Christmas bells

Seasonal jingling decorations

Christmas bells are decorative bells associated with the Christmas season, typically hung as ornaments or depicted on cards and wrapping paper.

The jingling of bells evokes sleigh rides and Santa Claus.

Christmas bells is also a common name for several flowering plants that bloom around the holiday season, particularly an Australian plant with red and yellow bell-shaped flowers.

chime

ringing

Sustained resonant sound

tintinnabulation · resonance · clapper · echo · peal · knell · ding-dong · belfry · steeple · belltower

celebration

carols

Festive religious songs

advent · wassail · feast · midnight mass · candlelight · joy · family · tradition · gift-giving · revelry

music

jingle

Brief advertising melody

  • carolFestive seasonal song
  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • tuneMusical sequence of notes

harmony · hymn · chorus · verse · lyrics · sing-along · choir · accompaniment · refrain · deck the halls

Categories
Opposites
seasonal/holiday association

Christmas bellsdeath knell

Omen of ending

passing bell · tolling bells · dirge · silence · cacophony

sound/instrument type

Christmas bellswind chimes

Suspended tubes making tones

silence · gongs · drums · Christmas carols

decorative/functional type

Christmas bellswind chimes

Suspended tubes making tones

doorbell · alarm bell · school bell

Family

Christmas, bells, Christ, Christmassy, Christmastime, bell, belled, christen, christening

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G