Let’s go sledding in the Serbian winter wonderland with our new best friend, Zvonko Bogdan.
Winters are harsh and so very long in Eastern Europe. Over the course of our season of music from Eastern Europe we sang songs aplenty about the harshness of winter and the jubilant spring. The song in this video, “Kada Padne Prvi Sneg,” twists this tale by welcoming the winter, conjuring the playful image of our first snowy ride on a sleigh. This version, performed by beloved Serbian vocalist Zvonko Bogdan, is actually a Serbian take on Romanian classic, “Sanie cu zurgălăi” — “Sleigh With Bells.” Jazz-heads may even recognize this melody as Les Paul’s cover, “Johnny is the Boy for Me.”
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