -- Я дивуюсь та мандрую The Saints -- Святий сиділи Throughout the World -- По всьому світу O, Holy Night -- О, Святя Ніч Shchedryk -- Щедрик Silent Night -- Тиха ніч Stille Nacht, sung in English, German, and Ukrainian. Oh, Koliada! -- Ой коляда! God Eternal -- Бог предвічний Performed by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. Oleh Mahlay, Artistic Director Learn more about the UBC and the "bandura" (Use your browser "back button" to return)

PO VSIOMU SVITU (All Over the World) Koliaduymo Razom! (Let's Carol) Boh Predvichny Vozveselimsia Vsi Razom Nyni Vo Vyfleyemi Vitay Isuse Nebo i Zemlia Nova Radist' Stala Vinshuvannia Na Nebi Zirka Po Vsiomu Svitu Dar Nyni Prebohaty Vselennaya Veselysia Boh Narodyvsia Dobryj Vechir Tobi Vinshuvannia The perfect "sing along" recording of popular christmas carols. Produced, recorded and distributed by Ukrainian Book Store, 10215 - 97 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J OL5, Canada; All rights reserved

CAROL OF THE BELLS -- SHCHEDRYK Listen to the voices of Lastivka Ensemble put words to the music of the same shchedryk that you heard above. Koly ne bulo z nashchada svita -- In the beginning Koly ne bulo z nashchada svita (In the beginning) is a solo performed by Valentina Shaforost. The unusual style in which this song is performed, known as "primitiv", echoes the ancient melodic voices of the earliest inhabitants of Ukrainian lands. (4 min.) V Veflejemi novyna -- The Wonder of Bethlehem V Veflejemi novyna (The Wonder of Bethlehem) is a solo performed by Zoryana Kovbasniuk. From the cassette "Sing and Rejoice" (Dnes' Pojushche) by Lastivka Ensemble.