A ringing good day

Over on Jane's blog you can read about the plan to have 350 rings, bongs, bangs or hoots tomorrow for climate change: http://stranzblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-ready-to-ring-church-bells-across.html

I wondered how we could do this in a small village church in the north of England, one with no bells and few people. Last night we heard the mighty Huddersfield Choral Society raise the roof of the Town Hall with thi annual Christmas concert. All the old favourites were sung and some new ones. So it made me think: they had tubular bells - we don't have any of those. They had jingle bells - the little hand held bells you had in primary school - we've got some of those!!!

So here's the jingle bells theme adpated for climate change ringers everywehre:

A ringing good day

Bells ring out
Bells ring out
Bells ring out all day
As bells ring out around the world:
Protect the world today!

Bells ring out
Are you listening?
Ring out loud
Are you listening?
We’re happy today
To worship and pray
Working for a much fairer world

Bells ring out
Bells ring out
Bells ring out all day
As bells ring out around the world:
Protect the world today!

Drums beat out
Are you listening?
Beat out loud
Are you listening?
We’ll beat a loud song
As we right the wrong
Working for a much fairer world

Bells ring out
Bells ring out
Bells ring out all day
As bells ring out around the world:
Protect the world today!

JAL: 12.12.2009
To a well known Christmas tune