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 ...

On this installment of Sounds of the Season, Jared Stellmacher, director of worship and music at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Madison and Verona, plays “Ring Christmas Bells.” Stellmacher is ...

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, Within the first notes of many classic Christmas songs, we’re transported directly to ...

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 ...

What is it about Christmas music that immediately gets us in the mood for December festivities? All it takes is one ring of that familiar–almost undefinable–sonic quality, and nostalgia and wonder set ...

If you have been arguing with members of your household about whether the time is right for putting up Christmas decorations (ahead of Thanksgiving), perhaps try mentioning that the bells are already ...