“‘Jingle Bell Rock’ has made itself a part of Christmas,” Helms said ... Quartet all added to the appeal of a song that contained vibrant lyrics such as “Giddy-up jingle horse ...
The Indiana native was initially skeptical of recording a Christmas rock song, but upon its release on Decca Records at the dawn of the 1957 holiday season, “Jingle Bell Rock” made it to No.
The popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas ... holiday in its lyrics — in the 1850s. However, widespread claims that Pierpont wrote the song in honor of ...