Carol of the Bells (Original) Lyrics

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @dambee3193
    @dambee3193 5 лет назад +5572

    I know it’s a Christmas song but like, I’d listen to this anytime anywhere tbh.

    • @chand101099
      @chand101099 5 лет назад +58

      It's February 26th and i'm listening to it, i love christmas music.

    • @ladyviola2685
      @ladyviola2685 5 лет назад +37

      And here I am in mid-June. You're not alone, mate! ^^

    • @oagwbjdbj4391
      @oagwbjdbj4391 4 года назад +11

      EXACTLY

    • @k8lynmae
      @k8lynmae 4 года назад +11

      ghøstly Carol of the Bells is NOT a xmas song

    • @mafuyuuu9236
      @mafuyuuu9236 4 года назад +2

      You read my mind *ghøstly*

  • @pugmommy9865
    @pugmommy9865 4 года назад +5177

    I feel like this song isn't respected enough

    • @esztertakacs7305
      @esztertakacs7305 4 года назад +115

      Exactly! I feel the same. Love this and can listen anywhere anytime, not only at christmas time. Perfect song with lot of great covers. Just love it.

    • @Wolfie_XUwU
      @Wolfie_XUwU 4 года назад +22

      Yay Xmas is almost here! I love this song (this is probably one of the best songs)

    • @darkrosii
      @darkrosii 4 года назад +9

      Not like my class played carol of the bells for a program

    • @oagwbjdbj4391
      @oagwbjdbj4391 4 года назад +6

      💗💖💛𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓸𝓽 𝓵𝓾𝓿 💜💞💕

    • @_.STAR_
      @_.STAR_ 4 года назад +50

      Pug Mommy : I agree ! Based on an old Ukrainian folk song, the ORIGINAL lyrics describes a swallow ~ a herald of Spring ~ flying into a household to proclaim the plentiful & lucky year that the family will have with the coming of Spring .
      The folk song, believed to have magical powers, was sung in many Ukrainian villages on the night of Jan. 13 ~ New Year's Eve on the Julian calendar ~ usually by adolescent girls going house to house in celebration of the new year. In Ukraine, the song is STILL sung on THAT night ~ January 13 .
      The melody was arranged in 1904 by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych ( 1877~1921 ) & titled " Shchedryk ", a Ukrainian word which means " bountiful ". Throughout the composition Leontovych used a four note motif as an ostinato which was taken from an ancient pagan Ukrainian New Year's chant .
      When American choir director & arranger Peter Wilhousky ( 1902~1978 ) heard Leontovych's choral work, it reminded him of ringing bells , so he wrote NEW lyrics to convey that imagery . He copyrighted & published the new lyrics in 1936, along with the title "Carol of the Bells", which was harmonious with the old Slavic legend that at midnight on the evening Jesus was born all the bells on Earth started to ring of their own accord in his honor. Since then the song has become a popular Christmas carol , especially in the US & Canada where it is also known as " Ukrainian Bell Carol ".
      During the night of January 22~23, 1921, Mykola Leontovych, ( recognized worldwide today ) , was murdered by a soviet agent for his pro Ukrainian independence views ( many of Ukraine's creative genius & intelligentsia were murdered for the same reason ) .
      By the way , I'm of Ukrainian descent . Cheers from Vancouver, B. C. , Canada ! : )

  • @blueblackwerewolf6462
    @blueblackwerewolf6462 11 месяцев назад +859

    This feels like something you would listen to while eating a Christmas feast with your family, but it's in a centuries old gothic castle in Transylvania. I like it!

    • @kirkn60
      @kirkn60 10 месяцев назад +17

      No, actually written in 1916 by a Ukrainian.

    • @johndone8045
      @johndone8045 10 месяцев назад +6

      Thats castlevania😂
      Fear not, dracula is a.good vampire

    • @JohnJeraldJadonJohnson
      @JohnJeraldJadonJohnson 8 месяцев назад +5

      Then this song would not be in English, although I see what you mean.

    • @Kshitijmandal
      @Kshitijmandal 2 месяца назад +1

      What’s Transylvania????

    • @originalname9191
      @originalname9191 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Kshitijmandal place in romania with lots of history and where the guy who inspired dracula is from

  • @tonihowell8923
    @tonihowell8923 3 года назад +4020

    This song feels so Christmassy to me but in the least commercial way. I picture a cold dark winter's night and I picture the wind whipping snow around and I picture People cold in their homes and their fireplaces blowing out and I picture People searching in the darkness for a candlelight. This is by far my favorite Christmas song it always gives me goosebumps throughout my whole entire body. This is a traditional Christmas song if I ever heard one

    • @ratedr9672
      @ratedr9672 3 года назад +18

      Yes, same 🤗

    • @bhavikbhat
      @bhavikbhat 3 года назад +59

      I absolutely, totally and completely agree to every line in your comment. It's crazy that same image I have about this song when I listen to it, Cold Wintry Snowy Christmas/Eve Night, Fireplace, A Well-lit Tree! Beautiful in every sense.

    • @MidnightD
      @MidnightD 3 года назад +29

      Yeah. Its so bone-chilling. This is on my favorite Christmas songs

    • @terminator3000
      @terminator3000 3 года назад +33

      And then suddenly, with a big whooosh, all the candles and fireplaces in every house and the lanterns on every street light up and the darkness is gone.

    • @faithingod9554
      @faithingod9554 3 года назад +4

      Christmas is almost here 🎄

  • @GlassesnMouthplates
    @GlassesnMouthplates 2 года назад +3122

    Possibly the only song that has "Ding Dong Ding Dong" in its lyrics yet still sounds badass.

    • @kreton4280
      @kreton4280 2 года назад

      what about you touch my tralala?

    • @Scarlett.Granger
      @Scarlett.Granger 2 года назад +60

      I'd like to add the "bells" of Notre Dame, in The Hunchback of Notre Dame...

    • @mfjosh6422
      @mfjosh6422 Год назад +17

      Maybe apart from the Dr Dre song 😅

    • @DoctorWhoGaming100
      @DoctorWhoGaming100 Год назад +4

      Ding dong ding dong by George Harrison

    • @FarmersAreDummies
      @FarmersAreDummies Год назад +5

      Where I came from, Ding Dong is what we called our meat pipes 😆. Yup, badass.

  • @erilluu
    @erilluu Год назад +308

    Ukrainian Bell Carol is the original song by Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych who used a four note motif as an ostinato which was used from an ancient pagan Ukrainian New Year's chant called "Shchedryk" meaning the Generous One.

    • @dominikaswitalska1264
      @dominikaswitalska1264 11 месяцев назад +7

      Glad you mantion about it ❤

    • @geminienigma4421
      @geminienigma4421 11 месяцев назад +6

      It's beautiful one of the best carols

    • @СергійКозак-ц1о
      @СергійКозак-ц1о 10 месяцев назад +6

      З прийдешніми

    • @dkj66O0
      @dkj66O0 10 месяцев назад

      @@СергійКозак-ц1одякую

    • @DanaYanov
      @DanaYanov 6 месяцев назад +9

      Thank you! I’m Ukrainian and glad at least someone mentioned it 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

  • @essianmavex7549
    @essianmavex7549 2 года назад +5228

    This carol feels like im running for my life from christmas ghosts, I love it.

    • @jadetheslime3140
      @jadetheslime3140 2 года назад +109

      *The Snow Spirits will find you...*

    • @exodusky
      @exodusky 2 года назад +39

      @@jadetheslime3140 its a Ukrainian song. there are no ghosts

    • @jadetheslime3140
      @jadetheslime3140 2 года назад +33

      @@exodusky i was joking.

    • @finneas_soss
      @finneas_soss 2 года назад +67

      *The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future are coming for you..*

    • @mancave10369
      @mancave10369 2 года назад +25

      Speed up the song increasingly while running around a decorated dark mansion lol. 👻 🎁

  • @HEAVY_CREAM
    @HEAVY_CREAM 5 лет назад +5848

    I'm a metalhead and I stand by my assertion that this song is heavy.

    • @maryrozario397
      @maryrozario397 4 года назад +90

      as good as any Sepultura track

    • @paulmuller8744
      @paulmuller8744 4 года назад +52

      Totally agree

    • @cralnejnes1a186
      @cralnejnes1a186 4 года назад +38

      This? Heavy? And you're a metalhead? Wow

    • @HEAVY_CREAM
      @HEAVY_CREAM 4 года назад +160

      @@cralnejnes1a186 there are several different metrics. All things considered, this is relatively heavy. Not compared to Demolisher by Slaughter to Prevail though. Which is one of my current favorites. Everythings relative, and thats okay.

    • @cralnejnes1a186
      @cralnejnes1a186 4 года назад +36

      @@HEAVY_CREAM in that case I agree and if I offended you I didn't intend to I just thought that someone that listens to powerful music wouldn't think much of music like this but I guess I didn't think about all things to consider

  • @Elisabetaaaaa
    @Elisabetaaaaa Год назад +123

    This song makes me feel like an "Ancient soul" and these eerie vibes are coming back through centuries.... relieving thousands of years in a 2 min song

  • @burthorton1867
    @burthorton1867 4 года назад +3161

    This sounds like a song that would play in the background in a medieval major battle during a siege. Greetings, we are going to conquer your entire kingdom but first lets sing a song about the goodness of mankind.

    • @misora._17
      @misora._17 4 года назад +16

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @faithingod9554
      @faithingod9554 4 года назад +53

      But first we feast lol

    • @94beatrice
      @94beatrice 4 года назад +34

      Actually, it’s a New Year Ukrainian song which is supposed to be sung a cappella. It’s very light and joyful and does not sound like a battle song at all.

    • @gabriellatoth8876
      @gabriellatoth8876 4 года назад +8

      @@94beatrice Indeed, the song is currently sung on the eve of the Julian New Year (January 13). (which is my birthday, and that might be the explanation why I became so obsessed with this song...I have listened to it about a hundred times)

    • @jgmr645
      @jgmr645 4 года назад +8

      I think its dramatic

  • @rachelleredd8803
    @rachelleredd8803 3 года назад +1583

    I like how the lyrics and melody give completely different vibes, this song is chaotic in the best way possible

    • @deriokki
      @deriokki 3 года назад +51

      I feel like this music can be a background of some fight/epic scene and lyrics are.. i don’t know how to call it but it’s gives a vibe of some old traditions or something like that. And those two mixed are so good in giving THAT feeling of Christmas that I can’t even explain-
      ..also I’m kinda proud of my country for creating a song which is now remade into this
      It’s 1 AM why am I writing some random comments on youtube

    • @rokibalboa840
      @rokibalboa840 2 года назад +4

      Y u steal my profile pic

    • @FormerAmericanHeathen
      @FormerAmericanHeathen 2 года назад +1

      Hell yeah

    • @ida6950
      @ida6950 2 года назад +15

      Because the melody isn’t original, it’s based on an Ukrainian folk song

    • @terminator3000
      @terminator3000 2 года назад +7

      @@deriokki the melody sounds dark and sinister, yet very festive, while the lyrics are as happy and hopefull as they could possibly be.

  • @alejandro-vk4pb
    @alejandro-vk4pb Год назад +97

    This christmas song pretty much sounds haunted, and its awesome. I love the melody and choir voices.

    • @spesial8078
      @spesial8078 11 дней назад

      Considering the story behind this song, it is haunted😫

  • @drjackish852
    @drjackish852 4 года назад +6914

    Its more haunting then any scary movie yet pleasing to listen to

    • @smithadonus3143
      @smithadonus3143 3 года назад +146

      Its somewhat haunting....as u saidd....

    • @SainttGee444
      @SainttGee444 3 года назад +50

      Christmas isn’t really supposed to be “good”

    • @jojowilliams8965
      @jojowilliams8965 3 года назад +157

      @@SainttGee444 mainstream Christmas is literally about spreading cheer and happiness.

    • @noone-tq7cs
      @noone-tq7cs 3 года назад +37

      Especially the "merry merry merry merry Christmas"

    • @camilaify224
      @camilaify224 3 года назад +60

      @@SainttGee444 what are you saying it's about family and friends togetherness. You clearly haven't spent a Christmas Eve in a Catholic church, it's like all sins are actually washed of 🥰

  • @aleksihvo
    @aleksihvo 3 года назад +3965

    When you're staying up late waiting for Santa and his hp bar appears

  • @Rebecca-u7n4i
    @Rebecca-u7n4i 6 дней назад +7

    Mr.Machico instructed and inspired our Chorus for 12 years at RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania throughout the 1960s and as a result we were renowned for our expertise and professionalism ! We were often invited to perform at other schools and public venues in the Pittsburgh area. Thanks Mr.Machico for your excellent instruction!

  • @MidnightD
    @MidnightD 3 года назад +796

    This gives me calming yet bone-chilling christmas vibes

    • @Karmen2010
      @Karmen2010 2 года назад +10

      I love this song but my anxiety went through the roof while listening to it wearing headphones.

    • @vester4431
      @vester4431 2 года назад +4

      Я гей

    • @faity5649
      @faity5649 11 месяцев назад

      The word you are searching for is Eldrich. As in the Middle English word elfriche, meaning “fairyland.” (The two components of elfriche-“elf” and “riche”-come from the Old English words ælf, “elf,” and rīce, “kingdom.”
      Meaning the faes shaded by nature are gazing at you

    • @CaptainAMAZINGGG
      @CaptainAMAZINGGG 11 месяцев назад +1

      Literally the actual Christmas spirit.

    • @jaimebustillofernandez3901
      @jaimebustillofernandez3901 2 месяца назад

      So basically Nightmare before Christmas

  • @bluezitrone9731
    @bluezitrone9731 4 года назад +2306

    You have my respect if you can sing this without fainting.

    • @hisokamorow471
      @hisokamorow471 3 года назад +134

      I sang it in 7th grade choir- soprano part

    • @hisokamorow471
      @hisokamorow471 3 года назад +185

      Now that I think about it, two people fainted during practice

    • @agataparrott6643
      @agataparrott6643 3 года назад +14

      I sang it in forth ;)

    • @mamabear3003
      @mamabear3003 3 года назад +37

      I tried and I was like:😧I can't they go to fast

    • @bogeythedog163
      @bogeythedog163 3 года назад +21

      I fainted. Sorry

  • @halfbeardsilvertongue5129
    @halfbeardsilvertongue5129 Год назад +119

    This is my absolute favorite Christmas song ever. This version is right at the top as well. Whenever I hear this it signifies Christmas. Merry Christmas to all!

  • @terminator3000
    @terminator3000 5 лет назад +5656

    Somehow this song makes me feel like santa is walking around my house with a big knife.

  • @iroquois46
    @iroquois46 2 года назад +372

    whoever put this choir together. standing ovation. like Crystal clear perfection 👌❤

  • @joeblack6379
    @joeblack6379 Год назад +29

    Instrumentally one of the most EPIC songs in existence and yet it is a song wishing you a merry Christmas. Wow.

  • @monicarwells2
    @monicarwells2 4 года назад +133

    This is the absolute best part about Christmas, hearing this. This my favorite traditional Christmas song. It’s absolute genius. I’m 36 yrs old now and I still get chills when I hear this. It’s just an indescribable feeling of warmth and love I feel. This song is so sophisticated to me.

  • @KNOTTYBUDS
    @KNOTTYBUDS 2 года назад +623

    This is the only Christmas song I can listen to without wanting to pull my hair out. I wish stores played this more often during Christmas. It's got a darker tone to it which I love.

    • @jennyisle6646
      @jennyisle6646 2 года назад +45

      Do yourself a solid and check out medieval- early modern Christmas songs then, distinct lack of cheese, great rhythms, they're quite addictive!

    • @hamishthehero6872
      @hamishthehero6872 Год назад +5

      All I want for Christmas is you

    • @TheArchetypeGamer
      @TheArchetypeGamer Год назад +1

      Check out let be Christmas, by Allen Jackson

    • @Someone-sq8im
      @Someone-sq8im Год назад +7

      That makes two

    • @mathieufaltys
      @mathieufaltys Год назад +13

      That may be because it was not originally a Christmas song. It was a Ukrainian folk song about spring that was adopted into English Christmas traditions.

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersby Год назад +76

    By far the best Christmas song, It's so iconic

  • @Zilkenian_Davenport
    @Zilkenian_Davenport 3 года назад +245

    I feel like this song is not just for Christmas, but for Winter as well.
    That season needs more love on its own, seeing how important Winter truly is.

    • @Someone-sq8im
      @Someone-sq8im 11 месяцев назад +18

      The song actually has its origins in pre-Christian songs celebrating the end of winter

    • @Amirrorofmirrors
      @Amirrorofmirrors 10 месяцев назад

      Specifically a snow storm or avalanche

    • @nancymorris3407
      @nancymorris3407 10 месяцев назад

      Winter is a beautiful dead time of year ..all creation must push through to spring and a new birth.

    • @Zilkenian_Davenport
      @Zilkenian_Davenport 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@nancymorris3407 If you think winter is just "dead time", then you completely missed the point of the season.

  • @alicetremain7366
    @alicetremain7366 4 года назад +385

    One of my all-time favorites (and love the pretzels!) The carol melody was adapted by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych for the Kiev University choir in 1914 or 1916; the English lyrics are by Peter J. Wilhousky (copyright 1936). The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant "Shchedryk," welcoming the arrival of spring - a swallow flies into people's houses telling them about the good luck and abundance they can expect. (There is also a recording of the Ukranian version by a choir based in Vilnius, Lithuania, here on youtube.)
    The Ukrainian National Chorus premiered it in the US at a sold-out Carnegie Hall in October 1921. In the Great Depression, Wilhousky was head of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and popularized the song, which reminded him of hand bells, by having it played on the air with his lyrics. The striking melody is based on a four-note ostinato.

    • @bettyberleigh866
      @bettyberleigh866 4 года назад +6

      Loved that

    • @sancrosanct5070
      @sancrosanct5070 4 года назад +6

      That was beautiful. I can see your support for this song
      Merry Christmas!

    • @maxmustardman298
      @maxmustardman298 2 года назад +3

      Quite a sophisticated melody for a folk chant. Love it.

    • @yourhealthmatters3748
      @yourhealthmatters3748 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/DwfqlERxaMw/видео.html

    • @FarmersAreDummies
      @FarmersAreDummies Год назад +2

      Funny how I never think of Spring listening to it. More like a cathedral in a blizzard on a dark night.

  • @TheTrueWheatley
    @TheTrueWheatley Год назад +35

    Easily my favorite Christmas carol of all time, and probably one of my favorite Christmas songs in general. It's beautiful, haunting and cheerful all in one.

  • @jeandunham1363
    @jeandunham1363 3 года назад +877

    the lyrics: "Christmas is here bringing good cheer XD"
    the music: "Christmas is gonna give you a character arch"

    • @murdocnickles1688
      @murdocnickles1688 3 года назад +42

      Then you gotta be prepared for that damn arc

    • @lilac_blob
      @lilac_blob 3 года назад +43

      *Epic training montage ensues*

    • @vester4431
      @vester4431 2 года назад +2

      Я гей

  • @VesperLilly
    @VesperLilly 5 лет назад +304

    This sure is quite a menacing sounding Christmas carol honestly... I love it.

    • @johnnynoirman
      @johnnynoirman 2 года назад +1

      Black Christmas

    • @turtle_guy776
      @turtle_guy776 2 года назад +3

      “You feel the ominous mysterious and but joyful shiver crawling down your back as the bells of the dead start ringing?”

    • @VesperLilly
      @VesperLilly 2 года назад

      @@turtle_guy776 "The Bell of Cthulhu has awoken"

  • @irynaulloa1906
    @irynaulloa1906 11 месяцев назад +16

    Ukrainian schedrivka by M. Leontovych always magical.
    Щедрик, щедрик, щедрівочка,
    Прилетіла ластівочка,
    Стала собі щебетати...
    With Love from Ukraine💓💓

  • @corn738
    @corn738 3 года назад +450

    I finally found the song that I've had stuck in my head for the past 3 Christmas's

  • @koolaiddudeawesome9850
    @koolaiddudeawesome9850 2 года назад +163

    This song seems like Christmas and Halloween having a baby. And I like it

    • @brandonbond5411
      @brandonbond5411 Год назад +4

      Just wait and see what game I'm creating 😊😊😊

    • @bonniestar4707
      @bonniestar4707 Месяц назад

      NIghtmare before Christmas! I could see Jack listening to this.

  • @dawnandy7777
    @dawnandy7777 Год назад +913

    This is from an ancient pre-Christian Ukrainian folk song that celebrated the arrival of spring. In all cases beautiful and filled with hope for humanity. Slava Ukraini!!!

  • @theghostology
    @theghostology 2 года назад +270

    I love this. It itches a brain itch I never knew I had.
    Most carols are all jolly and cheerful, whereas this one gives eerie vibes of the olden days at Christmas, people cold in their homes getting warmth from the fire or eating roast chicken spending time with their family.
    It is unlike any Carol I've heard and I love so much that im listening to it in june

    • @cerebra2276
      @cerebra2276 10 месяцев назад +1

      As someone who doesn't celebrate Christmas culturally, this is one of the few carols I enjoy listening to of my own volition (as opposed to everything I have to hear ad nauseum in every commercial establishment I visit like I'm trapped in some dystopian nightmare that lasts the whole of December).
      I suppose it helps that this one has more of an orchestral quality, and the crescendo is quite pleasing to listen to in a mood that isn't just happy-go-lucky cheerful that most other carols seem to embody.

    • @andreikope2518
      @andreikope2518 10 месяцев назад

      maybe because this is not a christmas carol originally. It is an old prechristian ukrainian song celebrating spring :). u can google it :)

    • @ronnie7100
      @ronnie7100 9 месяцев назад

      It has a sound of struggle and preservation thru chaos of the world. Best way I can describe it

    • @ronnie7100
      @ronnie7100 9 месяцев назад

      While still being positive and celebrating Christmas! Making it thru the fire.

  • @yourladbrennen3130
    @yourladbrennen3130 4 года назад +2712

    this is the single most aggressive Christmas song ever
    (edit: god the replies turned into a warzone, don't go down there, all I did was commentate on how the song sounded)

    • @jeanne6326
      @jeanne6326 4 года назад +23

      Ya it is

    • @kaleymcinnis7589
      @kaleymcinnis7589 4 года назад +31

      Listen to the rock version haha

    • @HEAVY_CREAM
      @HEAVY_CREAM 4 года назад +10

      It's pretty metal

    • @sageseeker9197
      @sageseeker9197 3 года назад +13

      YE SHALL BE MERRY

    • @yourladbrennen3130
      @yourladbrennen3130 3 года назад +22

      @I want to burn the world well- eeehhh...
      britain and england are the same thing, for one thing, and also, did you really need to voice your opinions on my country for no reason here?

  • @DylansPen
    @DylansPen Год назад +23

    One of those Christmas songs you don't want to end. The music is great and the lyrics are as well.

  • @daniyaldaniyal5341
    @daniyaldaniyal5341 2 года назад +597

    I'm Muslim but I love this Christmas song and I also love christian events❤️
    Love from Sindh Pakistan 🇵🇰

  • @evaajbrin
    @evaajbrin 4 года назад +108

    I've had it on repeat for an hour now... Oh my, what a find....

  • @BrokenXDI
    @BrokenXDI 11 месяцев назад +51

    I don't know how to explain that this is one of the only christmas songs that reminds me christmas also has to do with jesus and biblical like figures, the tune and lyrics put together just gives me chills💖

  • @nestiewijaya1905
    @nestiewijaya1905 3 года назад +85

    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 (Oh, oh, ah)
    One seems to hear
    Words of good cheer
    From everywhere (From everywhere)
    Filling the air
    Oh, how they pound (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
    Ah, ah, ah
    Ding-dong, ding-dong
    Ding-dong, ding-dong
    Hark how the bells (Hark how the bells)
    Sweet silver bells
    All seem to say (All seem to say)
    Throw cares away
    (We…

  • @majxai5997
    @majxai5997 3 года назад +61

    This is my favorite Christmas song ever!! Been looking for it forever. Sooo underrated. Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @brandi_with_an_i
    @brandi_with_an_i Год назад +25

    Hands down this will always be the greatest Christmas song ever. I can listen to it in December, April, August. It doesn't matter to me. And all versions. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a banger.

  • @shoe3251
    @shoe3251 3 года назад +393

    “This is my house, and I have to defend it.”-Kevin McCallister, Home Alone

    • @nikketasnowden
      @nikketasnowden 3 года назад +7

      Uh huh!

    • @lindildeev5721
      @lindildeev5721 3 года назад +6

      (with a strong Italian accent) "Become a nice little fella now, open the door".

    • @rated-r5196
      @rated-r5196 3 года назад +5

      @@lindildeev5721 i love this comment

    • @Bicobel
      @Bicobel 2 года назад +5

      I was searching for this comment. Fell in love with the song the moment I heard it the first time in my life in this movie!

    • @zachshark2901
      @zachshark2901 Год назад +1

      Hardest movie of all time

  • @lindaandersson8981
    @lindaandersson8981 3 года назад +271

    This song will always be my favorite christmas tune. Such a pity it never gets aired on the radio. But no, on the radio its only pop-style Christmas music...

    • @Enzoblueblood
      @Enzoblueblood 3 года назад +11

      It. Is. Absolutely. Beautiful.

    • @noel_metalhead666
      @noel_metalhead666 2 года назад +23

      Yeah dude, like the song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, it’s only a Christmas love song, like what the hell dude, I already hear it enough at my store, so I don’t need to hear it everywhere else.

    • @cimmaroncoker4525
      @cimmaroncoker4525 2 года назад +1

      actually, I is but its the instrumental acoustic version.

    • @yourhealthmatters3748
      @yourhealthmatters3748 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/DwfqlERxaMw/видео.html

    • @eway44
      @eway44 Год назад +2

      I mean Trans Siberian Orchestra's version plays on the radio

  • @Charlie-bk3hc
    @Charlie-bk3hc 5 месяцев назад +21

    How can a song have so much power?

    • @bonniestar4707
      @bonniestar4707 3 месяца назад +2

      And power like him

    • @johnmorgan1917
      @johnmorgan1917 Месяц назад +1

      They have beautiful voices you should watch the actual video of them singing it it's so good and they also have perfect harmony❤

  • @kiranbhattad
    @kiranbhattad 4 года назад +442

    Anybody here in 2020
    I love this song by the way

  • @little_bit_crazy7961
    @little_bit_crazy7961 2 года назад +123

    Imagine walking through an old abandoned church and then hearing this song coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time

  • @Carol97085
    @Carol97085 11 месяцев назад +13

    As someone named Carol, this is by far my favorite Christmas song.

  • @sallygriffies1163
    @sallygriffies1163 5 лет назад +249

    This is my favourite Christmas carol it s creepy but festive merry Christmas everyone xxxxx🎄🎄🎁🎁

    • @paulbennett8761
      @paulbennett8761 5 лет назад

      What do you find creepy about it? Scared of Your Soul...haha

    • @sallygriffies1163
      @sallygriffies1163 5 лет назад +7

      @@paulbennett8761 it's good but it has something about it

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 5 лет назад

      It's from near uncle Putin...

    • @JohnDoe-xv8zl
      @JohnDoe-xv8zl 5 лет назад +5

      It has been used in horror films

    • @basedanti
      @basedanti 5 лет назад +2

      @@JohnDoe-xv8zl yes and I like i it 😈😈

  • @ashthemusicalgirl13
    @ashthemusicalgirl13 4 года назад +45

    Honestly this is the main Christmas that captures the end of 2020.

  • @masterchain3335
    @masterchain3335 Год назад +39

    I never even knew the lyrics to this song and now that I do I realize how odd it is as a piece of music. The tone feels more like "attack the invading army!" than it does "merry Christmas guys!"

  • @gillyjames9609
    @gillyjames9609 5 лет назад +61

    it has a wonderful medieval sound to it... hauntingly beautiful and captivating 💜

  • @beezzinha
    @beezzinha 5 лет назад +753

    This got to be the creepiest Christmas song I've ever heard

    • @hejpejdej8805
      @hejpejdej8805 5 лет назад +117

      but it's beautiful

    • @hugemusiclover1837
      @hugemusiclover1837 5 лет назад +23

      It's just the way this cover is sung. Try Pentatonix, their cover will win you over, I'm sure🤗

    • @beezzinha
      @beezzinha 5 лет назад +66

      @@hugemusiclover1837 I've already listened to Pentatonix's cover, but I still prefer this one. It's got a different vibe than most Christmas songs.

    • @vyrobnyk6362
      @vyrobnyk6362 5 лет назад +14

      Because it is Ukrainian

    • @AIaininthedark
      @AIaininthedark 5 лет назад +7

      You should liste to 'Massacre' a Kim Petras' song, she sampled this and turned it into a halloween anthem

  • @ZakJordan98
    @ZakJordan98 4 месяца назад +30

    *Sinisterly points at road sign*

    • @waltergaines9636
      @waltergaines9636 2 месяца назад

      Slow it down to .75 in the RUclips video settings

  • @valentinafariello5733
    @valentinafariello5733 4 года назад +250

    Such a beautiful song! Why do i keep imagine it as a perfect background for an homicide??

    • @cathywalker5411
      @cathywalker5411 3 года назад +15

      Because it was. Jesus was eventually murdered. The composer was assassinated also :(.

    • @SgtSupaman
      @SgtSupaman 3 года назад +7

      @@cathywalker5411 , wow...this joyful song just got really dark..

    • @nishie.e
      @nishie.e 3 года назад +2

      @Valentina Fariello Dies Irae was what this song was based on. If you didn't know, it is a 13th-century death chant for funerals. Vox has a great video about it.

    • @tessa6538
      @tessa6538 3 года назад +1

      @@nishie.e fr?? i just sang dies irae for choir, we have carol of the bells coming up😰

    • @_what._.
      @_what._. 3 года назад

      I love this song ! It's beautiful...
      There's something magic with this song... 💞

  • @Bythehandof...
    @Bythehandof... 5 лет назад +302

    I always found it a bit creepy when I was a child...

    • @QuiverEdits
      @QuiverEdits 5 лет назад +23

      I just discovered it 2 days ago (i'm Egyptian and i'm not Christian) and it's hella creepy

    • @phoenix.krevtivex4257
      @phoenix.krevtivex4257 3 года назад +3

      Same, but it's still creepy.

    • @jamishabattiste8269
      @jamishabattiste8269 3 года назад +4

      What about the song makes it creepy to you?

    • @Bythehandof...
      @Bythehandof... 3 года назад +1

      @@jamishabattiste8269 the whole song, it's not all that jolly for a Christmas song!

    • @jamishabattiste8269
      @jamishabattiste8269 3 года назад +4

      @@Bythehandof... Thank you for responding so quickly. I absolutely love Carol of the Bells and it is one of my favorite Christmas classics. I’m not sure that I’ll ever understand the “creepy” aspect that you and others in the comments are sharing, but I most definitely respect your opinion of the song and wish you a Merry, Merry, Merry Christmas! 🔔🎄🎁

  • @Nobody.__.
    @Nobody.__. 10 месяцев назад +12

    This is weirdly calming and comforting to me it just gives me a sense of dark stormy happiness mixed with anxiousness idk it just is an amazing song

    • @theodoraajeng8771
      @theodoraajeng8771 10 месяцев назад +1

      Perfect explanation for this song..i feel that too

  • @Riannoon
    @Riannoon 3 года назад +26

    It's not Christmas yet and I'm listening to this. I seem to love this so much-

  • @M0nteplier
    @M0nteplier 4 года назад +478

    Home Alone be like: 😱

  • @hkaur2268
    @hkaur2268 Год назад +12

    This one just takes me back to the church scene of home alone 1.. that was my introduction to this brilliant piece as a preteen two decades ago! Wow.. continues to have such an impact! ✨️✨️

  • @NickCarr-ro8fi
    @NickCarr-ro8fi Год назад +25

    this song makes me feel like it's a cold Christmas eve and you're in a battle with yourself to turn around from the family you just left. You constantly looking back towards them opening their gifts, putting out milk and cookies, tears rolling down your eyes as you shiver and shake from the cold... you finally turn away and walk away from it, holding onto your heart as you leave the family you just grew with to make you happy as you aren't happy in this household.

  • @majestyj8519
    @majestyj8519 4 года назад +185

    2020: If you are still alive and listening to this...Congratulations!!!!!!

  • @melon_molly
    @melon_molly 11 месяцев назад +22

    We’re singing this song for my school choir, it’s pretty hard, but really fun! I can’t wait to sing it on stage

  • @thevioletskull8158
    @thevioletskull8158 5 лет назад +90

    I just love how epic this is

  • @clevelandgoodshield463
    @clevelandgoodshield463 6 лет назад +75

    Finally! Someone beat me to it. I love this version and I have this song in my music collection.
    Merry Christmas

    • @preshisify
      @preshisify 5 лет назад +1

      🤗

    • @Rebellion_009
      @Rebellion_009 4 года назад +1

      Do you know who the artist is for this version of the song?

    • @clevelandgoodshield463
      @clevelandgoodshield463 4 года назад +1

      @@Rebellion_009 Yes, I do. The artist for this version goes by Monique Danielle. I'll even link you the original song track from her album.

    • @clevelandgoodshield463
      @clevelandgoodshield463 4 года назад

      @@Rebellion_009 Christmas with Monique Danielle
      Carol of the Bells
      RUclips link: ruclips.net/video/P55xHoufYZc/видео.html

    • @Rebellion_009
      @Rebellion_009 4 года назад +1

      Cleveland Good Shield thank you

  • @Jamestopboy
    @Jamestopboy 5 месяцев назад +40

    Who else is here after hearing this be Ruby’s hidden song in Doctor Who?

    • @RaghavDLuffy
      @RaghavDLuffy 4 месяца назад +2

      you know after that episode I have been going on every carol of bells video to find all the Whovians!!

    • @oranmccann2476
      @oranmccann2476 3 месяца назад

      Every time that song played in Series 14, I always got chills

    • @bonniestar4707
      @bonniestar4707 3 месяца назад

      This creature is very wrong

  • @lounaannajung4454
    @lounaannajung4454 Год назад +7

    I wasn't raised celebrating Christmas but I want my future children to have the best and most meaningful Christmas memories.
    I guess I'll have to do some memorizing of the classics and give them the earthy vibes by singing these to them.
    Excited and nervous because it seems that is are absolute gold just digging into this one specific area of Christianity.

  • @tylermarshall9771
    @tylermarshall9771 2 года назад +29

    I don't care if it's Summer or Thanksgiving. I can listen to this masterpiece all the through Christmas if I have too.

  • @sabarca714
    @sabarca714 3 года назад +13

    Whoever sang this: thank you. Great job.

    • @cliffs.5912
      @cliffs.5912 Год назад +1

      Monique Danielle is the singer

  • @faa3820
    @faa3820 3 года назад +10

    This song really reveals the magic of Christmas. Love it.

  • @Thatguy-v4z
    @Thatguy-v4z Месяц назад +3

    The most badass Christmas song ever.

  • @PaulaMolina135
    @PaulaMolina135 5 лет назад +81

    It's august 10th. I love christmas!

  • @ules5799
    @ules5799 5 лет назад +156

    This atmosphere, holyshit I love this

  • @MegaKazuki
    @MegaKazuki Год назад +10

    This is the one winged angel of Christmas music

  • @averyp7741
    @averyp7741 5 лет назад +505

    It’s July 10th at 10:04pm what am I doing here 😂

    • @itsseamus8609
      @itsseamus8609 5 лет назад +1

      Avery lol I’m in October

    • @TheWinterShadow
      @TheWinterShadow 5 лет назад +5

      Great works of art doesn't have a time or place....that is why it is a great work of art. It liberates. Putting it in a box to understand it is for the enslaved.

    • @tonga_stone312
      @tonga_stone312 5 лет назад +2

      Shit I turned 15 that day

    • @redpanda8205
      @redpanda8205 5 лет назад +1

      LOL I'M IN THANKSGIVING LOL

    • @cardona668
      @cardona668 5 лет назад

      Avery P when I read this is december 2

  • @kevsmith4320
    @kevsmith4320 3 года назад +24

    This is one the most Epic songs ever written!!

  • @markuswyrsch9511
    @markuswyrsch9511 11 месяцев назад +8

    This song is SOOOO TOUCHING, I cried when I heard THIS SONG.
    GREetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

    • @Mechabang
      @Mechabang 11 месяцев назад +1

      Makes you feel what a lot of souls yearn over

    • @markuswyrsch9511
      @markuswyrsch9511 11 месяцев назад

      @@Mechabang thanks 🙏 a bunch for Your valued comment. What this sing also does to me : It speaks directly to my melancholic side

  • @jodyjohnsen
    @jodyjohnsen 10 месяцев назад +8

    I’d love to see this live. When the conductor calms the chorus then builds to crescendo - I would love to see them belt out the final verse.

  • @keirytenorio8991
    @keirytenorio8991 4 года назад +60

    It's may 1st during quarantine at 23:21 hours
    And I love this song

  • @baronvonstefan8657
    @baronvonstefan8657 9 месяцев назад +2

    Love this song so much, one of the few songs you can put to almost anything. Beautiful Christmas or even an intense scene.

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 3 года назад +12

    Already here listening again. Merry Christmas out there everybody!😊✝️🎄

  • @rodino70
    @rodino70 10 месяцев назад +6

    The Greatest Christmas song ever written!

  • @Alexander_Lore
    @Alexander_Lore Год назад +6

    Why out of all Christmas songs does this one really slam with me? God bless y'all

  • @fallingleavesag7280
    @fallingleavesag7280 5 лет назад +31

    I’m singing this in choir, when she played the first verse one the piano I yelled, “that’s the Christmas song that’s always on the radio that no one knows the words to!”

  • @kiba775237
    @kiba775237 3 года назад +6

    how can this be haunting yet cheerful... but yet the best Christmas song

  • @reecer0503
    @reecer0503 4 месяца назад +17

    A song hidden within her soul, with power like the The Oldest One. The god of all gods. Yet she brings snow in her wake, she shines the last remaining hope to save life, from the God of Death himself. She shines like a Ruby in the Sun.

  • @mnljh711986
    @mnljh711986 5 лет назад +10

    I've been looking for this piece everywhere, it drove me crazy

  • @grimtheghastly8878
    @grimtheghastly8878 5 лет назад +46

    **chills intensify**

  • @_mmanovva_
    @_mmanovva_ 7 месяцев назад +6

    This lyrics can't be forgotten!

  • @INFERNALCARD
    @INFERNALCARD 3 года назад +24

    I dunno why this is pleasant and haunting at the same time to listen

  • @beezzinha
    @beezzinha 5 лет назад +10

    Started rehearsing this song for the orchestra performance I'm playing this year's Christmas, and found out about this song. This was a week ago, and I just can't stop listening to this somebody help me.

  • @Ethanplays264
    @Ethanplays264 11 месяцев назад +6

    This is the best Christmas song that goes hard. It sounds dark to making it go more hard. I wish there we're more songs like this.

  • @silentnight3970
    @silentnight3970 3 года назад +4

    I love this slower version, with only half of a verse on screen for a decent amount of time. Some versions are very fast with a whole verse on the screen for just a few seconds, then on to the next. Thank you.

  • @l4vinm4n6
    @l4vinm4n6 3 года назад +4

    this song literally slaps for no reason, it’s one of those holiday songs I would listen to on the regular regardless of it not being that holiday yet 🦭

  • @malice9240
    @malice9240 4 месяца назад +9

    I actually liked The 15th doctor. The final was actually pretty goo, and Sutekh might be my favorite Villain besides the master

    • @hollymatton474
      @hollymatton474 3 месяца назад +3

      Agreed! The Church on Ruby Road was a brilliant christmas special and I really enjoyed the whole of season 1! Sutekh was a great villain for the season finale! 😊😊

  • @a_not_so_amazingperson9900
    @a_not_so_amazingperson9900 3 года назад +22

    I love how this is joker’s theme in Arkham origins

  • @marcelpreston
    @marcelpreston 3 года назад +6

    This is hands down the best christmas song ever made! None come close!!!! Love this song!

  • @JohnJeraldJadonJohnson
    @JohnJeraldJadonJohnson 8 дней назад +1

    Great song.

  • @dbzsaitama56
    @dbzsaitama56 2 года назад +8

    2021 is coming to an end and I'm still here it's a blessing 🙌

  • @StarlaSky1
    @StarlaSky1 2 года назад +6

    What beautiful and sweet music and singing! Thank you for posting the awesome music & lyrics!