From '' Happy Holi-Dee ''
Label: Decca - DL 74146
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1961
Tracklist
A1 Sleigh Ride
A2 Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
A3 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
A4 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
A5 Mister Santa
A6 Jingle Bells
B1 Jingle Bell Rock
B2 Silver Bells
B3 Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
B4 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
B5 Christmas Time Is Here
B6 Auld Lang Syne
Anita Kerr Singers
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"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world.
It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822--1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857.
Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for Thanksgiving.
Composition
James Lord Pierpont originally composed his song in 1850.
A plaque commemorating the "birthplace" of "Jingle Bells" adorns the side of a building in Medford, Massachusetts.
Pierpont wrote the song there, at the former Simpson Tavern, now 19 High Street in the center of Medford Square.
According to the Medford Historical Society, the song was inspired by the town's popular sleigh races during the 1800s.
"Jingle Bells" was originally copyrighted with the name "One Horse Open Sleigh" on September 16, 1857.
It was reprinted in 1859 with the revised title of "Jingle Bells, or the One Horse Open Sleigh". The song has since passed into public domain.
Music historian James Fuld notes that "the word jingle in the title and opening phrase is apparently an imperative verb."
However, it is commonly taken to mean a certain kind of bell.
First song in outer space
"Jingle Bells" was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra.
While in space on December 16, 1965, they sent this report to Mission Control: "We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar orbit... I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front.
The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit...." The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleighbells and broadcast a rendition of "Jingle Bells."
The harmonica, shown to the press upon their return, was a Hohner "Little Lady", a tiny harmonica approximately one inch long, by 3/8 of an inch wide.
Recordings and performances
"Jingle Bells" was first recorded by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898 on an Edison cylinder as part of a Christmas medley entitled "Sleigh Ride Party".
In 1902, the Hayden Quartet recorded "Jingle Bells".
James Lord Pierpont's 1857 composition "Jingle Bells" became one of the most performed and most recognizable secular holiday songs ever written, not only in the United States, but around the world. In recognition of this achievement, James Lord Pierpont was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
"Jingle Bells" was first recorded by the Edison Male Quartette in 1898 on an Edison cylinder as part of a Christmas medley entitled "Sleigh Ride Party". In 1902, the Hayden Quartet recorded "Jingle Bells".
In 1943, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded "Jingle Bells" as Decca 23281 which reached No. 19 on the charts and sold over a million copies.
In 1941, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, Ernie Caceres and the Modernaires on vocals had a No. 5 hit with "Jingle Bells" on RCA Victor, as Bluebird 11353.
In 1935, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra reached No. 18 on the charts with their recording of "Jingle Bells".
In 1951, Les Paul had a No. 10 hit with a multi-tracked version on guitar.
In 1955, Don Charles, from Copenhagen, Denmark, recorded a novelty version with dogs barking to the melody of "Jingle Bells" as RCA 6344, and a version credited simply to "St. Nick" called "Jingle Bells (Laughing All the Way)" features someone laughing, rather than singing, the entire song.
In 2006, Kimberley Locke had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with a recording of the song.
"Jingle Bells" has been performed and recorded by a wide variety of musical artists, including:
Louis Armstrong,
The Beatles,
The Chipmunks,
Judy Collins,
Nat King Cole,
Perry Como,
Placido Domingo,
Duke Ellington,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Spike Jones,
Barry Manilow,
The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis),
NSync,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles,
The Sex Pistols,
Frank Sinatra,
Fats Waller and Yello,
among many others.
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