ГДЗ Англійська мова 8 клас Карпюк (2025)

8. Is Carol of the Bells a Ukrainian song? Search the Net to learn about it. Find out who Mykola Leontovych was and when he wrote his Shchedryk. Share the information with the class.

“Carol of the Bells” is based on a Ukrainian song called “Shchedryk”, composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1916. Leontovych was a Ukrainian composer who turned a traditional New Year’s chant into a choral masterpiece. The song became internationally popular after a performance in New York, and was adapted into the English Christmas carol we know today.