Agree. I love it so much, I read up about it.
The song is was written by a Ukrainian and is called Shchedryk. It was originally a New Year's song; when Shchedryk was written, the Ukrainian New Year was in April, so it's actually a springtime song, and has nothing to do with bells.
There are some simply fantastic recordings of Shchedryk sung in Ukrainian; although (or maybe because?) I don't understand Ukrainian, I find these more beautiful and moving than the English lyrics.
Edit: several articles (words) were dropped, but only articles. So I have either suddenly a weird sort of brain disease that affects only some parts-of-speech, or ... well, that's the only reasonable explanation. Anyway, edited to fix.
43Was lucky enough to go to one of the Eurovision shows in Liverpool this year and they had the Ukrainian version as part of the half time show. I could listen to it every day of my life so it's handy that there's a version for every season!
7I'll need to see if I can find that on YT!
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Do you know if it was based on any plain chant roots? The ostinato shares a basic note structure with the Dies Irae, (Day of Wrath) and I've been wondering if they were connected.
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Ding fries are done
Ding fries are done
I gotta run
I gotta run
I work at Burger King making flame broiled Whoppers
I wear paper hats
Would you like an apple pie with that?
Would you like an apple pie with that?
30I remember hearing these lyrics for the first time in a Gary's Mod video
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Go look up Trans Siberian Orchestra. It's all those songs done hard. Manheim Steamroller is similar as well.
27They put on one hell of a show.
2I'm listening to the Tabernacle Choir version at Temple Square right now and it's fucking bad ass! This is some movie medieval warfare shit.
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Yep, there's Carol of the Bells.. and there's Carol of the Bells done by TSO.
7It's the Dancing Mad of holiday music.
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Lindsey Sterling version: https://youtu.be/EKkzbbLYPuI?si=8MoKQRj8WOpRHuyB
12I love Lindsey, but Trans Siberian Orchestra wins any day
8This here is in case you listen to the song, and it sounding like a boss battle just WASNT enough, well, heh, EVERY Lindsey Sterling video looks like a pre-boss battle cut scene lifted from Final Fantasy.
I always expect lasers or explosions to happen at the end, commencing the start of the battle.
....i think my joking about that ruined Lindsey Stirling for my wife.
4Agreed, I wanted to say very similar but got lazy haha
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Christmas Truce by Sabaton in case someone's winter solstice playlist needs a bit more metal.
10Cause it's Ukrainian ΰ§β (β οΌΎβ Β β γ°β Β β οΌΎβ )β ΰ¨
10And I'm forever stuck with that horribly inappropriate "ding, fries are done" version in my head...
8I'm thankful this has been superceded by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra version
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https://youtu.be/aB39OqlJsm4?si=dD6vutD5CXukkOc1
H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society parody version makes the lyrict match the feel.
6Also agreed. I have a YouTube playlist dedicated to just different version Carol of the Bells. Everything else is just forgettable
6Here's one for your list : https://youtu.be/aB39OqlJsm4
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Claymation Christmas will always be my favorite version.
4Carol of the Bells, ding DONG.
4I think some people on tumblr are artistic.
2I didn't know this carol, but it sounds like Tim Burton invented Christmas. I like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7nSKqfBk6k2Youtube link for those like me who can never get piped to load at all.
Oh how the turntables, pipedbot.
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