King Charles's Christmas speech features Ukrainian choir singing Carol of the Bells

Ukrainian choir Songs for Ukraine sang a carol at the end of King Charles's annual Christmas speech.

Source: Songs for Ukraine choir on Facebook

Details: The choir performed a new arrangement of Carol of the Bells, a song based on Shchedryk by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych, at Westminster Abbey.

Soloists Olha Terletska and Arina Koroletska performed together with members of the Royal Opera Chorus, the King's Harpist Mared Pugh-Evans and military musicians from the Royal Air Force Regiment, Royal Marines and the Household Division.

"It was a great honour for our choir to take part in the King's Christmas broadcast. Our choir remains a powerful voice for the Ukrainian community in the UK, many of whom have been forced to leave their homes because of the war," said Bohdan Parashchak, musical director and chief conductor of Songs for Ukraine choir.

The address can be listened to on the Royal Family's official YouTube channel.

Ukrainian choir Songs for Ukraine was created in spring 2023 by the Royal Opera House in response to Russia's full-scale invasion. Around 130 Ukrainians have joined it, most of whom were forced to leave their homes because of the war.

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