1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:05,430 Steve Webb: This is day 14 of the 2022 encore of the 2009 2 00:00:05,430 --> 00:00:08,610 season of the Lifespring Why Christmas show. And I'm the OG 3 00:00:08,610 --> 00:00:12,570 God caster Steve Webb, my co host is James Cooper, creator of 4 00:00:12,570 --> 00:00:16,140 why christmas.com If you haven't heard, we're having a drawing 5 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:19,590 where one lucky winner just like you will win an autographed copy 6 00:00:19,590 --> 00:00:23,670 of Bryan Duncan's A NehoSoul Christmas CD. For details on how 7 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:28,020 you can enter go to Lifespringmedia.com/day9 to see 8 00:00:28,020 --> 00:00:33,300 how. That's Lifespringmedia.com/d-a-y-9 no 9 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:36,930 spaces. Every day from now to Christmas day you'll hear an 10 00:00:36,930 --> 00:00:40,950 episode from the 2009 season. If you're not yet subscribed or 11 00:00:40,950 --> 00:00:43,980 following the show, you can do that at LifespringWhyChristmas 12 00:00:43,980 --> 00:00:48,330 dot show. And this is a value for value podcast. The show is 13 00:00:48,330 --> 00:00:51,480 free and it always will be, but if you're finding value in the 14 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:54,150 show, think about the enjoyment you get when you listen to the 15 00:00:54,150 --> 00:00:56,880 fun things James Cooper and I bring to your enjoyment of 16 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,270 Christmas, then put a number on that enjoyment, and go to 17 00:01:01,050 --> 00:01:06,000 lifespringmedia.com/support. James Cooper and I thank you 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,340 very much. And now here's the show. 19 00:01:27,770 --> 00:01:31,700 Welcome back, it's day 14 of the Lifespring Why Christmas show. 20 00:01:31,730 --> 00:01:35,990 And I'm Steve Webb. I'll be your host today. Have you sent in 21 00:01:35,990 --> 00:01:39,200 your Christmas trivia answers from show number nine. Remember 22 00:01:39,230 --> 00:01:41,930 we'll be drawing a name from Santa's hat on the Christmas Day 23 00:01:41,930 --> 00:01:44,900 show. And what does the winner get? Well how about an 24 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:48,290 autographed Bryan Duncan A NehoSou Christmas CD. 25 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,430 Autographed by Bryan, not James or I. Well, unless you want me 26 00:01:52,430 --> 00:01:55,700 to sign it too. I'll be there when Bryan signs it, so if you 27 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:59,720 want my autograph, I'll do it. Though. I have no idea why 28 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,770 anyone would want me to sign it. If you do want me to sign, note 29 00:02:03,770 --> 00:02:06,890 that in your email when you send your answers in. We'll be 30 00:02:06,890 --> 00:02:10,490 closing the contest on December 23 At midnight, Pacific Standard 31 00:02:10,490 --> 00:02:14,900 Time. Today we're talking about Christmas bells. Lots of our 32 00:02:14,900 --> 00:02:18,170 Christmas carols mentioned bells. There's the song Silver 33 00:02:18,170 --> 00:02:21,980 Bells. I heard the bells on Christmas Day. There's Jingle 34 00:02:21,980 --> 00:02:25,430 Bells and lots of others. And bells are a common decoration 35 00:02:25,430 --> 00:02:29,780 for Christmas. Why is that? Well, church bells are typically 36 00:02:29,780 --> 00:02:34,250 run to announce a major event or occasion. They're run on both 37 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:37,280 happy and sad occasions including both weddings and 38 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,730 funerals. Bells are rung at Christmas to announce and 39 00:02:40,730 --> 00:02:44,810 celebrate the birth of Jesus. Makes sense. And as with some 40 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:48,020 other Christian customs, some say that the ringing of bells 41 00:02:48,020 --> 00:02:51,380 can be traced back to a pagan tradition. Pagans would ring 42 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:55,040 bells to keep evil spirits away, and ringing bells was part of 43 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,360 many pagan winter celebrations. In Victorian times, it was very 44 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,140 fashionable to go carol singing with small handbills to play the 45 00:03:03,140 --> 00:03:06,500 tune of the carol. Sometimes there would be only the bells 46 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:10,490 and no singing. And bell ringing is still popular today. And it's 47 00:03:10,490 --> 00:03:13,760 one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Can you imagine 48 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,170 Christmas without bells? Why that'd be unthinkable. Tomorrow, 49 00:03:18,170 --> 00:03:20,900 James and I will have a jolly old time as we talk about 50 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:24,650 Christmas crackers. And this is a show you won't want to miss. 51 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:25,850 We'll see you tomorrow.