ding john merrily indeed

It may be that it will appal some people, but I for one can't wait to hear Liverpool Cathedral ringing out the tune to John Lennon's Imagine.
If only because the bells weren't made to perform songs, and the finished article - if it works - will be a marvellous feat by the cathedral's talented campanologists.
And of course, I'm not alone in looking forward to the May 16 performance.
Lennon's widow Yoko Ono made a point of publishing my story on her Imagine Peace website, and commented on it on her personal Facebook page saying the idea was "so beautiful, it made me choke up."
She told me: "I just said what came to me - my true immediate thoughts. Some moments are felt with deep appreciation, quietly."
Mind you, there will be nothing quiet about ringing out the song on the highest and heaviest peal of bells in the world.
Imagine that.