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  YouTube - The Singing Ringing Tree 1957
I agree that Ridley also used the themes in the Singing Ringing Tree, as he is a similar age to me and I also found it scares the living sh!t out of me too.
I found a clip of that, few years later than The Singing Ringing Tree.
The Singing Ringing Tree 1957 Brothers Grimm Tales From Europe Classic Fairy
www.youtube.com /watch?v=wijRu_jl9HU   (650 words)

  
  The Singing Ringing Tree: newspaper article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the swim: Films such as The Singing Ringing Tree were seen by the BBC as an antidote ot the American imports which were starting to dominate our television culture in the Sixties.
For The Singing Ringing Tree was sheer, unremitting terror, glimpsed from behind the sofa, through trembling fingers.
Made in 1958 and first screened in Britain in the Sixties, The Singing Ringing Tree, which is shortly to be released on video in this country for the first time, belongs to a rich tradition of foreign language children's live action drama.
uk.geocities.com /singringtree/4smitharticle.html   (1373 words)

  
  FormIcon: Singing Ringing Tree to Lure Urbanites
The architects' 'singing ringing tree' will stand at Crown Point on the edge of a moor, and will be visible from Burnley.
Come next spring, the tree's 350 pipes will be making strange and random tunes as the almost constant wind passes through them.
This tree might be the first of many, as Anna Liu and Mike Tonkin already have interest for more sculptures.
www.formicon.com /archives/2005/12/singing_ringing.html   (113 words)

  
  Click opera - Singing, Ringing Tree
This was indeed a strange and magical series, a saga filled with malevolent dwarves, sea monsters, hump-backed bridges, unicorns, princesses and the singing tree of the title.
There was some unease in East Germany with the fact that The Singing, Ringing Tree -- with its princes and princesses, unicorns and dwarves -- wasn't simple propaganda for the socialist lifestyle.
Is it really important that Singing, Ringing Tree originated in a different time, a different political and financial structure and was made in a different language (the original German could still be heard when it was transmitted in Britain, with a man's voice narrating events and dialogue, which added to the already-strong verfremdungseffekt)?
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 Amazon.com store on Powder and Bulk Dot Com
The magical Singing, Ringing Tree is a gift she demands from a suitor, not knowing that it will only do its thing in the presence of love--and, yes, it does finally happen.
This is the original, uncut version of The Singing, Ringing Tree digitally remastered and presented with the original BBC English narration.
THE SINGING, RINGING TREE was for many British children, the most memorable, not just because the BBC ran it several times, but also because it was the most scary.
www.powderandbulk.com /cgi-bin/amazon/amazon.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00004YS9R&locale=us   (644 words)

  
 Singende, klingende Bäumchen, Das (The Singing, Ringing Tree) - synopsis - www.apollocinemas.co.uk
Singende, klingende Bäumchen, Das (The Singing, Ringing Tree) - synopsis - www.apollocinemas.co.uk
The dwarf tells the prince that if he can indeed win the love of the princess by giving her the tree he may do so: if however he does not succeed there will be a price to pay.
Not only is their previous condition restored but now the magical tree will sing/ring for her also.
www.apollocinemas.co.uk /films/singring.fhtml   (206 words)

  
 The Singing Fir Tree - A Tale from Switzerland Retold by Sheryl Ann Karas
After that, each evening several of his neighbors climbed the hill to the miraculous tree and stood in reverent amazement beside it.
He succeeds in creating his masterpiece and everyone is wowed by the statue singing in church on the day it was installed....but that is the last time the fir tree, now a statue, sang.
I believe the real moral of the story is that when we refuse to see the spirituality inherent in every living thing and disregard that spirit by attempting to shape it into our short-sighted image of what spirituality is all about, we wind up disconnected from the true source of spiritual power.
www.spiritoftrees.org /folktales/karas/singing_fir_tree.html   (787 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Lancashire | Gales make tree's music off-key
The Singing Ringing Tree, in Burnley, Lancashire, incorporates pipes which make music when the wind blows.
Co-ordinator Mid Pennine Arts said that the Singing Ringing Tree was expected to be making music on Friday, as the high winds subsided.
The tree is part of a project of four "21st century landmarks" constructed at beauty spots around East Lancashire, called Panopticons.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/lancashire/6182393.stm   (302 words)

  
 State Street UMC, Bowling Green, KY - Ministry
Singing His Praises Class: College on up - choir members, leaders in the church and others who need a brief 30 minute class to allow them to get to the next event.
Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord.
The Chancel Choir contributes significantly to our Sunday morning worship experience and is a special blessing during seasonal performances at Easter and Christmas.
www.statestreetumc.org /ministry.htm   (848 words)

  
 Anna Liu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tonkin Liu’s design for a ‘singing, ringing tree’ for the countryside outside Burnley is composed of 1,000 wind-powered flutes.
The ‘tree’ produces notes and chords that vary according to the intensity and direction of the wind.
At sundown, the tree’s song reaches across the heathland to the distant city.
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 Panopticons – New landmarks for the 21st century
Burnley's Panopticon, 'Singing Ringing Tree', has achieved major recognition by being named winner of a National Award for architectural excellence at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) National and International Awards dinner at the Hilton Hotel in London on Friday.
Panopticon, ‘Singing Ringing Tree’, designed by architects Tonkin Liu, has once again received critical acclaim by being selected for the prestigious Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world.
‘Singing Ringing Tree’ is represented by both a model and the architects’ drawings and can be viewed in the architecture section.
www.panopticons.uk.net   (1691 words)

  
 Hans Christian Andersen: The Bell
It was a wisdom owl, which continually knocked its head against the tree, but he was unable to say with certainty whether its head or the hollow trunk of the tree was the cause of the noise.
The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the confirmed children sang too, holding each other by the hand, for they had no position yet, and they were all equal in the eyes of God.
They came to a hut built of the bark of trees and branches; a large crab-apple tree spread its branches over it, as if it intended to pour all its fruit on the roof, upon which roses were blooming; the long boughs covered the gable, where a little bell was hanging.
hca.gilead.org.il /bell.html   (1550 words)

  
 The Life of Birds | Bird Brains
He will immediately start singing the dialect of the territory he is in.
Intelligence–if this is what scientists agree these birds possess–is not limited to the birds we always thought of as “bright.” In recent experiments at Cardiff University in Britain, a pigeon identified subtle differences between abstract designs that even art students did not notice.
Young keas, in a neat variation of ringing the doorbell and running away, are known to drop rocks on roofs to make people run outside.
www.pbs.org /lifeofbirds/brain   (1945 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Singing Ringing Tree: DVD: Fredy Barten,Egon Vogel,Paul Knopf,Paul Pfingst,Friedrich Teitge,Maria ...
This 1957 film version of the classic Grimm fairy tale The Singing, Ringing Tree--or Das singende, klingende Bäumchen, as the original German dialogue has been retained and subtitled in English in an adequate but unsubtle fashion--is wonderful in its strangeness.
This is the original, uncut version of The Singing, Ringing Tree digitally remastered and presented with the original BBC English narration.
THE SINGING, RINGING TREE was for many British children, the most memorable, not just because the BBC ran it several times, but also because it was the most scary.
www.amazon.com /Singing-Ringing-Tree-Fredy-Barten/dp/B00004YS9R   (704 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Tales From Europe - The Singing Ringing Tree [1957]: Video: Francesco Stefani
The magical Singing Ringing Tree is a gift she demands from a suitor, not knowing that it will only do its thing in the presence of love--and yes, it does finally happen.
So what was it about 'The Singing Ringing Tree' that has remained a cherished memory with so many adults.
Ultimately, then, we are left with the story-line (an amalgam of three Grimm's Fairy Tales) that beautifully conveys the moral principle that in order to find happiness the individual needs to look beyond selfish desires and to care for the environment surrounding them.
www.amazon.co.uk /Tales-Europe-Singing-Ringing-Tree/dp/B00005IBCQ   (812 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 4 - The Singing Ringing Tree
In hushed conversations around Britain, devotees of the Singing Ringing Tree, now perhaps in their late thirties or early forties, try to come to terms with one of the great traumas of postwar childhood.
This programme reveals why it was that the BBC saw fit to import a terrifying Communist fairy tale, and why the East Germans themselves struggled to work out how a superbly arrogant princess and lots of strange magical animals could promote world revolution.
In locations ranging from film studios in East Berlin to a bizarre back garden on Teesside, the full extent of Singing Ringing Tree mania is laid bare.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/arts/singing_ringing_tree.shtml   (392 words)

  
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Determined to win the Princess's love, the Prince finds the Singing, Ringing Tree in the possession of a dwarf, who parts with the tree on one condition: if the Princess does not love the Prince by sunset, he must return to the dwarf's realm.
The Princess sends her father to retrieve the Singing, Ringing Tree for her, and the King finds it with the bear.
This DEFA film is loosely based on Grimms' "The Singing, Springing Lark," but differs from it greatly, incorporating the themes of transformation and beauty.
www.umass.edu /defa/films/singende_klingende_baeumchen.shtml   (519 words)

  
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Cicadidae) sings continually from the branches of a Mesquite tree near Peck's Lake, Clarkdale, Arizona in the early evening.
There are 5 distinct species singing in this sample - see if you can pick out all of them (it's easier when you see the spectral view of the file).
They inhabit thickets and trees an are green, inconspicuous insects about 3/4 inch (19mm) long.
www.naturesongs.com /insects.html   (977 words)

  
 The Singing Ringing Tree: scariest kids' TV show ever? - Den of Geek
I've since concluded it was part of some horrible East German physiological warfare test, where before sending their troops west they'd reprogram all the children with their mind warping 'entertainment'.
In my defence Paul Whitehouse once said, "The Singing Ringing Tree used to make me pee my pants when I was a kid".
You'll be glad to know that I've written this as part of my first attempt to come to terms with the psychological damage that The Singing Ringing Tree did to me. My therapist says I'm making good progress, and maybe in a few years, I'll be able to recall more positive aspects of my youth.
www.denofgeek.com /television/4755/the_singing_ringing_tree_scariest_kids_tv_show_ever.html   (705 words)

  
 The Singing Ringing Tree
The original version of the Singing Ringing Tree ran for 73 minutes but we remember it cut into 3 parts, shown shortly before tea time on school nights in the early 1970's.
I had vague memories of a poor fish flapping in a rapidly drying river, a beautiful white horse, a nasty dwarf, a bear in a cave, a girl in rags and an odd little tree.
The remastered version available comes with English subtitles as well as the audio track of the English 60s-70s version which was considered for a time to be lost somewhere in the archives.
www.thechestnut.com /srtree/srtree-index.htm   (210 words)

  
 Singing Ringing Tree?? in The AnswerBank: Media
The prince found it in the land ruled by a spiteful dward, who turned him into a bear, and captured the princess, removing all her beauty.
"The singing ringing tree" was one of many stories in the series.
Yes, the Singing Ringing Tree was part of the Tales from Europe series, a very public spirited attempt from the BBC to put (dubbed) foreign TV on in their children's television slots.
www.theanswerbank.co.uk /Media/Question52498.html   (821 words)

  
 leonardcohenforum.com :: View topic - "They are still singing down at Dusko's"   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Look for my shadow under the ancient pine tree at Dusko's-it was still there in 2002 (the pine tree, that is-I guess my shadow was there also).
I don't remember the crickets singing there, but the vesper bells will still be ringing.
It is hard to tell what kind of tree it is because of the arbor and wysteria, but the bark looks like it might be an elm.
www.leonardcohenfiles.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=4046&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=   (1353 words)

  
 Minkered... Life has begun. No, really it has!.
One of my searches was for the clip from The Fast Show which parodies The Singing Ringing Tree, one of my strongest childhood TV memories.
Last time I tried to buy the original Singing Ringing Tree it was hard to find, and weirdly only available from Amazon in Germany in order to get the version with th
I particularly remember the spinning dwarf; the musical bridge; the giant fish encased in ice and the glorious 'technicolor' it was filmed in, which only added to the spookiness.
minkered.blogspot.com   (1621 words)

  
 Christmas tree traditions and information
Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the new-born king.
O rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing.
And praises sing to God the king, and peace to men on earth.
www.christmas-tree.org /songs_carols.html   (1694 words)

  
 Sendit.com - Tales from Europe: The Singing Ringing Tree/The Tinderbox (Box Set) (DVD) - Buy DVDs, Games & ...
The Singing Ringing Tree To win the love of beautiful but conceited princess, a prince sets out to search for the Singing Ringing Tree which she deeply craves.
The dwarf gives him the tree, subject to one condition — the prince must win the princess’ love before nightfall.
His generosity enables the town to flourish but when his fortune dwindles he is left only with the friendship of the poor and the tinderbox...
www.sendit.com /video/item/7000000073251   (323 words)

  
 The High Weirdness Project: The Singing Ringing Tree
Back in the '60s and early '70s, the BBC bought in a lot of children's television from europe, some of it from The East.
In actuality, this was an East German movie for children from 1957 which was chopped down into several episodes and over dubbed with an English narration.
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 the singing ringing tree
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 Neil Gaiman - Neil Gaiman's Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Just discovered that "The Singing Ringing Tree" is available on DVD, and immediately ordered it.
And the singing ringing tree, which sang and rang, although I couldn't for the life of me tell you why.
Read the blog post about it, and see a sample will.
www.neilgaiman.com /blogdata/journal-2002-12-just-discovered-that-singing-ringing   (200 words)

  
 The Singing Ringing Tree: Tales from Europe - Rent on DVD at QwikFliks.com Online DVD Movie Rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To win the love of a beautiful but haughty princess, a prince sets out to find the singing, ringing tree.
Finally, with the help of the ruler of the realm of magic, he finds the precious tree but can't have it until he fulfills one condition: the princess must learn to love him.
She remains cold-hearted, however, and the prince, unable to fulfill the condition, is turned into a bear by the evil gnome.
www.qwikfliks.com /dvd_info.asp?movID=205477   (251 words)

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