Ringing bells on Christmas Eve

[GreatestShowUnicorn]

Have you heard about thus the plan is to ring bells outside at 6pm on Christmas Eve fb.me/e/2ZmVN5A8h

Why do people care if others want to do it? We'll probably do it as our little street and is quite into communal things like this.
I like the sense of togetherness and the kids love this sort of thing.
No harm done.

@Toontown

What a bunch of miserable cunts!

Here here.

Hopefully I'll be at church at the crib service. No guarantee that's going to happen!

I have several bells weirdly. 2 silver. 3 brass Tibetan and a set of sleigh bells for Christmas which will be unpacked by Christmas eve of course.
My mum also owns bells. Must be a family thing.

We could make a right racket between us
I noticed my SIL has marked herself interested but I'm totally unsurprised at this. I wonder if she has bells or will borrow my mum's

@TiersTiersTiers

I never knew some people taught/said that baby Jesus brought presents - strange one that - a baby leaving gifts - then again a man dressed in a red suit with fur trim and a long white beard is very odd too.

The Elf - omg - idiotic but it keeps some amused, leave them to get on with their 'hilarity' - just don't share it on social media every single day - yawn

They are all odd. Angel like child Jesus or fat guy coming down narrow chimney😁 As long as Krampus doesn't make appearances though, all oddness is good.

I used to get told the baby Jesus delivered presents too...I had a lovely Christmas book with baby Jesus and the angels watering flowers in heaven.

I haven't kept up the baby Jesus gift tradition but DSs stocking gets delivered by the Befana (Italian Christmas witch) on the 6th Jan.

I have a crab bell (if you know, you know)

I wont be on the doorstep.

@Noitjustwontdo

My Dad once did this for me on Christmas Eve, I still remember it well. I was in bed and I heard bells outside so obviously assumed it was Santa and I felt so excited. Lovely.

I won’t be joining in with this though, I didn’t stand clapping either.

Same he's going to come to our back gate and do the same for my DS when he's getting ready for bed.

Ding dong ding, dinga dong ding, ding dong ding dong, dinga dong ding. .

Don't let the bells (thread) end.

Someone had to say it.

I love the sound of church bells and would love it if all the local churches could be ringing out on Christmas Eve, I would happily open my windows to listen to them. My neighbours all ringing tinny little bells, not quite the same thing, but if it's only for 10 minutes, well, live and let live.

I hated the clapping (well, mostly the feeling of obligation and judgement about it) and am not generally a fan of organised fun. But actually, I can imagine that stepping out of your front door on Christmas Eve and hearing bells jingling across the night air might be rather nice!

Picture the scene, it’s dark and crisp, everyone standing on their doorsteps with tiny silver bells. The sounds echoes in the night air, and as the bells come to an end, snow begins to fall. It’s magical.

The reality: a bunch of over excited kids who just want to make as much noise as possible, those who don’t have bells are banging saucepans. Kids are shouting, parents trying to shush them. It’s drizzling, and everyone just wants to go back inside and get on with their evening. Some smug twat bought all their kids personalised bells from Facebook market place, and now your kids are disappointed they only have the cats collar to ring.

Oh come on, I know it’s been a rough year but it’s a sweet bit of fun. Join in if you want to, just tune out for a couple of minutes if you don’t and let others get on with it.

Surprised at the posters who think people don’t have bells in the house, surely most people who decorate for Christmas have something with a jingle bell on it?

You can make a bell at home using an old mug or glass - could be a fun craft project.

Think its a nice idea...if it stays as the bell ringing. Its when it gets OTT with fireworks and someone stood on the street singing which can either be lovely or cringy..if last time was very clingy. Long as people aren't shamed or moaned about for not taking part..

The reality: a bunch of over excited kids who just want to make as much noise as possible, those who don’t have bells are banging saucepans. Kids are shouting, parents trying to shush them. It’s drizzling, and everyone just wants to go back inside and get on with their evening. Some smug twat bought all their kids personalised bells from Facebook market place, and now your kids are disappointed they only have the cats collar to ring.

You know, Christmas Eve gets an easy ride, all of the magic of Christmas and none of the reality to muddy it - maybe some Christmas Eve saucepan banging and tears over number 3s personalised glow in the dark bells might even things up a bit and lower the bar for the over burdened Christmas day.

If it is bells, good. Not if it is saucepans, dustbin lids etc.

Im 100% doing this my 4 year old will love it.
However, i am quite forgetful so i may miss the time and probably forget to buy a bell

It’s a bit wanky....

@Quaagars

No we’ll track Sleigh progress on NORAD

We still do that! Even though kids are now early teens and I still keep tracking even after they've gone to bed to see if he's got any nearer

We do that, no kids here, it's just me and DH, who are both in our 50s

Aw, my dad used to ring bells to get us to go to bed when we were excited.
He'd start off in the garden pretending to do something and ask if we could hear FC coming.
Carried on the tradition with mine, and ds1 mentioned he's going to do it with his kids too.

We also have church bells ringing every year, you can hear them all over the town, never heard anyone complain.

I think it's a lovely idea. Somewhere we've got a reindeer bell given to our DC by Father Christmas when we visited him in Lapland (so bollocks to anyone saying he doesn't exist, I've seen him with my own eyes ).

@MrsFionaCharming

Picture the scene, it’s dark and crisp, everyone standing on their doorsteps with tiny silver bells. The sounds echoes in the night air, and as the bells come to an end, snow begins to fall. It’s magical.

The reality: a bunch of over excited kids who just want to make as much noise as possible, those who don’t have bells are banging saucepans. Kids are shouting, parents trying to shush them. It’s drizzling, and everyone just wants to go back inside and get on with their evening. Some smug twat bought all their kids personalised bells from Facebook market place, and now your kids are disappointed they only have the cats collar to ring.

😂😂😂

I sometimes think people on here want to pretend they live in a Richard Curtis film with their ideas of wanky bellringing.

In our house in the silence of the last bell some surly family member refusing to come outside (probably me) would be shouting “who’s eaten all the fucking fudge!!”.