7. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms
Next on the list is one of my favorite Christmas song of all time, the “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms.
The song was first released by Bobby Helms in 1957, and has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas season since then.
The “Jingle Bell Rock” song has been performed by many, but Bobby Helms’ version is the best known.
The song makes brief references to other popular songs of the 1950s, such as “Rock Around the Clock,” and mentions going to a “Jingle hop.”
And despite being titled Jingle Bell “Rock”, Helms’ version of the song was performed in the crossover style known as rockabilly.
