Another example of bells is the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" from Russian composer Tchaikovsky's 1892 Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker.The excerpt is typified by the use of a celesta, a ...

The association of Christmas with jingling bells is a time-honored tradition that's present in both carols and decor, offering Christmas magic when decorating even if you don't have a tree.

Today’s Poem of the Day, “Christmas Bells,” is on every level a better and more interesting poem than “Resignation.” As the bells ring out for Christmas Day, 1863, the terrible year when the American ...

After thieves climbed up to the steeple and stole a set of loudspeakers last month, the sound of ringing bells is back just in time for Christmas at the Arlington Church of the Nazarene in East ...

Although this high-spirited Christmas song has a distinct “country” feel to it, “Come On, Ring Those Bells” was actually composed by an Englishman, and popularized by the daughter of ...

From bells to choirs, different 'timbres' ring in the Christmas holiday season. by Aidan McGartland and Linglan Zhu, The Conversation ...