SSAB - December 26, 2023

Boxing Day, how does it go? I still worked. Spent much of the day rewriting the newsletter, reflecting on Christmas as an expat. Christmas songs, was trying to do a few traditional Ukrainian songs for December Drumming but my keyboard skills are that good. Got a bunch of other tracks done but stuck on 23rd and 24th. -“There are two distinct groups of Ukrainian Christmas music. Koljadky (Ukrainian Christmas Carols) are sung in church alongside traditional liturgical texts and hymns from Christmas Eve (January 6, according to the Julian Calendar) to Epiphany (January 19). Shchedrivky (New Year’s songs), being much older and having pagan roots, are rarely sung in a liturgical setting given their secular themes of bounty and prosperity.” https://www.vesnivka.com/e-library/dobrij-vechir Called home to see how things are going, people are moving around. -Don’t talk about vaccinations cause… then your internet connection goes wonky! Plans for the New Year? Not much! Geez, how do people even find out about things that are going on?! Show notes n tracks are up on stevensirski.com Don’t forget to have a listen at skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com Have a good one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/message