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The popularity of HelmsвЂ™ festive hit has prompted numerous cover versions down the years, including one on Decca, released in 1959, by Max Bygraves, that went to No. The single was an instant hit and featured an intriguing B-side called вЂњCaptain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol).вЂќ Helms first appeared in the Billboard Top 100 in 1958 вЂ“ and was back there more than six decades later when вЂњJingle Bell RockвЂќ re-appeared in the charts in 2018. The rockabilly beat of the song вЂ“ Hank GarlandвЂ™s electric guitar is heard playing the first notes of the chorus вЂ“ along with the steady beat of jingle bells and sweet back-up singing from The Anita Kerr Quartet all added to the appeal of a song that contained vibrant lyrics such as вЂњGiddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet.вЂќ Ever wondered what a jingle horse is? A decorated reindeer, of course!

вЂњJingle Bell RockвЂќ did not originally have a bridge and Helms said he wrote the one that ended up on the final cut: the memorable lines вЂњWhat a bright time/ItвЂ™s the right time/To rock the night away.вЂќ In a 1986 interview, Helms said he made a significant contribution to the song, without being credited.

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вЂњJingle Bell RockвЂќ was composed by two middle-aged men: a public relations professional called Joseph Carleton Beal and an advertising executive called James Ross Boothe.