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Three River Ringers is a group performing Christmas Songs at a concert at the Bower Hill Community Church. Christmas Songs ranging from classical to Broadway show tunes are performed. This group has 14 musicians from and around Pittsburgh and the South Hills who perform Christmas songs.

Each Christmas song have their own characteristics and quirks. The Christmas songs will be featuring Broadway tunes, classical music and popular songs which are played by wind band.

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People will be surprised to hear hand bell choir in these Christmas songs. These Christmas songs have a different light as it is played in Hand Bells. The performers played these Christmas songs in Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church using hand bells.

"It's a diverse program," Seay said. "People are going to hear all types of music on this instrument that maybe they've heard in other (forms). But it sounds different with hand bells, and you'll see hand bells in a different light."

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The best albums on the French music charts for this week include "Au Rapport" by Colonel Reyel, this French music album is a newcomer on the French music charts and has grabbed the first position. Last weeks number one French music album, "Jamais Seul" by Johnny Hallyday has moved to the second position in the French music charts.

The album "Dans Loeil Des Enfoires 2011" by Les Enfoires has moved down to the third position in the French music charts. "Bretonne" by Nolwenn Leroy has not moved from the fourth position, the same as last week in the French music charts. The same goes for "Adele/21" by Adele. This French pop album is still in the top five in the French music charts.

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Many of the most famous French songs are about love. Whether it is love of one's country or romantic love, love is a central theme in traditional as well as modern French music.

The French culture wielded a large influence on Vietnam, so it is interesting to consider the position that French music has in people's lives here. Many songs and singers from France have had an important position in the music life in Saigon.

According to the old generation music lovers, French music before 1954 fueled the music world in Vietnam. After that, with the entry of the American influence, French music no longer dominated. Though there are few performers of French songs in Saigon, they perform with passion making the genre popular with many music lovers.