14th Festival of Carols, Pastorales and Christmas Songs
The Christmas period in Zakopane is a special time. It is then that the most beautiful Polish Christmas carols and highlander pastorals resound here. And all thanks to the 14th Festival of Carols, Pastorales and Christmas Songs, which this year takes place between December 24 and February 2. Each concert is unique. It transports listeners to the magical time of Christmas and the New Year period. No wonder that the event is very popular and attracts more and more fans.
Whether it is snowy or not, the Tatra Mountains are a unique place that makes every Christmas magical. If, in addition, you can hear beautiful Christmas carols and pastorals flowing straight from the heart, time stops and we can enjoy it as we used to when we were children and looked forward to the First Star, which heralded the coming of God’s Child into the world. It is no different now, when in Zakopane churches you can listen to the sounds of music and think about your loved ones, with whom we often spend Christmas and cultivate dear traditions.For 14 years, the City of Zakopane, together with the Zakopane parishes, has been organizing carol concerts, thanks to which it wants to bring children and adults closer to the birth of Christ. The Festival of Christmas Carols, Pastorales and Songs held in Zakopane churches “It’s good that you Jesus were born near Giewont…” allows the most beautiful Polish carols and pastorals to be sung for the faithful by excellent artists. The first concert was traditionally held on Christmas Eve – December 24th. The festival will last until February 2, 2023, the Candlemas Day.
Festival of Carols, Pastorales and Christmas Songs “It’s good that you Jesus were born near Giewont…” – a few words about the program
The program of the Festival is extremely rich. This year, the stars of highlander and stage music are coming to Zakopane. To participate in this year’s Festival, the authorities of Zakopane invited, among others: Halina Frąckowiak, Sławek Uniatowski and well-known bands and vocalists from Podhale – Anna Gąsienica – Byrcyn, Parish Regional Band “Giewont” from Zakopane-Olcza, Kapela Hanka Wójciak Khareba Band from Gurjaani in Georgia, Barbara Gąsienica-Giewont, the Janostin family from Zuberec, Hanna Zbyryt, the group of Klimek Bachleda, Megitza, the band “Hop – Cup”, the Podhale group Kalina. The concerts take place every day in a different place, thanks to which the authorities of Zakopane can bring out the magic of Christmas in every corner of the city. Admission is free.Every year, during the event, there is also the premiere of a CD with Christmas carols, which was recorded especially for this time. It has already become a tradition that the Festival also celebrates the Epiphany, during which each person can impersonate one of the Wise Men who pay homage to little Jesus.The festival is a unique event that everyone should go to – both single people and whole families. Participation in it will make everyone appreciate the magic of Christmas even more, and at the same time will be able to relax in the surroundings of the beautiful and mysterious Tatra Mountains.
