If you have been arguing with members of your household about whether the time is right for putting up Christmas decorations ...

Sleigh bells certainly help make Christmas music sound so Christmassy. But it’s a little more complicated than just that.

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

KEARNEY — Like voices, brass, organs and joyful choirs, handbells are a beloved sound of Christmas. They are celebrated in beloved Christmas carols like “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” “Ding ...

The sound of Christmas for many is the laughter of children, the carols of neighbors, and the beautiful music of the Bells of the Rockies handbell choir. Ring in the holiday season with this beautiful ...

Aidan McGartland receives funding from McGill University and the Ramsay Centre. Linglan Zhu receives funding from McGill University and Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ). McGill University provides ...

Dec. 24—For many people, Christmas conjures up visions of Santa Claus in his red suit, reindeer dashing across the sky, snowmen in top hats, and presents under twinkling trees. Yet it's also rich with ...

So it went unrung for several years until a separate concrete-block tower was built for it as part of a 1908 church expansion. Westlake United Methodist undertook what turned out to be a yearslong ...

Each year Christmas on disks grows louder and bigger. This season the record companies are all but burying the tree with a blizzard of releases, ranging from a collection of Renaissance motets (on ...