Episode 411: Bells with Beats

The Sleigh Bell is the quintessential holiday music percussion instrument.  Originally, bells of this type were used for fastening harnesses to teams of horses, designed to make sound when in motion, especially important for sleighs as they travelled over packed snow, warning pedestrians to step aside.  And while these jingling bells are commonly used today as holiday decorations, their unique sound signals the joy of the season's music

Jingle Them Bells
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Brazilian Sleigh Bells
  Percy Faith
  Northshore Concert Band, John P. Paynter
Carol of the Bells
  Mikola Dmitrovich Leontovich,
  arr. O'Neill, Kinkelo/Jon Oliver
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble

Drummer Boy Charlie
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Blithe Bells (from "Sheep May Graze in Safety When a Goodly Shepherd Watches O'Er Them”)
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  US Military Academy Band, LTC Timothy J. Holtan
Motown Jingle Bells
  James Pierpont, arr. Sam Pilafin
  Brass Band of Battle Creek
Hark! Those Jingle Bells are Smokin’
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hustader
Silver Bells
  Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
  Canadian Brass + Organ
Sweet Chiming Bells
  Stephen Bulla
  New England Brass Band
The Little Drummer Boy's Bolero
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hustader
Jingle Bells Fantasy
  James Lord Pierpont, arr. John Wasson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Sound the Bells
  John Williams
  US Army Field Band, COL Thomas H. Palmatier
Jingle Bells
  James Lord Pierpont, arr. Gary Slechta
  University of Texas Trombone Choir, Nathaniel Brickens
What Child Is That Playing Carol of the Bells?
  Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hustader