Recordings
1946) The Robert Shaw Chorale recorded it that year, and later re-recorded it in stereo. Both the Chorale and the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, which Robert Shaw conducted from 1967 until 1988, and on special occasions until his death in 1999, performed it many times in live concert.[5]
(1947) The version with Minna Louise Hohman's 1947 lyrics has been recorded by the Ray Conniff Singers, Andy Williams and Julie Andrews with The Treorchy Male Choir, among others.
(1975) John Fahey, American musicologist, guitarist performed on Tahoma Records' 1975 album Christmas with John Fahey, Volume II' [Tahoma4XF72745]
(1978) Richard Carpenter played piano in an orchestral version arranged by Peter Knight on the Carpenter's Christmas Portrait album released in October 1978.[6]
(1980) George Winston played solo piano on his December album/CD in the late 1980s, acknowledging it as a traditional Ukrainian song.
(1981) Kenny Rogers performed the song on his Christmas album. It was re-released in 1985.[7]
(1983) David Benoit has recorded a jazz version of the song for his 1983 album Christmastime.
(1988) Chip Davis and his band Mannheim Steamroller recorded an original arrangement released on their album A Fresh Aire Christmas in 1988. Recording label: American Gramaphone.[8]
(1993) Canadian musician and composer/songwriter David Foster composed and performed his own version for the NBC Christmas special David Foster's Christmas Album on December 10, 1993 to promote The Christmas Album, both of which featured other Grammy Award winning performers.
(1994) French pop music icon Charles Aznavour, Norwegian crossover soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø, and Spanish operatic tenor Plácido Domingo recorded "Carol of the Bells" together at the third Christmas in Vienna concert on December 22, 1994.
(1995) Savatage and side project The Trans-Siberian Orchestra recorded "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo (12/24)" which includes the song.[9]
(1997) John Tesh charted the song. Billboard Adult Contemporary survey, 1997.[10]
(2001) Destiny's Child performed a slow-paced version of the song under on their album 8 Days of Christmas under the name "Opera of the Bells."
(2002)
Dream Theater have been known to quote the main theme of the song in certain live performances of "The Killing Hand", as can be heard on the "Hollow Years" single, and the Bucharest, Romania 7/4/02 official bootleg.
The Calling recorded a version available on the compilation Holiday 'Sounds of the Season'
(2003) moe (band) recorded a version on their "Season's Greetings from moe." CD
(2004) At holiday season concerts, the folk-rock group Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams usually performs a version of their song "Slambovia" which is intertwined with the tune of "Carol of the Bells". This version was released on their live "Bootleg Series" album The Christmas Show 2004.
(2005) Krypteria included a piano version in their album "In Medias Res"
(2006) Irish singer Moya Brennan recorded a version for her Celtic-themed Christmas album, An Irish Christmas (2006)
(2007)
Jennifer Hudson sang the song on Elmo's Christmas Countdown in December 2007
Emmy Rossum recorded an Extended Play (EP) album of Christmas songs for Geffen Records including an electronically enhanced pop version of the song with the English lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky.
(2009)
Family Force 5's Christmas Pageant album (2009) features a version of this song.
Hayley Westenra recorded the song for her album Winter Magic, released in 2009. She did her own voice accompaniments in parts of the song, rather than using a backing choir or other background singers.[11]
(2010)
Jessica Simpson has also recorded a version of the song on her 2010 Christmas album Happy Christmas.[12]
Pink Martini recorded a version of "Shchedryk (Carol of the Bells)" for the album Joy to the World[13]
Enter Shikari used the song to open their Christmas Eve show in Hatfield, UK on December 24, 2010. The song was cut off midway through, only to come back in with the band playing a dubstep remix. The recording is found on their Live from Planet Earth DVD/CD set.
(2011) David Crowder Band covered the The Trans-Siberian Orchestra version on Oh for Joy.
(2012) Pentatonix recorded an acapella version on their Christmas album PTXmas.
The band August Burns Red has recorded a version of the song and performs it at their Christmas show every year.