Jingle Bell Rock

Seasonal radio staple

"Jingle Bell Rock" is a 1957 Christmas song by Bobby Helms that has become a holiday standard.

The title combines the traditional sleigh bells of Christmas with rock and roll music.

The song appears constantly in seasonal playlists, retail spaces, and holiday films: They played "Jingle Bell Rock" at the office party.

Related

caroling · winter · ringing · deck the halls · oldies · oldies station · classic · merry · December · radio · dance · ice skating · cheer · Christmas party · holly · mistletoe · reindeer · party

Opposites
sacred vs. secular christmas music

Jingle Bell RockSilent Night

Austrian Christmas carol

Emmanuel · The First Noel · Ave Maria · Handel's Messiah · Gregorian chant

musical style/era

Jingle Bell RockGregorian chant

Monophonic Catholic liturgical music

traditional hymn · O Tannenbaum

seasonal mood

Jingle Bell RockCalifornia Girls

Pop song about coastal women

funeral dirge · requiem

Family

jingle, bell, rock, jingles, jingled, jingling, jingly, bells, belled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G