Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world's favourite carols, the Carol of the Bells. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year. Just a dusting of snow on ...

As Russian troops close in on the town where a beloved Ukrainian composer wrote his most famous song — now known worldwide as “Carol of the Bells” — Ukrainians safeguard his legacy.

ding-dong But it’s the historic repetition of that Ukrainian folk song over centuries — the one Americans know as “Carol of the Bells” that’s especially poignant and heartbreaking for a ...

Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to erase its cultural identity too – including its associations with that well-known carol. Most of Pokrovsk's population has already fled. The gas supply's been ...