Maja_nawotczynska_za_kominem_swierszczyk_spal May 2026

You can find performances of this song on platforms like YouTube , where it is often featured in musical advent calendars or children's Christmas concerts. Maja Nawotczyńska’s version brings a contemporary, youthful voice to this traditional narrative of finding a way to contribute, no matter how small you are.

The phrase (A cricket slept behind the chimney) refers to a classic Polish Christmas carol or pastorałka (pastoral song) written by Wanda Chotomska with music by Teresa Niewiarowska. maja_nawotczynska_za_kominem_swierszczyk_spal

The story told in the song is one of unexpected awakening and humble service. While the world outside is frozen and dark, a small cricket is tucked away in the warmth behind a kitchen chimney, intending to sleep through the entire winter. You can find performances of this song on

His slumber is interrupted by a "novena"—a piece of miraculous news: a Child has been born. The story told in the song is one