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My foot froze in place as the clock struck five. It’s unusual for me to be downtown at that hour, but months ago I was walking up the steps of Sheppard Library when I was startled out of everyday ...

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 ...

Concerts and radio stations at this time of year are filled with both Christmas and winter holiday music. It would be impossible to define "Christmas music" beyond the use of specific religious texts ...

Everyone’s heard the siren of a fire truck as it zooms down the street. But the sounds associated with fire alerts have changed over time. All around the Pittsburgh region, fire stations alert ...

Notre-Dame’s oldest bell, Emmanuel, dates back to the 15th century and rings in F sharp. Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Since the ...

BALTIMORE — The sound of bells drifting across the Inner Harbor is a welcome sound to state transportation officials and lawmakers who have championed a new Francis Scott Key Bridge. Since Saturday, ...

Nine newly cast bells are to be installed at Notre Dame, the historic Paris cathedral whose towers were made famous by the fictional hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo. Subscribe to read this story ...