Soft, crystalline chimes rise in a graceful waterfall, each ping a bright bell tone brushed with a faint metallic edge. The attack is precise yet unhurried, giving the listener a sense of unfolding ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...

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 ...