Scots to join Christmas Eve bell ring on doorsteps tonight to combat loneliness
The Christmas Eve Jingle is asking the nation to ring bells for two minutes to spread festive cheer amid tough lockdown restrictions.
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Mary Beggs-Reid, who has said her plan to ring bells on Christmas Eve to spread cheer is more needed now than ever
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Dec 24, 2020 7:31 AM
It’s accepted that this year will be a very different kind of Christmas around the world.
The capital city is joining with cities and towns across the globe in a special way to “ring” in the Christmas season.
Worldwide Christmas Eve Jingle 2020 has been circulating on social media. Thousands of people will stand on their doorsteps at 6:00 p.m. and ring bells for two minutes tonight, as part of a campaign to combat loneliness.
The idea came from Mary Beggs-Reid, from the UK, to “end 2020 with a bit of magic, hope and togetherness” in her hometown. It has now grown with more than 445,000 people across the world wanting to take part in the event on Facebook.
Toronto urges people to ring bells for frontline workers on Christmas Eve
Toronto urges people to ring bells for frontline workers on Christmas Eve
At 6 pm on Christmas Eve, people around the world will go outside and ring bells for two minutes By NOW Staff
Toronto wants residents to participate in a global campaign to ring bells on Christmas Eve.
The worldwide Christmas Eve Jingle happens at 6 pm, when people are encouraged to go out on their balconies, driveways, sidewalks and porches and ring bells for two minutes in a show of support for workers on the frontlines of COVID-19.
WINDSOR, ONT. The holidays may be a little different this year, but that isn’t stopping some people from spreading holiday cheer from their doorsteps. “I wanted to do something for my town Harrogate, for the children because they had a really tough year. I thought of bells and ringing bells at 6 p.m. for two minutes,” says Mary Beggs-Reid, organizer of the Worldwide Christmas Eve Jingle. What started off as a simple idea, has gone global. “It’s for the children so when they’re older they can look back and say 2020 was a tough year, but on Christmas Eve something really magical happened,” says Beggs-Reid.
Caroline Stout, from Rodbourne, has encouraged people to join the Christmas Eve Jingle event at 6pm today. The nationwide campaign is the brainchild of Mary Beggs-Reid, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Caroline told the Adver: “When I first saw the event on Facebook, I just joined as I thought it would be something lovely for us to do with our six-year-old Scarlet ringing some bells outside our front door. “Word got around, especially with the neighbours in our street – we have all become very close during lockdown. “I know a lot of other families in Rodbourne, so I did another event on Facebook to make sure everyone knew about it.”