Christmas is a very special time of the year with wonderful memories connected usually to the childhood and with a number of expectations for the future. On Christmas we always want to feel love, warmth and care. At the same time this is a very mysterious season and we always wait for the miracle. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act is a remarkable book written in 1906 and expresses the feelings of the Christmas time. This book is very similar to O'Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi' and Dicken's 'A Christmas Carol' but it has its own spirit and reading the story brings us to the wonderful time of childhood and remind us about the feelings we had then on Christmas. This is a short tale describing a wonderful church with an extremely high tower with beautiful chimes which were silent for many years as they were waiting for a special unselfish gift. And they rang not because of gold or jewelry but due to the sacrifice of a young boy for the sake of his brother. This book will never become out-of-date as long as we celebrate Christmas and feel that special spirit of it. It would be interested for both children and adults.