What Eastern Orthodox Ukrainian Church Martyr arranged a Ukranian schedrivka in 1916?
Shchedryk (song) "Shchedryk" (from , "Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian "shchedrivka", or New Year's carol, known in English as "The Little Swallow". It was arranged by composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. "Shchedryk" was originally sung on the night of January 13, New Year's Eve in the Julian Calendar (December 31 Old Style), which is "Shchedry Vechir". Early performances of the piece were made by students at Kyiv University.
Barlaam of Kiev Barlaam of Kiev (Russian: Варлаам Печерский, "Varlaam Pecherskiy" ) (11th century) was an Eastern Orthodox saint. He was the first abbot of the monastery Kiev Pechersk Lavra, located in Kiev, Rus', and served together with Anthony of Kiev.