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Ringing in the Season
Written By: Wiley Sloan | Issue: 2015/12 - December
The Mountain Top Ringers, the hand bell choir of the Highlands United Methodist Church, will present “Ring Christmas Bells” on Wednesday evening, December 16, at 6:00 P.M. Worshipers at the church’s 10:50 A.M. service will get a preview of the performance on December 13. The four sacred selections included in the Wednesday performance will be played for the congregation at that time.
The concert will include a combination of traditional Christmas tunes like “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night” plus some avant-garde tunes not usually performed by hand bells. If you’ve never heard the hand bells, you’ll be amazed as they play the Shepherds’ Jubilee which includes “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “While by Our Flocks,” and “Angels We Have Heard on High.”
Bring your singing voice with you. One segment of this concert will include a sing-a-long that will have you singing old familiar favorites like “White Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” and others. The kids will especially enjoy hearing “The Chipmunk Song” played
on bells.
With only 11 ringers for this performance, the group may be smaller than normal but the talent is huge. Be sure to come enjoy this celebration of the Christmas season as the bells perform under the direction of Les Scott, HUMC’s Minister of Music.
The church is located at 315 Main Street. For more information, call the church office weekdays from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at (828) 526-3376 or visit highlandsmethodist.org.
