Before the widespread spread of Christianity, the New Year was celebrated on the 6th and Kolyada was revered. Since pagan times, on the night of January 6-7, children and youth went home in small groups and sang special ritual songs, congratulating their owners on the holiday.
With the advent of Christianity, carols began to be sung on Christmas night, but the star, a symbol of a new beginning and light, is still an invariable attribute of carolers. Theatrical performances are performed right on the streets and near houses.
Carols for children
Christmas is a reason to gather the whole family around the big table. Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren come to visit the head of the family. According to tradition, after the first star appears in the sky, a natural child must say words of wishes to the family and owners for happiness and prosperity, wealth and health.
People of the older generation consider it a bad omen if a carol is not heard in the house at least once on Christmas Day. If old people are lonely and have no relatives who can sing carols, they call neighbors and friends.
When little children sing or tell cute funny carols, adults are usually very moved and treat the children with various goodies and give small amounts of money.
According to all the canons of Christianity, it is considered unworthy and ugly to be greedy on Christmas Eve and lock your doors in front of guests.
Below are popular carols:
The little sparrow flies, twirls his tail, And you, people, know, Cover the tables, Receive guests, Celebrate Christmas!
It's like it's freezing outside, freezing your nose. He doesn’t order you to stand for long, He orders you to serve him soon, Or a warm pie, Or butter, cottage cheese, Or some money with a spear, Or a silver ruble!
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Christ the Savior was born at midnight. He settled in a poor place. Over that place the Star shines. Christ the Master, on your birthday. Give peace and forgiveness to all people!
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I'm caroling, caroling, I'll go into any hut. I’ll ask the hostess: “Give me some goodies!” And cookies, and sweets, And sherbet with nuts, Pastille and marmalade - I will be glad to see all the gifts. I will treat everyone and praise the hostess!
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Good evening, generous evening, good health to good people. A falcon flew in, sat on the window, and cut the cloth. And the leftovers are for hats for the owners, And scraps and for belts, Hello, happy holiday!
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This is how it has happened in this world For many years in a row On such a magical, good evening Angels are flying from heaven to us They bring goodness, hope, Blessings to every home Happy New Year to everyone
And Merry Christmas!
Short Christmas carols for children
It is not surprising that the tradition of caroling dates back to the pre-Christian era. Scientists associate the singing of carols with a special Slavic holiday - Kolyada. This is a kind of pagan analogue of the modern New Year.
There are other versions of the appearance of the name, but this is the most likely. At first, deities and forces of nature were sung in songs.
And with the advent of Christianity, the chants received biblical content and began to serve the promotion of Christianity in Kievan Rus. An interesting fact is that carols have existed for a very long time and are transmitted mainly orally. But at the same time, many of them retained not only the words, but also the melody.
When to carol
It is customary to carol on Christmas Eve. This is the evening of January 6, or, as it is also called, Holy Evening. But, of course, you need to learn carols in advance. Also now there are New Year's carols, as well as mixed ones, in which they congratulate on both holidays.
So you can start caroling from the New Year and continue right up to the Epiphany. Many modern authors pay attention to composing Christmas songs and some of them are becoming quite popular. But the greatest value is still the ancient carols left to us as an inheritance from our ancestors.
Probably everyone knows at least one carol. Many people went caroling with friends as children and even as adults they remember these special events with warmth. But it is not necessary to congratulate strangers with such chants.
Relatives will also be happy to hear carols in their home. Many of them are filled with deep meaning and contain sincere words of wishes. Therefore, learning carols is useful even for kids. It is for them that several examples of short options are presented. Let them sound in your home on Christmas evening, adding special color and solemnity to the holiday.
Short carols
For children of kindergarten and primary school age, you need to choose short carols, and you should start learning them by heart at least a week before Christmas, so that the child knows the words perfectly and does not get confused. For Russian-speaking children, choose carols in Russian, with extremely simple vocabulary, without incomprehensible words.
By the way, for the ever-busy adults who, by the will of fate, are involved in a Christmas production, there are cool Christmas greetings that will take just half an hour to study.
Kolyada, Kolyada! And there is a carol. On the eve of Christmas, the carol came and brought Christmas.
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An angel came down to us today and sang: “Christ is born.” We came to glorify Christ and congratulate you on the holiday. Here we come, shepherds, All our sins are forgiven. We set our path to home, glorifying Christ God.
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If you give to us, we will praise, but if you don’t give, we will reproach! Kolyada, Kolyada! Serve the pie!
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Kolyada, Kolyada, Christmas Eve! Good auntie, It’s a sweet pie, don’t cut it, don’t break it, serve it quickly, to two, three, we’ve been standing for a long time, but we can’t stand it! The stove is heating up, I want some pie!
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Tyapu-lyapu, quickly give me a carol! My legs are chilly - I’ll run home. Whoever gives is a prince, Whoever doesn’t give is in the dirt!
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The sleighs broke, the shirts got dirty, and the carols got lost...
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Look how brightly the stars Shine for the world there, in the distance. Holy gifts shine in them: Goodwill for people, Peace and truth for the Earth!
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Christ the Savior was born at midnight. He settled in a poor den. Here the Star shines above the nativity scene. Christ the Master, On your birthday. Give all people the world of enlightenment!
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Shchedrik-Petrik, Give me dumplings! A spoonful of porridge, top of the sausages. Even a piece of candy, even a nickel - We won’t just leave!!!
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Good evening to good people! Let the holiday be merry. Merry Christmas to you. We wish you happiness and joy! Generous evening, good evening! Good health to good people!
How to carol at Christmas
Carols do not have authors, so most often they are illiterate from a “literary point of view,” but they are unique in meaning and sincerity. An ordinary traditional carol is a short Christmas story about a big event, glorifying the main participants of the night on which Jesus Christ was born. Modern youth sing carols to have fun, because they receive money and sweets for their carols. Real caroling is a whole performance when roles are assigned between participants dressed in costumes.
First of all, the carolers ask the owner of the house for permission to enter and sing a carol:
— Approaching the house, carolers perform so-called “outdoor” or “window sill” songs (or sentences), which contain an appeal to the owner and a request for permission to carol.
If the owner allowed caroling and let him into the house, then the carols must be sung in front of all family members.
- If your singing does not cause a desire to drive you away, you can perform the final part of the ritual - short, benevolent couplets.
Then you can ask for a “reward” in the last carol.
They carol in a group dressed in animal costumes (goat, bear), biblical heroes (Herod, shepherdess, angels). The main one among the carolers is the one who carries the star. At the end of going around the houses, everything received is divided among themselves.
Carols in Russian
At Christmas, even short carols in Russian sound very melodic and delight the ear.
What is Christmas caroling?
In addition to traditional old Christmas songs, the repertoire of carolers also includes many modern carols, created based on caroling in the remote remote villages of Russia.
How many aspens, So many pigs for you; How many Christmas trees, So many cows; How many candles, So many sheep. Happiness to you, Master and hostess, Great health, Happy New Year with all your family! Kolyada, Kolyada!
*** The carol was born on the eve of Christmas, Behind the steep mountain, Behind the fast river, Behind the steep mountain, Behind the fast river There are dense forests, In those forests the lights are burning, The lights are burning, People are standing around the lights, People are standing caroling: “Oh, carol, carol, you come, carol, on the eve of Christmas.”
*** The moon shone in the sky, showing us the way, the Upper and the Lower, the one closest to the house. Go out onto the porch, owner, pour some wine into a glass. If we don’t drink wine, we’ll smear it on your lips, We’ll smear it on your lips, and we’ll tell you about your house. There are four corners in your house, In each corner there are three young people: Goodness, Comfort, Peace live. A girl walks from corner to corner - A braid spreads across the floor - The girl's name is Love, Your roof rests on her! If you reward us generously, you will preserve happiness in the house! Let's leave the yard with gifts - the bins will be full! Even a piece of candy, even a nickel - We won’t just leave!!! ***
And God bless the one who is in this house! The rye is thick for him, the rye of a supper! He has an octopus from an ear, a loaf of grain from a grain, a pie from half a grain. The Lord would endow you with life, existence, and wealth!
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Kolyada-Molyada Came up young! We found a carol in Mironov "replace with the name of the owner" in the yard. Hey, Uncle Miron, “replace it with the owner’s name,” Take the goods out into the yard. It's like it's freezing outside, freezing your nose. He doesn’t order you to stand for long, He orders you to serve him soon, Or a warm pie, Or butter, cottage cheese, Or some money with a spear, Or a silver ruble!
Russian folk long carols for Christmas
The moon shone in the sky, and showed us the way, Upper and Lower, to the nearest house. Go out onto the porch, owner, pour some wine into a glass. If we don’t drink wine, we’ll smear it on your lips, We’ll smear it on your lips, and we’ll tell you about your house. There are four corners in your house, In each corner there are three young people: Goodness, Comfort, Peace live. A girl walks from corner to corner - A braid spreads across the floor - The girl's name is Love, Your roof rests on her! If you reward us generously, you will preserve happiness in the house! Let's leave the yard with gifts - the bins will be full! Even a piece of candy, even a nickel - We won’t just leave!
Kolyada arrived on the eve of Christmas. Give me the cow, the oil head! Standing on the window, looking at me. Serve the pancake, the oven will go smoothly! Kolyada, Kolyada, give me some pie! Damn and a cake in the back window! The New Year has come, the old one has been stolen, and it has shown itself. Go, people, meet the sun, drive away the frost! And whoever is in this house - God forbid! He gets an octopus from the ear, a loaf of grain from the grain, a pie from the half-grain! May the Lord reward you with both life and existence!
Kolyada, you kolyada, The kolyada came in, The kolyada wrote down, The Sovereign's courtyard, The Sovereign's yard in the middle of Moscow, The middle of the stone. Gossip dear, Donate splinters for holy evenings, for games, for gatherings. Thank you, godfather, my white swan, you didn’t celebrate, you didn’t play pranks, you went to the market for a walk, bought silk for yourself, embroidered a fly, gave it to your dear friend. Give you, Lord, forty cows, fifty piglets, and forty chickens.
They prepared for caroling for a long time, staging entire performances, so the carols could be long
Funny Christmas carols
On the eve of Christmas, not only poems and songs about Kolyada, which comes to the house and brings happiness, are popular, but also humorous comic congratulations, often a little rude, but certainly friendly.
For the most part, such playful carols are intended for adults, not children.
Caroling, caroling I can smell the vodka with my nose! Pour us a hundred grams It will be good for us and you!
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Kolyad, kolyad, kolyadnitsa, Give me a hangover, Lard, meat, cowbasi That's twenty for my panties!!!
*** We dressed up cool, sat in white sleighs. We drove to you, we drove, for gingerbread with nuts. For some honey, and with my darling, For some sweet liqueur!
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Good auntie, give me some sweet little Easter cakes. Kolyada-molyada, On the eve of Christmas, Serve, don’t break, Serve everything whole. If you drop a tiny little thing, you can’t pray to God. If you don’t serve the flatbread, we’ll break the windows. If you don’t serve the pie, we’ll take the cow by the horns.
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You, owner, don’t be tormented, give it quickly! And like the current frost, it doesn’t tell you to stand for long, it tells you to serve it quickly: Either pies come out of the oven, or a penny of money, or a pot of cabbage soup! God give you a yard full of bellies! And to the stable of horses, To the stable of calves, To the hut of the children And to the care of kittens!
*** Merry Christmas - We wish you sober thoughts, So that the Earth does not sway, And the soul enjoys!!!
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I'm caroling, caroling, I'll go into any hut. I'll ask the hostess for some sweets. And cookies, and sweets, And sherbet with nuts, And halva, and chocolate, Pastille and marmalade, Delicious cake, Sweet ice cream We ourselves will eat And treat each other And the hostess, and the hostess A kind word to remember!
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Kolyada, Kolyada... And the woman has a beard. And my grandfather grew a tail. Runs to the girls, the scoundrel.
Kolyada, Kolyada... It doesn’t matter to us. Even the one who is blind and mute will drink seven shots.
Kolyada, Kolyada... We dance all the years. And on all fours we boldly climb the steps.
Kolyada, Kolyada... We never get sick. The wives start an argument - We fly naked into the yard.
Kolyada, Kolyada... That without money is nonsense! They hand over all the bottles and go out and drink again.
Kolyada, Kolyada... It's nothing like cold. I’ll go to my mistress myself, I’ll swim in the pond with her.
Kolyada, Kolyada... Have fun, people, always! After all, it’s not fitting for us to be sad, Enjoying life’s ball.
Kolyada, Kolyada... There is a candle and food on the table. The cute Christmas tree is shining. And God blesses everyone.
Christmas carols.
Short Christmas carols for children in 2020 in Russian
Children's carols for Christmas, a festive selection for children of all ages.
Carols-quatrains for the little ones
Merry Christmas to you, people! May you have peace and harmony, So that you do not know grief And remain in wealth!
*** An angel descended from heaven to us, And said Jesus was born. We came to glorify him and congratulate you on the holiday.
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Our bell rings, It says to good people, We came to sing carols, Merry Christmas to you.
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We learned the text of the carol, And we went to visit the guests, We will say “No” to troubles together, We will sing “Yes” to happiness cordially.
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We sow, we blow, we spread, Merry Christmas! Glorify Christ, give us treats!
Short children's carols in Russian
Kolyada, Kolyada Open the gates, Take out the chests, Give us the snouts. Even a ruble, Even a nickel, Let's not leave home like that! Give us some candy, or maybe a coin. Don't regret anything. It's Christmas Eve!
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Kolyada, Kolyada, Houses open, And windows, chests, Wallets and hampers. Kolyada, Kolyada, We don’t care about the cold, They hand out candy to us, Here and there, here and there.
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Kolyada came from a fairy tale, We took skates, a sled, We took a big bag, Children's laughter and a walking path. Accept congratulations, get a treat.
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We bring joy to every home, We celebrate in the morning, We wish you health, For many years to come. We will sow happiness and prosperity in your house, Do you want us to dance for you, For ten chocolates?
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We’ll go into any house, we’ll sing carols there together, whether it’s summer or winter, happiness awaits you for years to come. All sadness goes away, On this night, on this night.
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Kolyada has come to your home, Happiness and joy will be in it! Do you want money and health? Surround us with love. Put some sweets in a bag and live in joy for 100 years. Give me some pies on the way, Under the loud ringing of bells.
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Christmas carols are coming, Children are singing merry songs, You treat us sweeter, We will sing and dance, Invite us once a year. We won't refuse you.
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In one hand there is a star, in the other hand there is a candle. Kolyada, like a carol, accept congratulations, get a treat. Throw the piglets into the bag, Invite more, my friend!
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Give us sweets, Give us joy to the girls, Give us a loaf of bread, Your life will be like paradise, You can have a chicken with a crest, You can have Petya with a scallop. We came with a big bag to wish you a Merry Christmas.
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Adults and children, Open the doors, Turn off the networks, You are not on the Internet. Open your wallets, hand out rubles, open the kitchen cabinet, we are waiting for bagels from you.
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My people are having fun, Kolyadka is coming to visit us. With songs and dances, With bright blushes. Give the children some sweets, you will be warmed with happiness, some gingerbread, treat the messengers. If you don’t open the door today, we will be offended, believe me, We will send you sadness and loss. And a decline in your career.
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It’s not in vain that we are knocking on your door, Kolyada has arrived, friends! Open the doors wider. Receive the good news. I simply have too many poems and songs to count. We are waiting for treats from you, in this bright good hour.
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On the eve of Christmas, a carol is running towards us, the oven is already heating up, the holiday is rushing towards us. Don't break the pie, serve it quickly. Two, three, We've been standing for a long time. Give everyone a treat today. Justify the congratulations.
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We will congratulate you, We are going to sing carols, Read short poems, Well, try to refuse. Scooters, sleighs, We will ride ourselves, From yard to yard, Kolyada is fun! Get out the candy, We sing couplets, Receive the kids, Hand out treats.
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I'm caroling, caroling, I'll go into any hut. I'll ask the hostess for some sweets. And cookies, and sweets, And sherbet with nuts, And halva, and chocolate, Pastille and marmalade, Delicious cake, Sweet ice cream We ourselves will eat And treat each other And the hostess, and the hostess A kind word to remember!
Carols in Ukrainian
Despite the fact that in every Christian country Christmas carols and songs are sung on Christmas Eve, the Ukrainian “Shchedryk” is the most famous carol, translated into several dozen languages.
A distinctive feature of the Ukrainian tradition is the addition of the phrase “Generous evening, good evening, good health to people” after each quatrain.
Shchedrik, generous, generous, a swallow flew in, began to chirp, call out to the Lord: “Come out, come out, Lord, Marvel at the sheep sheep, And the lambs were born, You have all the good goods, You will mother a world of pennies, Even if not pennies, then sex - You have a black-browed woman.” Shchedrik, generous, generous, a swallow has flown in.
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Carols, carols, carols, And the grandfather is watching from the stove. And the woman with the little candle - Walking at the blind man's buff.
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I’m a little boy, I sit on my own, I play with the little sniffle, I amuse the children. And hey, people, smell it, prepare Kolyada. Apple, peas - These are my nursery rhymes.
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The heifer ran from the birch tree to the grandfather's door. And you, grandpa, give me some pie. And you, baby, look at the police. Give me a stick. Palyanichka has fallen, Give me a piece of bacon.
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Kolyadin, Grandma, I am alone. Bring me a pie and put it by the bag. With arms, with legs, Running after us.
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Carols, carols, carols, Goodness with honey is good, But without honey it’s not the same, Give me some pie, please. If you don’t give me a pie, I’ll take him by the horns, I’ll take him to the market, I’ll buy my own pie.
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Kolyada, Kolyada, Give me some pie, man! If you don’t give me the pie, I’ll take the ox by the horns, and lead you to the sea, and break the right rig. I will blow a trumpet at the river, I will fight with an ox, I will scold with my tail and yell at buckwheat. Good evening!
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Marusya ran across the ice. I lost the carol. You, Oleno, don’t go for a walk, but listen to a carol. Be healthy, Happy Holidays!
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Kolyad, kolyad, kolyada, let's get around you. Let joy come to your doorstep in the New River. May you blossom in kindness, May you live happily, And may this young river reward you for the old. Friends are rich in winter; So that during everyday life the tables would bend against your holy ones. May everyone be healthy!
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Carols, carols, carols. Good luck with honey. And without honey it’s not the same, Give me a nickel, man. If you don't give me a nickel, I'll take the bull by the horns. Don’t give a penny, Because your guts will break, Be arrogant, people! Give me paper pennies.
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I am a little shepherd, huddled in a little casing, I play the violin, I cherish you all. And you, people, hear, prepare a carol - Apple, pots for the children for nursery rhymes.
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I sing a carol for you, May God grant you a harvest, Generous fields, flowering gardens, A star in the sky on Holy Eve For the old and young. My carol is mooning, the whole world is floating with Christmas.
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Oh, God, let us wait for Christmas, Let's go and sing carols before Grandfather. And in our grandfather there is a lot of bread: Two stitches of life, and a third of wheat on the palyanitsa, And a fourth of buckwheat for buckwheat, And the fifth is all that carol. Good evening!
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I sing a carol in full voice, in the whole house: - Carols, carols, carols, I sing carols alone. Carols, carols, carols, Take it easy, little one.
