Author: Dal Stanton
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1/1/2024 – How did ‘Shxheddryk’ became ‘Carol of the Bells’
Mykola Leontovych’s “Shchedryk” has become a recognized classic, performed by everyone from orchestras to jazz and rock bands. Notable arrangements by the band Pentatonix or the Spanish tenor Placido Domingo are worth mentioning. But how did a purely Ukrainian melody become an international phenomenon? The English-language version of “Shchedryk”, sung worldwide at Christmas today, was…
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1/1/2024 – Happy New Year! from Lyuda in Belgorod Dnestrovsky
From: Lyuda Betina ( Day 677): Dear brothers and sisters, Happy New Year! We wish you a year full of blessings and joy! May God bless your families and your churches. In our culture, New Year has always been a big holiday and people usually celebrated all night with fireworks and champagne. But this year,…
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1/1/2024 – Remember the price of celebration 🙏🇺🇦
From: Sergei Nakul (pastor of Big City Church in Kyiv and military chaplain): Remember the price of celebration 🙏🇺🇦
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1/1/2024 – Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 676): Remember not the former things,nor consider the things of old.Behold, I am doing a new thing;now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wildernessand rivers in the desert.Isaiah 43:18-19 Happy New Year, dear friends! I’ve noticed that many of my Ukrainian…
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12/31/2023 – Street Interviews – Russian Man: “Evil happens because good people are silent”
From: 1420 by Daniil Orain
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12/31/2023 – New Year’s Eve when your neighbors are ruzzians
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (675th day): New Year’s Eve when your neighbors are ruzzians This year’s Christmas tree through the eyes of graphic designer Uğur Gallenkuş. This picture resonates with many Ukrainians, especially after yesterday’s massive drone and missile attack and a recent attack on Kharkiv. I see this picture has been reposted by…
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12/31/2023 – For in the hand of the Lord there is a cupwith foaming wine…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 675): For in the hand of the Lord there is a cupwith foaming wine, well mixed,and he pours out from it,and all the wicked of the earthshall drain it down to the dregs.Psalm 75:8 This poem was written by a Ukrainian soldier, Artur Dron. It breaks my heart to…
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12/30/2023 – Intel: Russia aims to destabilize Ukrainian unity through hybrid campaigns
Ukrainian intelligence reports Russia’s new focus on destabilizing Ukraine from within through hybrid subversive campaigns. From: Euromaiden Press BY IRYNA VOICHUK The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has reportedthat Russia is actively seeking to disrupt the internal unity of Ukraine. This strategy includes the implementation of multiple hybrid subversive campaigns. According…
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