Carol Of The Bells (Spotify Singles Holiday)

"**Carol Of The Bells (Spotify Singles Holiday)**", otherwise known under "**Spotify Singles: Holiday Collection - Carol of the Bells**", is a cover of an extremely common Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells", reimagined by singer Ashnikko.

## Background

The song was originally developed by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 and written by Peter Wilhousky. The carol, based on Shchedryk, has since been one of the most well-known Christmas carols of all-time. Ashnikko has since covered the song for Spotify's Spotify Singles: Holiday Collection of 2021. Released on November 11th, 2021 alongside the entire collection, Ashnikko posted in reference to the track.

> MERRY EARLY CHRISTMAS I COVERED CAROL OF THE BELLS FOR @spotify 🎄🔔LINK IN BIO it is truly chaos and insanity !!! after recording all these harmonies me and @slinger agreed that this song is the christmas song from hell 😈 and is therefore classified as a halloween song from here on !! i love it so much!!!
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Ashnikko was also featured in Spotify's Newsroom to speak on the release:

> I chose [the song] because it sounds like a strange little fairy chant, and it was the closest thing I could get to spooky on Christmas.
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## Theme

According to Rice, the original tune describes "the swallow calling out to the master of the home and telling him about all the wealth that he will possess — healthy livestock, money and a beautiful wife."

## Lyrics

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 the 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

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 the 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

## References

1. ↑ https://linktr.ee/ashnikko
2. ↑ https://ukrainianweek.com/Culture/67800
3. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXdam5VrqMf3y
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWY7\_1oPX72/
5. ↑ https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-11-17/spotify-reimagines-holiday-classics-with-nao-ashnikko-spoon-jxdn-el-alfa-and-more-hitmakers-from-around-the-globe/
6. ↑ https://news.rice.edu/news/2004/carol-bells-wasnt-originally-christmas-song#:~:text=Although%20%E2%80%9CCarol%20of%20the%20Bells,nothing%20to%20do%20with%20Christmas.&text=The%20original%20lyrics%20describe%20the,money%20and%20a%20beautiful%20wife.