Christmas 45's - Jingle Bell Rock ('67 version) - Bobby Helms

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This recording is from the 1967 Little Darlin' label sessions.
Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 June 19, 1997), better known as Bobby Helms, was an American country music singer who enjoyed his peak success in 1957 with his smash hit, "Jingle Bell Rock."
Though his name is unfamiliar to most, Bobby Helms rules the airwaves every year around December 25th. His single "Jingle Bell Rock" first became a hit in 1957, and it reappeared on the charts four of the following five years to become an all-time Christmas classic. Before he was pigeonholed, though, Helms had a successful country career with two number one hits to his credit.

Born in Bloomington, IN, Helms first performed on his father Fred's Monroe County Jamboree, singing while brother Freddie played guitar. The Helms Brothers, as they were billed, became a regional attraction. Bobby later cut a single called "Tennessee Rock and Roll," but then returned to Bloomington to appear on the Hayloft Frolic television show. While on the program, he was encouraged to go to Nashville to sing background vocals on an Ernest Tubb session. Tubb recommended him to Decca Records, and the label signed him in 1956. His debut single, "Fraulein," initially flopped in January 1957 but then hit number one on the country chart in April. (The song also hit the pop Top 40 in July of 1957.) In October, Helms released another number one, "My Special Angel," which stayed four weeks at the top and crossed over to number seven pop.

Helms' next recording was "Jingle Bell Rock"; though Decca released it only two days before Christmas 1957, the single still peaked at number six on the pop chart. Two 1958 singles -- "Just a Little Lonesome" and "Jacqueline" -- hit the country Top Ten but flopped elsewhere, though a reissue of "Jingle Bell Rock" made the pop Top 40. The country single "Lonely River Rhine" hit the Top 20 in 1960, but subsequent new material from Helms had little success. (Decca reissued his Christmas hit each year from 1960 to 1962 with diminishing returns.)

Helms toured throughout the '60s and recorded two albums for Kapp in 1966, I'm the Man and Sorry My Name Isn't Fred -- a nod either to brother Freddie or father Fred. Two years later, he released All New Just for You on the Little Darlin' label. Several singles placed modestly on the country charts during 1967-1968, including "He Thought He'd Die Laughing" and "So Long." The 1970 Certron single "Mary Goes 'Round" was his last hit, but Helms recorded Pop-a-Billy for MCA as late as 1983.

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[uglychannel2]

love loved.

[Ne14Gr8Music]

Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy all the other Christmas music I'm posting.

[luiz56139]

essa musica e emocionante ,muito bonita ,ja a escutei em varios filmes ,princilpalmente em maquina mortifera 1 com mel gibsom e dannis glover , tocou na primeira cena.

[Ne14Gr8Music]

Ei, sou feliz você gozou isto. Ele seguro esteve em muitos filmes diferentes. Tenho a versão original deste colocado em meu canal, assim como outras canções de natal também. Agradece para seu comentário.

[Faaabula]

I had this song stuck in my head all day. Thanks for posting the a vid so I could hear it. Merry Christmas!

[Ne14Gr8Music]

Thank you! I'm about to post the original version from 1957 now.

[NovaZeroCool]

Nothing like hearing a record.

[MrPergonie]

AWSUM SONG;)

[mastouris69]

MERRY XMAS!

[CRXspeedshift]

Never heard this version, dude I love vinyls and the sound of them. Awesome video bro!

[Piggeldy111]

Thumbs up if your gettin goose bumps from this wonderful song!

[SeanElGatoTelevision]

@Ne14Gr8Music: One more version Helms cut was in 1970 for the ill-fated Certron record label (that one came and went so fast nobody knows it actually existed).

The Little Darlin' version heard here is a staple of budget reissues even today (as the masters are now owned by King Records (yes, THAT King Records of James Brown legend) in Nashville .

[AnnaTie27]

yeah christmas, dress your white shoes on and dance for me.

[alfacobra1]

thx:D

[me0rs0]

Anyboy else listens to this in august already?

[vastagamma]

SEI UN GRANDISSIMO! GRAZIE