Trans-Siberian Orchestra bring their 2022 winter tour, ... Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, and “Carol of the Bells” by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych. ...

But “Carol of the Bells” isn’t an original. The well-known holiday tune was actually adapted from the Ukrainian composition “Shchedryk,” a New Year’s ballad that doubled as a cry for ...

From a medley of songs from “The Nutcracker” to their famed rendition of “Carol of the Bells,” the Trans-Siberian Orchestra certainly delivers an electrifying and sensational concert ...

It’s the historic repetition of that Ukrainian folk song over centuries – the one Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” -- that’s especially poignant and heartbreaking for a nation at war.

"Carol of the Bells" is a Christmas staple in the U.S., but it was written by a Ukrainian composer and first came to the U.S. 100 years ago — when Ukrainians were fighting for freedom.

But it’s Williams who helped further cement “Carol of the Bells” into the holiday music vernacular when he included it in his 1992 score for “Home Alone,” which was set during Christmas.