Christmas morning in Ireland: Memories from decades gone by - IrishCentral
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:28 AM PST
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Bell ringers have successful fundraising drive in a desperate bid to save ... - The Northern Echo (registration)
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:22 AM PST
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Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates 45-Feet Tall Santa Claus On Puri's Beach - Press Telegraph (blog)
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:57 AM PST
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Bells Ring Out On Christmas Day - Times Record
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:08 AM PST
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Bells Ring Out On Christmas DayTimes RecordDing, dong, ding, dong, Christmas bells are ringing. Yes, this is Christmas morning, and that means the bells will peal, wishing one and all merry Christmas. And we at the Times Record would like to do so, too. It's been a year of change — a year of ... |
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Hidden Spaces: The Gothic Bournville Carillon which gives the village its melody - Birmingham Mail
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 02:03 AM PST
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Bells too much for Minnesota town, so now they're in Arizona - Personal Liberty Digest
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 12:34 AM PST
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Recalling Christmas in Philly's version of Paradise - Philly.com
Posted: 25 Dec 2015 12:03 AM PST
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Recalling Christmas in Philly's version of ParadisePhilly.comBells would peal with "Silent Night" from the parish church, where poinsettias decorated the altar and the pungent smell of incense filled the sanctuary. The forest scent of real, homemade Douglas fir wreaths, plenished with pinecones and clusters of ... |
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COMMENTARY: The message of the bells - Christian Examiner
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 11:01 PM PST
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COMMENTARY: The message of the bellsChristian ExaminerNo one knows what church bells in the city were the inspiration for Longfellow's Christmas poem, but suffice it say, their pealing resonated with him. To him, it seemed strange that such peaceful sounds could be heard in a country so devastated by war ...and more » |
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A look at 10 most-prominent churches in Bengaluru - Economic Times
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 10:35 PM PST
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A look at 10 most-prominent churches in BengaluruEconomic TimesThe belfry chimes in the bell were cast in London's Mears Foundry in 1847. The marble murals on ... Samuel Taylor Pettigrew, Anglican missionary and founder of the Bishop Cotton School, conceived the idea of the Cathedra School alongside it. The land ...and more » |
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A Remaining Christmas - Church Militant
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:14 PM PST
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A Remaining ChristmasChurch MilitantIt is at about five o'clock that these last come into the house, and at that hour in England, at that date, it has long been quite dark; so they come into a house all illuminated with the Christmas tree shining like a cluster of many stars seen through ... |
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Ploughboys, baby Jesus, sex: the true meaning of Christmas carols - Cyprus Mail
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:24 PM PST
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Faith & Values: Finding respite - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 06:26 PM PST
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Faith & Values: Finding respiteRichmond Times-DispatchWhile approaching the village green, tired from practice, finals, and a long first semester, the pealing bells atop the towering steeple of the Baptist Church sanctuary pierced the still of the cold, dark, Advent evening. To my delight, the bells ... |
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RING MY BELL - Gaffney Ledger (subscription)
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 06:10 PM PST
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RING MY BELLGaffney Ledger (subscription)RING MY BELL — Becky Wolfe, left, and Lib Ivey are shown at Walgreen's ringing the bells. The Gaffney residents were inspired by bell ringers on streets of New York recently. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. You ... |
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Ding dong measurement on high - Eureka
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST
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Ding dong measurement on highEurekaIn 17th century Britain, the rise of 'change ringing', where mathematical patterns are rung on a set of bells, propelled bell manufacturing to industrial scales. In English style change ringing, a bell is normally manufactured as part of a set, or peal ... |
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Famed organist Brakel to play belated holiday concert at Grace Cathedral - Topeka Capital Journal
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:24 PM PST
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Town of Fincastle to ring in the New Year - Roanoke Times
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 02:05 PM PST
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Town of Fincastle to ring in the New YearRoanoke TimesSo be in Fincastle about 11:45 p.m. on New Year's Eve to hear the bells as the town and guests greet 2016. Revelers gather at the courthouse. Bells from the churches will ring, and a few shotgun blasts from the tower of the courthouse will sound out as ...and more » |
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Goa celebrates Christmas with joy and fervour - The Navhind Times
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:16 PM PST
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Sen. Cruz brings campaign tour through Arkansas, Tennessee - The Bell Ringer
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 11:09 AM PST
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timeless Bells - The Hans India
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:47 AM PST
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timeless BellsThe Hans IndiaThe church is an imposing Gothic structure with a multitude of turrets and a tower belfry. The altar piece is a stained glass window dated 1884 and dedicated to the memory of Edward Dawson who was Lieutenant of Royal Artillery, depicting Jesus carrying ...and more » |
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Church bell rings out once more - The Northern Echo (registration)
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 09:22 AM PST
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Church bell rings out once moreThe Northern Echo (registration)As well as local fund-raising the church received grants and donations from a number of sources, including the Brunton Trust, Garfield Weston, the Diocese of York, Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust and the All Churches Trust. Resident Heather Nichols ...and more » |
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The toll of evangelization: Historic bells at Sts. Peter and Paul Church call ... - St.Louis Review
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 08:26 AM PST
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Indonesia's Rumble in the Jungle Against ISIS - Newsweek
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 07:06 AM PST
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Indonesia's Rumble in the Jungle Against ISISNewsweekYonif 700/Raider soldiers descend from a helicopter using a rope during a counter-terrorism drill at the University of Hasanuddin in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on September 6. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Abriawan Abhe ... 9 to surrender. But while the army ...and more » |
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Joyous melodies of the season chimed by Iloilo church bells - Manila Bulletin
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 06:05 AM PST
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Kettle campaign countown is on - The North Star National
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 05:47 AM PST
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Kettle campaign countown is onThe North Star National"It is exciting to know since the church burned down, all the kids have gifts", said Emmily Whitezel, one of the volunteers who worked around the clock. More than 1,200 ... The bell ringers say the children have the most impact on them. Wes Dalberg ...and more » |
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'Iedere klok staat voor een pianotoets' - Omroep Zeeland
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 05:31 AM PST
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'Iedere klok staat voor een pianotoets'Omroep ZeelandGOES - De kerstdagen zijn drukke tijden voor de Bellringers uit Goes. De Bellringers is een groep van tien jongens die zo'n dertig handbells bespelen. Door met de handbells in een bepaalde volgorde te spelen wordt een geluid gemaakt dat met geen ander ... |
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Top 20 celebrity quotes of 2015 - Nottingham Post
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 04:03 AM PST
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Top 20 celebrity quotes of 2015Nottingham PostWhen they installed bungee ropes in the church tower, the bell ringers hit the roof. Comedian Ken Dodd, 88. My friends used to call him Grumpelstiltskin. He is grumpy. Actress Liz Hurley, 50, on her former boyfriend Hugh Grant. You can't do tracksuits ... |
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Whittlesford News: Parish Church and Culmination of all the village Christmas ... - Cambridge News
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:43 AM PST
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Pesky squirrels attempt to sabotage Christmas, cause £400 damage to church bells - Mashable
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:10 AM PST
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Handbells: a festive instrument - OUPblog (blog)
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:32 AM PST
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Handbells: a festive instrumentOUPblog (blog)Handbell tune ringing is descended from a practice called change ringing, which can be done with handbells or, more commonly, the peal bells in a church tower. In change ringing, each bell in the set is assigned a number, and ringers play all the ... |
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Loughborough Zeppelin raid: Firm's memorial gift - LoughboroughEcho.net
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:08 AM PST
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Loughborough Zeppelin raid: Firm's memorial giftLoughboroughEcho.netA plaque is being produced by John Taylor & Co Bell Foundry inscribed with the names of all those killed and will be installed in the town on January 31, 2016. Now, Zeppelin Systems UK Limited, which has a base in Annesley, Nottingham, and manufactured ... |
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Windsor and Eton Living Advent Calendar - Day 23 - Windsor Observer
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:59 AM PST
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Windsor and Eton Living Advent Calendar - Day 23Windsor ObserverONE of Windsor's newest pubs played host to the penultimate evening of the Windsor and Eton Living Advent Calendar. The Boatman, in Thames Side, opened earlier this year and last night was the location for day 23 of the living advent calendar with ... |
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My Moscow Love Story - The Moscow Times (registration)
Posted: 24 Dec 2015 12:50 AM PST
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My Moscow Love StoryThe Moscow Times (registration)I discovered the intimate Khram Vozneseniya Gospodnya, hoping to pass by just as the bell-ringer would ascend the stairs to the tower, grasp the ropes, and fill the air with a cascade of sound. Coffee houses were springing up and I loved sitting there ... |
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Angels Among Us - Albuquerque Journal
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:10 PM PST
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Angels Among UsAlbuquerque JournalBut they say that every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings. So peal those chimes for two earthly angels, chosen from among the nominees you readers were kind enough to submit for our seventh annual Angels Among Us – the unsung heroes who make ... |
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Top bell ringer charms donors with his angelic voice - SFGate
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 09:11 PM PST
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Gazette editorial: Christmas, an enchanting time - Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 09:10 PM PST
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Gazette editorial: Christmas, an enchanting timeCharleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)There's something magical in this holiday time, when caring and family closeness grip the heart. It's remarkable that the season holds such emotional power. During World War I, amid the horror of trench warfare, troops paused to sing carols to the ...and more » |
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Building a bridge of peace to the future from a Christmas trench back in 1915 - Irish Independent
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 06:31 PM PST
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Latest Virginia news, sports, business and entertainment - FederalNewsRadio.com
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 06:04 PM PST
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Latest Virginia news, sports, business and entertainmentFederalNewsRadio.comResembling flagpoles, the positive train control towers are mandated by the federal Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to try to automatically stop a train under certain conditions such as train-to-train collisions and excessive speed. ... A church ... |
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A Christmas greeting - Ledger Independent
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 01:34 PM PST
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