Ukrainian Christmas Carols: A Ukrainecast special
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
It’s our final episode before Christmas and Ukrainecast has invited some of the Songs for Ukraine chorus, from London's Royal Opera House, to join us in the Radio 3 Classical Music studio.
As well as singing two traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols, we hear the stories of four members of the choir and conductor Danny Parashchak explains the importance of the songs.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. Today’s episode was made my Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Ross Saunders. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 667 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:12.4 | And it's just three days for Christmas, and we are talking to you from one of the biggest |
| 0:16.0 | radio studios here at the BBC, because in today's episode we will be hearing from the |
| 0:21.8 | all-female songs for Ukraine chorus, as they get ready to perform a selection of Ukrainian |
| 0:28.3 | Christmas music for you. |
| 0:30.0 | And you can hear them in the background. |
| 0:32.0 | They've got their microphones, and they've got their music scores, and their music sheets, |
| 0:38.4 | and their lectins, and they are preparing. |
| 0:42.6 | This is Ukraine cast. |
| 0:44.3 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 0:47.3 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-haid and pain. |
| 0:51.9 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 0:54.9 | Putin is the aggressor, he will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 1:00.6 | They killed him and fled. |
| 1:02.1 | I do not know how we managed to survive. |
| 1:05.2 | I want people to know the truth. |
| 1:09.5 | Hello, this is Victoria Darbyshire in the BBC Radio 3, Classical Music Studio. |
| 1:19.2 | And there's the proof from the grand piano, Vitaly. |
| 1:22.5 | Yes, and I'm here as well. |
| 1:25.0 | This is Vitaly Shobchenko, also in the amazingly beautiful Classical Music Studio. |
| 1:31.2 | I must describe this for listeners around the world. |
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