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It also re-emerged in four out of the next five years, and sold so well that it repeated each time as a top hit, becoming a Christmas classic still played today. (In 2016, it was rated radio's third most-played Christmas song, according to StationIntel). [8] It took five years for the song to become a second million-seller for Helms. [9]
Helms received performance royalties from the single — Kleiman says "Bobby was a thankful man” — but he and Garland probably missed out on a sizable payday for their songwriting.
Helms' original version, on Decca 9-30513 from October 1957, was re-recorded by him on Kapp K-719 in 1965, and yet again in 1967 on Little Darlin' LD-0038. In 1970, Helms recorded an entire album titled Jingle Bell Rock on Certron C-7013, releasing the title track on Certron C-10021, with a picture sleeve. In yet another re-recording, Helms ...
The song's debut at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 marked Louis Prima's first release to chart in 57 years, breaking Bobby Helms' record of 54 years between chart appearances. Upon the release of the album, "4th Dimension" reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . [ 6 ]
The Martinsville City Council approved naming two streets after local icons Bobby Helms and Ruth Rusie Monday night.
Lamar still appears in No.s 4, 6 and 7 with “TV Off,” “Luther,” and “Squabble Up,” respectively. ... Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” is at No. 5 and Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly ...
By the end of the 1960s, Little Darlin' Records folded. Mayhew and Paycheck soon created Certron Records, a newly formed recording company owned by Certron (a manufacturer of audio and video tape). The label was able to sign Bobby Helms, Ronnie Dove, Clint Eastwood, Pozo-Seco Singers (as Pozo Seco), and Paycheck.
Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" returned to the charts at No. 35. Eight holiday albums charted on Billboard's Best-Selling LP's survey in 1958 including the debut of Johnny Mathis' Merry Christmas that peaked at No. 3 on December 27. [47] Mitch Miller & The Gang's first holiday album Christmas Sing Along with Mitch peaked at No. 1 on January 8 ...