Carol of the Bells https://www.sing-prayer.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CarolOfTheBells.mp3Longfellow wrote "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" during the Civil War, his son having been wounded; the most dramatic moment is a reference to canons in the south. The composer of the Ukrainian Carol of the bells, Mykola Leontovych, a simple, provincial musician, was killed by the Soviet secret police, after he had given hospitality to the assassin and had shared his bedroom for the night. Longfellow's "The Three Kings" mentions "the myrrh for the body's burying" among the Magi's gifts. Christmas Bells have a sentimental legacy. But Bells are also a sign of...