King Charles III Christmas address features Ukrainian choir singing Carol of the Bell

Ukrainian choir Songs for Ukraine has sung a carol at the end of King Charles III's annual Christmas address.

Source: Songs for Ukraine choir on Facebook

Details: The choir performed a new arrangement of Carol of the Bells, created 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, royal harpist Mared Pugh-Evans and military musicians from the Royal Air Force Regiment, Royal Marines and 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 of the Ukrainian community in the UK, many members of which 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 as a 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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