- Rex: The ringing of the bells at Christmastime is a homeowner of early winter celebrations when the earth was cold and the sun was dying; evil spirits were very powerful.
- Herb: And one of the ways to drive evil off...
- [rings bell]
- Herb: was by making a great deal of noise.
- [rings his bell again]
- Herb: As making noise was also fun, bell-ringing ceremonies became a part of the spirit of Christmas.
- [rings his bell once more]
- Rex: Uh, next on our program is the exquisite "Carol of the Bells".
- Herb: [rings bell] This isn't driving you off!
- Rex: Grrr...
- Rex: Thematically speaking, we will be looking at Christmas carols as they relate to specific traditions...
- Herb: Yeah! Songs about Christmas trees, and stacks of gifts, reindeer, and jingling bells, holiday ballet, Santa Claus, universal joy, and Christ - mas snacks!
- Rex: [gritting his teeth] There is not a carol about snacks.
- Announcer: [before "Carol of the Bells"] Good evening. Tonight our concert is with the Paris Bell-Harmonic, the house orchestra here at Notre Dame Cathedral.
- [we see a C bell hammering himself to properly tune]
- Announcer: I have a hunch that'll give us a wonderful performance under the baton of maestro--Quasimodo.
- Raisin #1: Uh-oh. There goes the last bus.
- Raisin #2: So call me a cab!
- Raisin #3: Hey, man. You're a cab.