Ring Out Wild Bells - Happy New Year

20 years ago

We will hear these bells again this New Year and once more hope that the sentiments of the second stanza will be realised:
lines written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson on hearing Waltham Abbey bells from High Beech on New Years Eve 1837:-
/Ring out wild bells, to the wild sky,
/The flying clouds, the frosty light:
/The year is dying in the night;
/Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
//Ring in the valiant man and free,
/The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
/Ring out the darkness of the land,
/Ring in the Christ that is to be.

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veer
20 years ago
Jan, I have heard the poem in a musical version many year ago, but cannot remember the composer. We will be listening to the bells (wind direction permitting) from our neatest parish church, St Mary's, Lydney. Not as well-known or ancient as Waltham Abbey, but a beautiful fourteenth century building in the 'Eary English' style of architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Happy New Year to you all from Gloucestershire, England.

Here is a link that might be useful: St Mary's . . .the only picture I could find.
twobigdogs
20 years ago
A Happy New Year to all from Pennsylvania, USA where it is snowing lightly right now - big huge snowflakes swirling to the ground - beautiful.------------Good health, good luck and good books to you all.~~~~~PAM
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Ours was utterly quiet, although not unpleasant :). Both kids were off doing their own NYE celebration so the house was nice and calm. We ate dinner, chatted, then he went to sleep early and I read for awhile. Boring? Maybe but also a moment to cherish being secure in our lives and with so much for which to be grateful. Actually, our New Year's reminds me of the lyrics to one of my favorite Carly Simon songs, Misfit: There are plenty of late nights If you want to stay up for them You'll just want to find yourself a friend And tie a couple on in a night spot Draw pictures of your soul, win the jackpot Pour tears in your beer It's hip to be miserable when you're young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit Come on home with me We'll turn on the TV About 10 o'clock we'll turn off the light Not every man was born to stay up late at night There are plenty of boats to catch If you notice all the sails in the wind But you better look hard my friend In case you catch a ride on the wrong one In the distance is the one you belong on Oh the water is wide It's hip to be miserable when you're young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit Come on home with me We'll sit under a tree And if you get the itch I'll supply the scratch Not every man was born with a boat to catch It's hip to be miserable when you are young and intellectual In a bit you'll admit you're a misfit A misfit
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Wasn't long after our noise stopped that Miss Kitty came back...she hadn't eaten so I tucked her back in the box pulled the blankies down over the doorway and I think she stayed in there. I hope so..we were in for a cold night. I gave up on the forever lasting boring Monopoly game...Denny finally gave up...then Jeff gave up...but the girls and son in law played until someone actually won...that was two o'clock. Then they picked up and went home...Left a couple kids here for the night... Then I crashed. Was a good night....except I was too tired... patti
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sheriz6
20 years ago
Another Happy New Year wish from Connecticut, USA. We're expecting snow flurries later today, but alas, no bells. Have a happy, healthy, joyful, and book-filled 2006!
captainbackfire
20 years ago
Ditto those sentiments from Central Ohio, USA! We are bringing in the New Year with gray skies - truly a dreary day, but I love reading on days like this, so it suits me perfectly! My warmest wishes to all of you for a wonderful New Year!.......Jayne/Captain Backfire :-)
janalyn
20 years ago
Gray skies in Vancouver but no rain. We'll enjoy a quiet evening at home and at midnight, listen to the many freighters in the bay sounding their horns which echo from mountain to mountain. Happy New Year!
frances_md
20 years ago
Here in suburban Washington, DC it is grey and dreary as well but warmer than it has been for most of December so I am happy. Some of the pansies are trying to bloom again. They are such amazing flowers -- give them a couple of days above freezing and the blooms appear! Anyway, all of that makes for a happy end to 2005. Happy New Year to everyone!
ccrdmrbks
20 years ago
We had 5 minutes of sunshine and now gray again-snow to the north of us (hi PAM) but rain here-ice tonight but the neighbors are gathering across the street so no driving worries.............................Blessings of the new year to all.
carolyn_ky
20 years ago
Happy New Year from Kentucky where we have had a sunny day with temperature now at 46 F. We will attend a watch night service at church tonight with candlelight communion service at midnight and then go out for breakfast with DD, SIL, and grandson.
lemonhead101
20 years ago
Happy new year from Texas! It's been a lovely day - 70s and blue sky - and tomorrow is going to be the same thing, apparently. (A little more wind perhaps, but same blue sky.) Happy new year greetings and plenty of good books for all in 2006!
friedag
20 years ago
We have about four hours left of 2005 here in Hawai'i since we trail practically the whole rest of the world in time. But since most of you are already into 2006, I hope the beginning has been propitious and it will be a great year for everyone. Here's to lots of good books and good conversation at Reader's Paradise in 2006!!
dido1
20 years ago
'A Happy New Year to all our readers.' Here, at 10.50am 1st January 2006, in downtown Pontardawe, Wales, UK, it is cloudy, with intermittent rain and warm for the time of year. BBC Radio 3 is blasting out Part 1 of the New Year Concert from Vienna; Part 2 will be transmitted on BBCTV as well as radio, after the interval. I love these annual concerts - the music feels so fresh and clean, like the year itself, and the Hall, when you actually see it on TV, is beautifully decorated with flowers. Dido
pam53
20 years ago
Happy New Year from the Finger Lakes area of western NY-the first day of 2006-gray and drizzly. Now I will have trouble remembering what date to write on my checks for a few weeks. Pam53
annpan
20 years ago
Our 'wild bell' was a cowbell rung up and down the paths of the retirement village to wake up anyone who had decided to go to sleep and let them know the New Year had arrived!.....Happy New Year to you all, it has been lovely finding kindred spirits to "talk" to.
lemonhead101
20 years ago
Speaking of bells, we went to a New Year's Eve party hosted by a woman from Spain so we got introduced to the Spanish way of bringing in the new year. Banging a saucepan with a wooden spoon 12 times and eating a grape for each bong that you do for good luck. Great fun. The first day of 2006 here in Texas was a bad dust storm - very dry and very very windy with brown sky... Yuck, but part of life on the South Plains.
woodnymph2_gw
20 years ago
Happy New Year to everyone from Tidewater, Virginia. Grey and foggy here today, but mild weather, which is ideal for walking. There are roses and pansies still in bloom here, and pink camelias. ......................................I miss the clang of church bells -- wish they would bring that custom back where I live.

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