Music

The trumpet is one of the most popular tree ornaments. For Christmas is that time of the year when house music is at its best. Even a completely unmusical family will be heard singing the famous Silent Night, and all are listening to the recorder solo of the youngest child. No wonder that instruments for a complete orchestra are present on a Christmas tree: harp, fiddle, mandolin, horn, trumpet, drum, and so on.

Bells are a different story, being the most used figural ornaments at all. Most of them are mute, but some hold a special attraction: when set swinging they give a jingle sound that reminds angel chimes.