The Best Christmas carols (koledy) from Poland, Ukraine and Russia. Musical gift set in authentic folk art wooden box.
The Best Christmas carols from Poland, Ukraine and Russia.
Musical gift set in authentic folk art wooden box.
About:
The perfect gift for your friends and family; the gift of love and compassion, the gift with memories that will last forever. This exquisite Polish gift set is carefully packaged in a hand-carved wooden box (measuring: 8" x 3" x 8"), which was made by genuine folk artists in Poland. The wooden box alone, with its roomy interior is a perfect gift itself, just right for keepsakes.
The musical selection includes a 3compact disk compilation set with most popular Christmas carols from Poland, Ukraine and Russia.
This unique gift set is complemented with Christmas tree ornaments (made in Poland), and an authentic Polish language Christmas greeting card.
All items were produced in Poland by genuine Polish artists, and imported directly from Poland.
Tracks:
CD 1
1.The God Is Born
2.In the Night's Stillness,
3.They Hastened to Bethlehem,
4.Baby Jesus,
5.Hush, Little Jesus,
6.Since Our Lord was Born,
7.Today in Bethlehem,
8.The Angel said unto the Shepherds,
9.When Christ is Born,
10.Wise Men of the World,
11.When the Lovely Virgin Mary,
12.O, Look Brethren,
13.Silent Night,
14.Let' s All Go to the Stable,
15.Meek and Mild,
16.The Star of Bethlehem,
17.Lying in the Crib
Traditional Polish Christmas Carols performed by the Polish Song and Dance Ensembles and Choral Groups of Mazowsze and Slask.
CD 2
1. When Chris is Born (Gdy sie Chrystus Rodzi)
2. Sleep Little Jesus (Lulajze Jezuniu)
3. The Shepherds Were Drowsy (Pasterze Drzmali)
4. The Star of Bethlehem (O Gwiazdo Betlejemska)
5. The Angel Talked to the Shepherds (Aniol pastrzom mowil)
6. Lying in the Crib (W zlobie lezy)
7. Christmas Day (W dzien Bozego Narodzenia)
8. In the Night Stillness (Wsrod Nocnej Ciszy)
9. Little Jesus (Jesus Malusienski)
10. What's up with that Little Child? (A coz z ta dziecina?)
11. That Midnight (Dnia jednego o polnocy)
12. Poor and Calm (Mizerna cicha)
13. They Hurried to Bethlehem (Przybiezali do Betlejem)
14. The Lilly Burst into Bloom (Rozkwitnela sie lilija)
15. God is Born (Bog sie rodzi)
The most popular Polish carols and pastorals sung by soloists of the National Opera (Teatr Wielki).
CD 3
1. S NAMI BOH (B. Zinowiew)
2. ROZDIESTWO TWOJE (S. Diechtiarow)
3. DIWNAJA NOWINA (arrang. by J. Szurbak)
4. NOWA RADOST’ STALA (arrang. by J. Szurbak)
5. OJ NA MORI, MORI (traditional Byelorussian Carol)
6. DNIES’ POJUSZCZE (K. Stecenko)
7. SZCZO TO ZA PREDYWNA (A. Janicewicz )
8. OJ WIDIT BOH (K. Stecenko)
9. WSIELENNAJA WIESIELISIA (arrang. by J. Szurbak)
10. TORŻESTWUJTIE, WIESIELITIES’ (traditional Russian Carol)
11. HOLOSYT’ WISTKU (M. Gonczarow )
12. NIGHT and EARTH (arrang. by J. Szurbak)
13. RADUJTIESIA WSI LUDIJE (arrang. by R. Twardowski)
14. BOH SIA ROZDAJE (E. Witoszynski)
15. NA NEBI ZIRKA (traditional Ukrainian Carol)
16. ANHELY W NEBI (A. Koszyc)
17. BELLS (D. Kotko )
18. IDE ZWIZDA (K. Stecenko)
19. DOBRYJ WECZIR TOBI ((arrang. by J. Szurbak)
20. DIEWA DNIES’ (D. Bortnianski)
21. WIELICZANIJE (M. Dodonow)
22. SLAWA WO WYSZNICH BOHU (D. Bortnianski)
23. SILENT NIGHT (F. Gruber)
A collection of the best Russian, Ukrainian and Polish Christmas melodies performed by traditional Orthodox Church Music Ensemble.
Christmas Tradition in Poland:
Wigilia is an old Polish tradition to celebrate Christmas Holiday. It is the 12-course meatless Polish feast that is held on Christmas Eve.
The meal begins when the first star comes out. The table is laid with a hay in memory of the Godchild in the manger and a white table clothe. An extra place is set at the table for the unexpected guest or the Holy Spirit. A lighted candle in the windows symbolizes the hope that the Godchild, in the form of a stranger, may come to share the Wigilia. This belief stems from the ancient Polish adage, "A guest in the home is God in the home."
Wigilia starts with everyone in the family room when everyone exchanges Oplatek (special rice wafer blessed by the parish priest) with wishes, kisses, and blessings. Then follows the 12-course meal (one course for each Apostle) and after the meal the members of the family sing Polish Christmas Carols called the Koledy while the children wait impatiently around the Christmas tree or choinka for the gifts to be exchanged. At night everyone go to a midnight church service Pasterka (it is traditionally a midnight Mass for Catholics) to welcome in Christmas, and the birth of the Christ child.
