Carol of the Bells was born in a Ukrainian city destroyed by Russia

The music school dedicated to the song’s Ukrainian composer, Mykola Leontovych, was destroyed in Pokrovsk but has been reborn ...

Iconic Christmas song featured in ‘Home Alone’ has roots in Ukraine — and Russia has blown the composer’s hometown to pieces

That’s what Kevin McCallister said as he bolted his front door and began fortifying the home against invaders in one of the ...

‘Carol of the Bells’ Once Filled the Air Here. Now It’s Only Bombs.

Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian ...
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Hillsboro Nonprofit DAWN Inc. to Host Screening of Ukrainian Documentary “Soldiers of Song”

Dawn Inc. tabling at an event, photo courtesy of Dawn Inc. Slava Vakarchuk, Svitlana Tarabarova and Vasyl Kryachok were all strictly working musicians before Russia invaded Ukraine. Vakarchuk leads ...