Church Bells May Ring

{{Infobox song

| name = Church Bells May Ring

| type = single

| artist = The Willows

| album =

| cover = The_Willows_Church_Bells_78.jpg

| B-side = Baby Tell Me

| released = {{Start date|1956|2}}

| recorded =

| genre = Doo-wop

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=25}}

| label = Melba

| writer = The Willows, Morty Craft

| producer =

| prev_title = So Help Me

| prev_year = 1954

| next_title = This Is the End

| next_year = 1956

}}

"Church Bells May Ring" is a song written by The Willows, with songwriting credits also given to Morty Craft; Craft, a veteran arranger and talent scout, owned Melba Records, the label the Willows recorded for, and as often happened in the 1950s, label executives would give themselves a songwriting credit. There is little evidence Craft wrote the song, and according to the band members, he only paid them $200, despite the fact that the song sold well.Al Leichter. "The Willows Take Off, But Only Briefly." Staunton (VA) News-Leader, July 30, 1993, p. 27. The Willows were formed in New York City in 1952. Their original name was the Five Willows, and their song was originally called "Church Bells Are Ringing."Joel Whitburn. Top Pop Singles, 1955-1999. Record Research, Menomonee Falls WI, 2000, p. 706. "Church Bells May Ring" reached number 11 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 67 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956.{{cite web|title=The Top 100 for the Survey Week Ending April 18, Billboard, April 28, 1956, p. 48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9h4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=church+bells+may+ring+willows&pg=PA48|website=books.google.com| date=28 April 1956 |access-date=13 July 2023}}

Neil Sedaka played chimes on the song.{{cite web|title=The Willows, "Church Bells May Ring" Single Release|url=https://www.discogs.com/Willows-Church-Bells-May-Ring-Baby-Tell-Me/release/2123658|website=Discogs.com|access-date=August 23, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/obituaries-news/obituary-ralph-martin-original-member-of-the-willows|title=Obituary: Ralph Martin, original member of the Willows|website=Goldminemag.com|date=6 April 2010 |access-date=28 April 2021}}