For this year's Christmas, the now completed eight[/ten]-part bell of the high cathedral of St. Mary, Liborius and Kilian in Paderborn will be shown and presented. There will also be a brief presentation of the beehive bell of the neighboring Bartholomew Chapel. Information on the construction history of the Paderborn Cathedral can be found at the following link: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderbo... The bell of the Paderborn Cathedral has a very eventful history and, due to the extension in 2018 with two bronze bells, has been a major topic in the specialist world in recent years. The history of the bell goes back in parts to around the year 1150. Up until 1886 there was a cathedral bell with at least seven parts, which mainly came from the Middle Ages and in parts from the 13th century, but also included a sugarloaf bell in the tone ~h' from around 1150. In the year 1886, all the bells were thrown out of the cathedral tower, destroying two valuable bells from the 13th century named Gloria ~c' and Clara ~cis'. Fortunately, the Sugarloaf Bell was saved. When the cathedral was destroyed in one of three bombing raids on Paderborn on March 27, 1945, the cathedral tower burned down completely. The bells from the Albert Junker bell foundry in Brilon, cast in 1927/28, were also melted down during the war. After the destruction, a small cymbal bell (fis''-a''-h'') was delivered in 1946, which was also cast by Junker and was hastily mounted in a wooden frame on the roof of the cathedral. After a long period of planning, the six-part cast steel bell for Paderborn Cathedral was finally delivered in 1951. It followed an elaborate design concept by the then cathedral provost Joseph Brockmann and was used for the first time on cast steel bells in the form of fine engraved drawings on the Paderborn Cathedral bells. As early as 1927, there were initial ideas for an e° bell, but this was not pursued further at the time. Since 2003, however, this wish has been expressed again by the two bell experts of the archdiocese, Dr. Gerhard Best and Theo Halekotte, and was finally realized in 2017/18. The order for the two new bells was finally awarded to the Royale Eijsbouts bell foundry in Asten. On November 23, 2017, the large e° bell was cast at the Van Voorden foundry in Zaltbommel, followed by the casting of the small gis' bell on February 9, 2018. The two new bells were designed by the Belgian artist Brody Neuenschwander. To mark the 950th anniversary of the Imad Cathedral, the successfully renovated cast steel bells rang out over the roofs of the city of Paderborn for the first time on July 21, 2018, together with the two new bronze bells. The exact history of the cathedral bells is described in more detail in various literature and also on the Internet, where you can read more about it. **WITH THIS VIDEO I WISH ALL VIEWERS OF MY CHANNEL A BLESSED CHRISTMAS 2022!** --------------- THE RINGING BELLS: Technical and musical data can be found in the following link: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paderbo... Disposition: e°-fis°-a°-h°-cis'-e'-fis'-gis' ----------- PROCESS OF THE RINGING PRESENTATION: ~0:00 Intro with picture presentation of the church and bells (a recording of the roof turret bells and the steel plenum can be heard in the background) ~6:18 Bell of the Bartholomew's Chapel (d''') ~9:19 Bell 8 (gis') ~13:21 Bell 7 (fis') ~16:48 Bell 6 (e') ~20:49 Bell 5 (cis') ~24:23 Bell 4 (h°) ~29:03 Bell 3 (a°) ~35:21 Bell 2 (fis°) ~41:35 Bell 1 (e°) ~49:09 E major combination (e°-[gis°]-h°-cis'-e'-gis') ~57:34 Salve Regina (a°-cis'-e'-fis') ~1:04:12 +gis' ~1:06:22 F sharp minor combination (fis°-a°-cis'-e'-fis'-gis') ~1:17:02 Cast steel plenum ~1:24:20 Plenum ----------- Sources: Wikipedia entry on the high cathedral in Paderborn; Gerhard Best & Theo Halekotte; community page of the high cathedral in Paderborn; own information; pictures/video/sound/editing: JR, FG Further information on the ringing: - A very big thank you goes to Dr. Gerhard Best and Theo Halekotte for the invitation, the organization, the implementation of the bell concert and for making the recordings possible. I would also like to thank all other people interested in bells for their accompaniment and support. Bell towers and bell rooms are not open to the public. This recording was organized and the videos were created and published with the consent of the respective community. When using my videos, I as the author must be informed of this. The user also needs my written permission for the subsequent use of the recordings. (c) Angelus Bell 2022 Recording date: Saturday, October 15, 2022 as part of a special ringing.