I love handbells. I play in a handbell choir at my church. Here we are playing Advent Carol on December 1, 2019. (If you listen carefully, you may hear O Come, O Come Immanuel and a snippet of Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence. Oh, and I’m second from the left in the back row.)

Christmas music is so well-suited for handbells that no Christmas is complete for me without bells. Here are some beautiful examples:

O Holy Night played by a soloist:

Carol of the Bells:

Troika, from Prokoviev’s Lt. Kije:

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen:

A boy (Jordan Moore) plays all the bell parts for O Christmas Tree plus an iPhone ocarina app:

Jingle Bells:

The Calypso Carol:

Sleigh Ride:

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!:

We Wish You a Merry Christmas:

And for a big finish, Wizards in Winter:

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