Heavens, a whole month has come and gone dedicated to Christmas Bells. But that rings hollow compared to the cornucopia available. So, a few more that jingle, peal, and clatter. Part one’s Jesus and other old fashioned stuff.
Nativity feting allows for bells, despite the silence of the night. “A Maid Bore a Babe” from Alan.s.Robinson is dandy medieval folking about joyful noise making.
Mark Hand goes faux medieval with “Fortune Bell.” It’s gravely fun.
This paradox is explained in “All the Bells in Bethlehem” from Janice Kapp Perry ()feat. Steven Kapp Perry, Lynne Perry Christofferson). This Xian pop tells us how bells weren’t there then, but shoulda been.
By the time we get to the folk rounds of The Lower Lights, “Christmas Bells” = Jesus is born. Humbling.
“The Joy Bells are Ringing,” according to Slim Whitman, sweetly tell of Jesus’ birth. Easy listening western.
Alan.s.robinson puts the “Sweet Bells” in the hands of the shepherds back then. Sprightly folk.
Leonard de Paur Chorus caribs the nativity party with “Ring de Christmas Bells.” Loud.
Patch the Pirate anoints the “Christmas Bell” with an Annunciation, so that kid chorale hymn shall herald the K o’ Ks.
Travis Cottrell is either asking you to “Ring the Bells” with soaring gospel country, or he’s asking Jesus to do it. Get’r done.
Stan Davis & Friends retort the cool with community glee in their “Christmas Bells.” Everyone join in.
Willie K swings Hawaiian with his “Christmas Bells.” Uke jazz, man.
“Gringo Bells” is Nicholas Marcos with a bossa nova beat reaching across borders.
An old Celtic drinking song rewritten for us is “Bells Chime” by The Uh Ohs. I don’t know whether to tipple or tinkle.
Mark Hand tortures easy listening with the slowdown of “Ring Those Bells,” a celebration of hard candy in a dish.
Kenny Loggins sets the scene at a churchyard and a lost child in the jerker “The Bells of Christmas.” Easy listening sax.
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra and Chorus throw polka into the middle class with “Ring Those Christmas Bells.” This is the closest we’ll get to rocking today.
Maudlin indie from Bruce Enloe (feat. Ben Mullen) centers us on what’s important with “Northern Bells at Christmas.” Norman Rockwell whitewash.