This is a surprisingly obscure Polish Carol, Dziasiaj W Betlejem. (It's obscure to us, not to the Polish.)
It reminds me of everything I love about Eastern European Christmas traditions. It even sounds something like a cuckoo clock. I love the translated version that Motab included on this album. I don't find any other recordings of the English translation, and that makes me sad. Why aren't contemporary artists taking advantage of these opportunities instead of recording the eleventy-millionth recording of "Blue Christmas" (??!!??!!) (The fact that the recording of this by Justyna (below) sounds so very Bollywood kind of makes me smile. - Not often in my world do Bollywood and Christmas collide.)
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