be home this christmas. thank you so much for defending our freedom. we want to welcome all the children watching at home. we have a big surprise for you. so don t go away. without further ado, let s get this party started. here to perform carol of the bells is the brooklyn tabernacle choir. hark how the bells sweet silver bells all seem to say throw cares away christmas is here bringing good cheer to young and the old weak and the bold ding dong ding dong that is the song with joyful ring all caroling one seems to hear words of good cheer from everywhere filling the air oh, how they pound raising a sound through hill and dale telling a tale gaily they ring while people hear songs of good cheer christmas is here merry, merry, merry merry christmas merry, merry, merry merry christmas on, on they send on without end their joyful tone to every home hark how the bells sweet silver bells all seem to say throw cares away hallelujah christmas is her