Okay, we need to settle this once and for all. Is it “Bringing” in the New Year? Or “Ringing” it in? I have a theory: A series of dingbats somewhere, long ago, were put in charge of making New Year’s a huge televised spectacle. One of them was supposed to construct a giant bell, so that it would be a literal “ringing in” of the new annual cycle. However, there.. Read More