Watch Morozko (Father Frost) and Other Favorite Russian New Year’s Fairytales and Songs

NEW YEAR’S TREAT FOR MY READERS! 

New Year is the year’s biggest holiday in Russia. There are lots of very good movies, cartoons, concerts and various songs/performances that are dedicated to it.

One of the eternal classics is the old Russian fairytale made into a film in 1964, MOROZKO, for some reason translated to English as Jack Frost, but better translated as Father Frost.

Watch MOROZKO here with English subs! (TIP: if your Eng subs don’t work, click on CC button on the bottom right of your Youtube screen.)

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This is an equally lovely Soviet classic (1956, film length animation). Nowadys they say, with a nostalgic sigh, about such films: ‘They don’t make them like this any more!’

Fairytale TWELVE MONTHS (watch with Eng subs):

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Another old classic (1952, film length animation): SNEGUROCHKA (The Snow Maiden). Snegurochka is considered the granddaughter of Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost). As all Russian films and fairytales, it carries important life’s lessons and wise revelations.

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A couple of uplifting New Year’s songs from the fantasy film CHARODEI (Wizards) produced at the Odessa Movie Studio in 1984. These songs are also classics with huge following throughout the world.

‘Three White Horses’ (the three white horses in this case mean December, January and February – reflecting the symbolism of the legendary Russian Troika):

‘Snezhinka’ (snow flake), or ‘While the clock strikes Midnight’

 

Enjoy, everyone!

There are lots of other great movies and cartoons. I’ll share them in the future – stay tuned!

C Новым Годом 2016!

S NOVIM GODOM! HAPPY NEW YEAR!