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3. I did a bit of research about the piece for my church choir

Reply to Emrys (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 03:57 PM

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Leontovych doesn't get nearly the credit he should. The choral arrangement he published in 1914 is exactly the same (aside from the text) that Peter Wilhousky used in his adaptation in the 1930's. But it's Wilhousky who nearly always gets all the credit.

And Carol of the Bells was relatively unknown until the early 1970's, when this commercial came out at Christmas/New Year's time and then the song suddenly became popular:

I remember that commercial when it first aired!

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Beautiful . Dyakuna, Emrys,(Thanks, Emrys) debm55 Sunday #1

You're welcome. I obviously loved it myself. Emrys Sunday #2

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Thanks. If you check out the version of this OP in Music Appreciation, Emrys Sunday #4

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