Caroling! The Songs of Christmas

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====== Carol of the Bells ======

==== Lyrics ====

**Text**: Peter J. Wihousky\\
**Music**: Mykola Leontovych

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 everywhere, filling the air\\
Oh!, how they pound, raising their 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!

On, on they send, on without end\\
Their joyful tone to every home\\
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 everywhere, filling the air\\
O, how they pound, raising their 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!

On, on they send, on without end\\
Their joyful tone to every home.\\
Ding dong ding dong… bong

==== Music & Performance ====

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[[https://musescore.com/user/27271846/scores/5827503|Source]]

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==== Background ====

**Origin**: Ukrain\\
**First Published**: 1914
==== More Information ====

[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_of_the_Bells]]