Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 10, 2014 Area Community handbell choir holds Holiday Concert The Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir will ring in the holiday season with its 11 th annual Holiday Con- cert on Friday, Dec. 19. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at the Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood. A freewill offering (suggested dona- tion $10) will be accepted and refreshments will be served. The program will include well-loved songs and carols of the season including “The First Noel,” “Away in a Manger” with piano and flute, a jazz arrangement of “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas,” and “Jingle Bell Boogie.” This year’s program will also highlight Brian Tri- coli, handbell soloist. Sev- eral selections will include students from Ridgewood High School providing per- cussion accompaniment. The Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir was estab- lished in September 2004 as a not-for-profit performance level community choir whose purpose is to provide ringing opportunities for experienced ringers and to bring the unique sound of handbells to audi- ences in the area. The 13 members of the choir hail from Bergen, Passaic, and Rockland counties and New York The Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir City. The choir presents a wide variety of music, includ- ing arrangements of sacred, classical, folk songs, secular music, and original works for handbells. The choir rings five octaves of Whitechapel handbells and five octaves of Suzuki hand chimes. The bells and rehearsal space are pro- vided by the Ridgewood United Methodist Church. The choir is under the direction of Christine Braden, who has been ringing and directing handbells for 35 years. For additional information, contact Christine Braden at (201) 447-2751 or visit www.jerseyjubilation.org.