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First song free.","For Christmas Eve on 6 January and the feast on the 7th — a song with your family's names, your traditions and, if you like, the language of home.","For millions of Orthodox Christians, Christmas comes on 7 January, after a day of fasting that ends when the first star appears on Christmas Eve. Families in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Georgia and Ethiopia, and across their communities abroad, gather for the Holy Supper, go to the night service and sing carols. Far from home, that evening can feel quiet — and a song with your family's names and customs brings it closer.\n\nTell us who you celebrate with, the dishes on the table, the carols you grew up with and what you wish your family for the year. AI writes the lyrics, composes the melody and sings it with real vocals in about a minute — in English, Russian, Serbian or another of more than 40 languages. Send it to relatives in another country or play it after the first star.",{"title":19,"items":20},"What to put in an Orthodox Christmas song",[21,22,23,24,25,26,27],"The first star of Christmas Eve, which children watch for at the window before the meal begins.","The Holy Supper: kutia with honey and poppy seeds, the meatless dishes, the extra place set for those who are no longer with you.","The carols — koliadki sung from door to door, the Georgian Alilo procession — or the tune your grandmother hummed over the stove.","Customs from your family's home: the badnjak oak branch, the česnica bread with a coin inside, white clothes for Genna in Ethiopia.","Grandparents and godparents by name, and what they say when they bless the table.","The greeting itself: “Christ is born!” — “Glorify Him!”, or the Serbian “Mir Božji, Hristos se rodi”, sung back and forth makes a natural chorus.","The family abroad: the video call across time zones, the candle lit at the same hour in two countries.",{"title":29,"lines":30},"A chorus for Christmas Eve",[31,32,33,34],"The first star is shining, Babushka Vera smiles,","the candles are burning through the snow-covered miles,","“Christ is born!” we sing out, “Glorify Him!” we reply —","the whole family singing beneath the same sky.",[36,39],{"h":37,"md":38},"Why Christmas is on 7 January","The Russian, Serbian, Georgian and Jerusalem Orthodox churches, among others, keep the old Julian calendar, in which 25 December falls on 7 January. Other Orthodox churches, such as the Greek and Romanian, celebrate on 25 December — so families of mixed backgrounds sometimes mark Christmas twice. The days that follow, the **Svyatki**, run until Theophany and are full of visits, carols and blessings.\n\nThat is why a song for 7 January is welcome even for friends who celebrated in December: it arrives when their own feast begins.",{"h":40,"md":41},"A song that respects the feast","Orthodox Christmas is first of all a religious feast, so the song should feel like it.\n\n- **Choose the style:** a gentle choir-like arrangement, church-bell textures or a warm folk melody; avoid party pop.\n- **Keep the words reverent:** peace, light, family, the birth of Christ. Leave jokes for a separate song.\n- **Mind the fast:** if you mention food, mention the meatless Christmas Eve dishes, and save the feast for the 7th.\n- **Send it on time:** a gift sealed until 7 January opens with a countdown, so relatives can unwrap it after the service.",[43,46,49,52,55],{"q":44,"a":45},"Can the song be sung in Russian, Serbian or Georgian?","The song can be sung in more than 40 languages, and its language can differ from the language of your description. Name the language you want in the description.",{"q":47,"a":48},"Can I use the words of a carol I know?","Yes. Paste your own lyrics, such as a family carol, and the song is composed and sung around them.",{"q":50,"a":51},"Can it open only on 7 January?","Yes. Send it as a gift sealed until 7 January; until then the page shows a countdown, and on the day it can be unwrapped on a phone.",{"q":53,"a":54},"Does it work for relatives without the app?","Yes. The link plays in any browser on any phone or computer, no app needed. You can also download the MP3.",{"q":56,"a":57},"Is it free?","The first song on a new account is free and needs no card. After that, songs are made with credits from a subscription or a credit pack.","A gentle Orthodox Christmas song for my family: [names]. On Christmas Eve we [your traditions]. On the table: [the dishes]. Our carol or greeting: [words]. Sing it in [language]. Warm and reverent, with the names in the chorus.","A gentle, reverent Orthodox Christmas song for the Petrov family, living in Chicago, for Babushka Vera in Yekaterinburg. On Christmas Eve the children watch for the first star, then we eat kutia with honey and poppy seeds and set a place for Grandpa Ivan. We go to the night service and call Vera after. Choir-like with church bells, in English, chorus with “Christ is born! Glorify Him!” and “Babushka Vera”.",{"intro":61,"sections":62},"\u003Cp>For millions of Orthodox Christians, Christmas comes on 7 January, after a day of fasting that ends when the first star appears on Christmas Eve. Families in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Georgia and Ethiopia, and across their communities abroad, gather for the Holy Supper, go to the night service and sing carols. Far from home, that evening can feel quiet — and a song with your family's names and customs brings it closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell us who you celebrate with, the dishes on the table, the carols you grew up with and what you wish your family for the year. AI writes the lyrics, composes the melody and sings it with real vocals in about a minute — in English, Russian, Serbian or another of more than 40 languages. Send it to relatives in another country or play it after the first star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[63,65],{"h":37,"html":64},"\u003Cp>The Russian, Serbian, Georgian and Jerusalem Orthodox churches, among others, keep the old Julian calendar, in which 25 December falls on 7 January. Other Orthodox churches, such as the Greek and Romanian, celebrate on 25 December — so families of mixed backgrounds sometimes mark Christmas twice. The days that follow, the \u003Cstrong>Svyatki\u003C\u002Fstrong>, run until Theophany and are full of visits, carols and blessings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why a song for 7 January is welcome even for friends who celebrated in December: it arrives when their own feast begins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"h":40,"html":66},"\u003Cp>Orthodox Christmas is first of all a religious feast, so the song should feel like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Choose the style:\u003C\u002Fstrong> a gentle choir-like arrangement, church-bell textures or a warm folk melody; avoid party pop.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Keep the words reverent:\u003C\u002Fstrong> peace, light, family, the birth of Christ. 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Glorify Him!\nLet the candles burn, let the dark grow dim,\nFrom the Chicago streets to the Ural snow,\nBabushka Vera\nBabushka Vera, we want you to know\nBabushka Vera, the star is in sight,\nWe're celebrating together tonight!\n\nNow we walk through the quiet white,\nTo the church where the icons catch the light,\nThe choir rises like a golden flame,\nIn every prayer we whisper Ivan's name.\n\nThe midnight bells begin to ring,\nWhile all the angels in the high halls sing,\nOur hearts are full though miles are in between,\nThe purest grace that we have ever seen.\n\nChrist is born! Glorify Him!\nLet the candles burn, let the dark grow dim,\nFrom the Chicago streets to the Ural snow,\nBabushka Vera\nBabushka Vera, we want you to know\nBabushka Vera, the star is in sight,\nWe're celebrating together tonight!\n\nWe dial the number across the sea,\nFrom Chicago's heart to Yekaterinburg,\nWe hear your voice and we're finally free,\nBabushka Vera, can you hear us sing?\n\nChrist is born! 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