Orion Piper

Mrs. Steadman’s 4th grade class

I was with my dad’s family for dinner on Christmas Eve.  My grandma and grandpa Piper had dinner at their house. After dinner in the family room, my grandpa and grandma had a Christmas CD playing in the background. One song stood out to me. The song is titled “Carol of the bells”.

I found out that this song is my dad’s favorite Christmas song. It was written by Leontovych. He was Ukrainian. It was once called “The Ukrainian Bell Carol”. My dad liked it because of the chord progression.  He said he felt that it was a fun song to improvise with.  My dad plays the piano and likes to make up songs on it. His piano, from his childhood, can be seen in my picture.