Ukraine's Carol Of The Bells Still Rings In War-Torn Birthplace
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- Borys Sachalko
The song known in English as The Carol of the Bells is widely recognized as a Christmas melody. But in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, residents know it as Shchedryk, a work by the local composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych. The tune is often heard there in the Christmas season, but this year, it's competing with the sound of shelling as Russian forces approach Pokrovsk.