Shchedryk - original Ukrainian song that inspired Carol of the Bells

30 points wutchamafuckit

Ding fries are done

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12 points bs_hunter

Would you like an apple pie with thaaat?

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23 points Raneyd

Not inspired, it is the Carol of the Bells

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29 points hotchrisbfries

It was made into a Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells", by the American composer and educator Peter J. Wilhousky. Following a performance of Leontovych's composition by Alexander Koshetz's Ukrainian National Chorus at Carnegie Hall on 5 October, 1922, Wilhousky published his own lyrics for the melody and secured a copyright on his lyrics in 1936. The music has since become strongly associated with Christmas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchedryk

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23 points SsurebreC

Carol of the Bells took the melody and wrote its own lyrics.

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17 points SsurebreC

No it's totally different lyrics. Here's Shchedryk vs. Carol of the Bells.

I think what they meant is that it's the same exact music as far as melody - which is true. The lyrics and even the theme is entirely different.

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3 points porican

it’s more than melody, it’s the whole arrangement. Wilhousky just wrote new lyrics.

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-2 points jivebud

the theme is the same :-(

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2 points PantherX69

Shchedryk is a new year celebration song, it was rewritten in the 30’s as a Xmas song.

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-20 points 5050Clown

This song clearly ripped off the American Christmas classic Carol of the bells. I'm so tired of Ukraine fighting the war on Christmas.

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6 points Mikes005

How long do I have to spend with a thesaurus to get from "inspired" to "copied wholesale"?

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1 points Xsiah

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 - original German song that inspired The Hymn of Joy by Henry van Dyke Jr

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-1 points Drawsblanket

Somebody once told me

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