Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (1877-1921) was a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, and teacher of international renown. Leontovych is most famous for composing Shchedryk in 1916, the song that Carol of the Bells was later adapted from. It was first performed in December 1916 by students at Kiev University, and was a part of the Ukrainian National Chorus reportoire during its 1,000-plus concert tour around Europe and the Americas. It was introduced to American audiences on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall. The song is the basis of an infamous internet meme popularly known as Ding Fries are Done, in which a Burger King employee who seemingly suffers from 'developmental disability' (uncle mikey must be PC) uses the tune to sing a song about how he works at Burger King, makes french fries, and wears paper hats. This tone is a cappella.
