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 ...
Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover the lost 'language' of ringing by hand
JOANETES, Spain — Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Clang-clong!
Phyllis Townsend remembers the early days of the Salvation Army Red Kettle holiday bell ringers – and even being on the receiving end in times of need while growing up during the Great Depression. As ...
A spent a couple of hours last Saturday ringing a bell next to a Salvation Army kettle. It’s a good way for me to get back to the real meaning of Christmas, and offers a sort of nostalgic touch to the ...
Every Sunday at 1 p.m., the Lowell House bell tower erupts in cacophony, as the Lowell House Society of Russian Bell-Ringers plays a series of traditional peals, contemporary melodies, and original ...
Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover the lost 'language' of ringing by hand
+++ON HOLD++++ Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the ...
Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover the lost ‘language' of ringing by hand
Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. Clang-clong! Clang-clong!
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