Carol of the Bells
Song by M Leontovych Arranged – Robert Prizeman
Lyrics
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 their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound
Raising the sound
O’er hill and dale
Telling their tale
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria, gloria
Hark how the bells
All seem to say
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound
Raising the sound
O’er hill and dale
Telling their tale
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Gloria in excelsis deo
Gloria, gloria
Hark how the bells
All seem to say
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound
Raising the sound
O’er hill and dale
Telling their tale
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Hark how the bells
All seem to say
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From everywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound
Raising the sound
O’er hill and dale
Telling their tale
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
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
Hark how the bells
All seem to say
Gloria, Gloria
Ding dong ding dong
That is their song
Rendition
Songwriters: William King Ross, Paul Mark Oakenfold, Mykola Leontovych.
The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant “Shchedryk”, also known as the “Bell Carol”.
Performed by LIBERA, from the 2019 album ‘Christmas Carols with Libera’
Conductor – Robert Prizeman
Music – M Leontovych Arranged – Robert Prizeman
Soloist – Luca Brugnoli
Filmed at St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn
VIdeo director – Emyr Afan
Video editor – Scott Jaeger