Chimes (also known as tubular bells) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Chimes are metal tubes varying in length, the length of the tube determines the note that the chime plays. Chimes were invented in England in about the 1880’s. Chimes were first used as a substitute for church bells in towers. They were also found in large clocks such as the grandfather clock. Musicians then discovered that chimes created a precise rhythm and a clearer tone and soon built smaller chimes that they could play in the orchestra. Chimes are still used in many orchestral pieces today.

SIZENOTENUMBER 13 6/8A0 13 3/8B flat1 13B2 12 5/8C3 12 ¼C sharp4 11 7/8D5 11 ½E flat6 11 ¼E7 10 7/8F8 10 5/8F sharp9 10 ¼G10 9 7/8A flat11 9 5/8A12 9 3/8B flat13 9 1/8B14 8 7/8C15 8 5/8C sharp16 8 3/8D17 8 1/8E flat18 7 7/8E19 7 5/8F20

Amazing Grace in C Major

“Greensleves” in E Dorian

“My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean” in A Major

“Danny Boy” in D flat Major

“Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer”

“Silent Night”

“Jolly old St. Nicholas”

“Oh Christmas Tree”

“We Wish you a Merry Christmas”

“Joy to the World”

“Away in a Manger”

“Jingle Bells”

“Deck the Hall”

“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing”

“O, Little Town of Bethlehem”

“I Saw Three Ships”