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UKRAINIAN CANADIAN ADVOCACY GROUP
CAROL OF THE BELLS: A UKRAINIAN CHRISTMAS IN MUSIC
A GALA EVENING OF HOLIDAY MUSIC IN SUPPORT OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN IN UKRAINE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025 | 8:00PM
THE ANNEX
823 SEYMOUR STREET, VANCOUVER, BC, V6B 3L4

Ages 8 and up

Enjoy seasonal music performed by Composer and Jazz Accordionist Taras Luka and his Quintet, renowned pianist Anna Sagalova, and the Kolo Ukrainian Choir in Carol of the Bells: A Ukrainian Christmas in Music, a fundraiser for the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group's Recovery Program for Children Traumatized by War. 

This musical kick-off to the holiday season also features Ukrainian handicrafts for sale and carolling, all in the festive setting of a beautiful decorated Orpheum Annex Theatre. 

The program for the evening includes an array of traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols. The concert derives its name from "Shchedryk," the stirring 1916 New Year's song by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych about a little swallow; "Shchedryk" would eventually be adapted into one of the world's most recognized Christmas songs, "Carol of the Bells."

Tickets are $120 each and include a complimentary festive beverage and a lovingly curated gift bag. A limited number of VIP tickets (which include reserved cabaret seating at the front of the house, a festive beverage, and a special gift bag containing high-value treasures from Ukraine) are available for $250 each. 

Attendees to Carol of the Bells: A Ukrainian Christmas in Music are encouraged to bring a new and unwrapped gift for Ukrainian kids to place under our tree

Proceeds from Carol of the Bells: A Ukrainian Christmas in Music ticket sales will benefit the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group's Recovery Program for Children Traumatized by War. The program brings grieving children to a peaceful retreat in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains for two weeks of trauma therapy, art therapy, and extracurricular experiences. The program is free to the children who participate, and brings together experts from around the world. To date, more than 450 children have been helped by the program.