Copy shortlink: Christmas bells are ringing — but not in Morris, Minn. For years, chimes rang out across this small college town, tolling the hour and playing hymns and patriotic songs at funerals. They rang out from a sound system set by Ted Storck, a retired Navy commander who fell in love with the sound of carillon bells while he was stationed at the Pentagon and decided to ring those bells closer to home. But the Morris carillon, a source of comfort and nostalgia for some, hit a sour note for others. “The Curse of Morris” one neighbor dubbed them. Students at the nearby university complained. Someone vandalized the bells, slashing the wires powering the system. The City Council got involved.