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Why Bells?? .
Bells announce the coming or arrival of an event, activity, or occasion. They toll for good times. They toll for bad times. They ring out warnings. Bells herald in the New Year. Bells are rung to announce the union of a man and a woman. They are rung during Christmas to announce the arrival of the season, to proclaim the birth of Christ.
Ringing of bells can be traced back to pagan winter celebrations. During those times, noisemakers were used to scare away evil spirits in the night. Among those early noisemakers were bells. People had fun ringing the bells and making noise. It was too much fun to just use bells to scare demons away. So over time, bell ringing was incorporated into other events and activities. Bells are rung at churches to call people to gather, as warnings, and to bring people together to make announcements.
From these ancient roots, the ringing of bells began to be used in the Christian Christmas season. The soft, cheerful tones blended well and enhanced the sounds of the season. Today, they play an important, traditional role during the holiday.
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From the holidayinsights.com website.
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"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
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I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
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I thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had roll'd along th' unbroken song
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
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And in despair, I bow'd my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song,
Of Peace on earth, good will to men."
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Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound the carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
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It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearthstones of a continent,
And made forlorn, the households born
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
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Then pealed the bells more loud and deep;
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With Peace on earth, good will to men."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Written on Christmas Eve, 1864
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Carol Of The Bells.
Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O'er hill and dale,
Telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home
Ding, dong, ding, dong.
Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Carol), was adapted from Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych, which was first performed in December 1916 by students at Kiev University. The original Ukrainian song is based on an old Slavic legend that every bell in the world rang in honour of Jesus on the night of his birth.
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A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it,
A song's not a song 'til you sing it,
Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay,
Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
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Oscar Hammerstein II
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From THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Salvation Army's bells go silent at upscale O.C. mall"
Last-minute shoppers at Fashion Island in Newport Beach won’t hear one of the most familiar sounds of Christmas: the Salvation Army bell.
Salvation Army workers and their red kettles are stationed outside Bloomingdales and Macy’s at the upscale mall with an ocean view, but they have agreed to a request to not ring their bells.
“You have to respect store owners, people,” said Salvation Army Major Antonio Orta, who oversees the three bell ringers -- their actual job title -- on the property owned by the Newport Beach-based Irvine Co.
“We have to comply because we solicit on their premises," Orta said. "We’re there to build relationships and let the community know that we work and we’re here to serve.”
In fact, bell ringers at Fashion Island haven’t been allowed to ring-a-ding-ding for a least the last few years, he said.
Some shoppers said they missed the sounds. “You expect to hear it around Christmastime,” said Kent Paul of Costa Mesa as he took a break from some last-minute shopping Friday. “The weather really doesn’t change much around here, so it’s nice to have a little reminder of the season and I guess the Salvation Army bell is one of them.”
Added Steve Manship of Huntington Beach: “I’ve always looked at that as a part of Christmas.”
An Irvine Co. spokesman said the decision to allow the workers outside a store's door is up to the tenants.
Bloomingdales and Macy’s managers who were reached Friday evening said they believed they were complying with a shopping center policy.
Nevertheless, the location is the only one in Orange County that Orta knows of where bell ringers cannot live up to their title. He now refers to his crew at Fashion Island as “kettle workers.”
Editor's Note: If you were to look for mortals so stupid, small-
minded, and perverse as to not allow the ringing of the bells for
The Salvation Army during the Christmas Season, you would
need look no further than the miserable, horrid, spiritual black hole
we call "southern Cal," the bull's eye
of American decadence.
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Why Bells?? .
Bells announce the coming or arrival of an event, activity, or occasion. They toll for good times. They toll for bad times. They ring out warnings. Bells herald in the New Year. Bells are rung to announce the union of a man and a woman. They are rung during Christmas to announce the arrival of the season, to proclaim the birth of Christ.
Ringing of bells can be traced back to pagan winter celebrations. During those times, noisemakers were used to scare away evil spirits in the night. Among those early noisemakers were bells. People had fun ringing the bells and making noise. It was too much fun to just use bells to scare demons away. So over time, bell ringing was incorporated into other events and activities. Bells are rung at churches to call people to gather, as warnings, and to bring people together to make announcements.
From these ancient roots, the ringing of bells began to be used in the Christian Christmas season. The soft, cheerful tones blended well and enhanced the sounds of the season. Today, they play an important, traditional role during the holiday.
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From the holidayinsights.com website.
.
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
.
I thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had roll'd along th' unbroken song
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
.
And in despair, I bow'd my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song,
Of Peace on earth, good will to men."
.
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound the carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
.
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearthstones of a continent,
And made forlorn, the households born
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
.
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep;
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With Peace on earth, good will to men."
.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Written on Christmas Eve, 1864
.
Carol Of The Bells.
Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O'er hill and dale,
Telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home
Ding, dong, ding, dong.
Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Carol), was adapted from Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych, which was first performed in December 1916 by students at Kiev University. The original Ukrainian song is based on an old Slavic legend that every bell in the world rang in honour of Jesus on the night of his birth.
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A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it,
A song's not a song 'til you sing it,
Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay,
Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
.
Oscar Hammerstein II
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From THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Salvation Army's bells go silent at upscale O.C. mall"
Last-minute shoppers at Fashion Island in Newport Beach won’t hear one of the most familiar sounds of Christmas: the Salvation Army bell.
Salvation Army workers and their red kettles are stationed outside Bloomingdales and Macy’s at the upscale mall with an ocean view, but they have agreed to a request to not ring their bells.
“You have to respect store owners, people,” said Salvation Army Major Antonio Orta, who oversees the three bell ringers -- their actual job title -- on the property owned by the Newport Beach-based Irvine Co.
“We have to comply because we solicit on their premises," Orta said. "We’re there to build relationships and let the community know that we work and we’re here to serve.”
In fact, bell ringers at Fashion Island haven’t been allowed to ring-a-ding-ding for a least the last few years, he said.
Some shoppers said they missed the sounds. “You expect to hear it around Christmastime,” said Kent Paul of Costa Mesa as he took a break from some last-minute shopping Friday. “The weather really doesn’t change much around here, so it’s nice to have a little reminder of the season and I guess the Salvation Army bell is one of them.”
Added Steve Manship of Huntington Beach: “I’ve always looked at that as a part of Christmas.”
An Irvine Co. spokesman said the decision to allow the workers outside a store's door is up to the tenants.
Bloomingdales and Macy’s managers who were reached Friday evening said they believed they were complying with a shopping center policy.
Nevertheless, the location is the only one in Orange County that Orta knows of where bell ringers cannot live up to their title. He now refers to his crew at Fashion Island as “kettle workers.”
Editor's Note: If you were to look for mortals so stupid, small-
minded, and perverse as to not allow the ringing of the bells for
The Salvation Army during the Christmas Season, you would
need look no further than the miserable, horrid, spiritual black hole
we call "southern Cal," the bull's eye
of American decadence.
.
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