"It may sound immodest to say that the most beautiful Christmas songs are Polish Christmas songs. Although every other nation could make the same claim, it is nonetheless a fact that, especially Polish Christmas songs possess a very special liveliness and intimacy and they are of great importance to the cultural history of this country ... In the oldest Polish Christmas songs ... one hears the echo of Gregorian chant, some of the other beautiful melodies originated in the Renaissance. However, most songs originated in the 17th and 18th centuries, in his Scherzo in B minor Frederic Chopin immortalized one of the most beautiful Christmas lullabies from this era, "Lulajze Jezuniu - Sleep, Baby Jesus." Józef Świder's Polish Christmas songs are available in three editions, each in a conventional vocal range. This makes it possible to perform them in services and concerts employing different ensemble groupings for each strophe.