Steve: The Winter Solstice is the 21st of December this year. Something seasonal sung by the beautiful and very talented Candice Night … Blackmore’s Night – “Once Upon December”

JH: First a literal translation … very best folk group. Hundred summers to you, guys, you (plural) geniuses. A better way to put it revolves around 100 years. In Russia, that’s a trad sort of bravo, wishing you 100 years good life … in other words, the very best to you.

In short, there’s no fully adequate English equivalent. If that was written by a Russian, it’s praise indeed. However, he looks Ukie to me with the “chik” ending. Checking with the exgf.