Changes: Jingle Bell Rock (song)

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"Jingle Bell Rock" is a Christmas song which was originally popularized by Bobby Helms and has been recorded by numerous artists. The title and some of the lyrics refer to the popular Christmas song "Jingle Bells", but it also makes reference to popular ones from the 1950s.

Dominic Roberti and Jamal Robinson-Brown's Very Special Christmas CD

Lyrics

Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air

What a bright time it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh

Giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mangle in a jinglin' beat
That's the jingle bell rock

[Repeat second and third verses]

Giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and mangle in a jinglin' beat
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell
That's the jingle bell rock

Appearance in Christmas specials

ALF: "Oh, Tannerbaum" (1986) - At the beginning of this episode, the song is heard on the alarm clock radio that Willie turns off as he wakes up. Unfortunately, the syndicated reruns cut that out.
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) - Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem covered the song.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show: "Koopa Klaus" (1989) - The original broadcasts as well as the first VHS release of this episode featured a cover of the song in two scenes. In reruns and later home video releases, it was replaced by the instrumental version of a song from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1989)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Jack Frost (1998)
7th Heaven: "Here Comes Santa Claus" (1998)
Disney's Very Merry Christmas Songs (2002)
Elf (2003)
Chuck vs. Santa Claus
It's Always Christmas with You (2011)

Outside of the above-listed specials, in the 1980s and 1990s, the Disney Channel ran a DTV music video of the song set to clips from the 1935 Mickey Mouse cartoon On Ice and the "Once Upon a Wintertime" segment from the 1948 hybrid movie Melody Time.

Album releases

Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2 (1963)
Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996)
Jingle All The Way: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)
Happy Holidays Love, Barney (1997)
Disney's Merry Little Christmas (2006)
A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas (2006)
The Archies Christmas Album featuring Betty & Veronica (2008)
Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 3 (2012)
Disney Channel Holiday Playlist (2012)

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-[[File:JingleBellRock_in_MuppetFamilyChristmas.jpg|thumb|250px|Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem perform the song in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.]]
+{{song|image=JingleBellRock_in_MuppetFamilyChristmas.jpg|caption=Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem sing the song in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.|writer=Joseph Carleton Beal<br>and James Ross Boothe|date=1957|publisher=Anne-Rachel Music Corp.}}"'''Jingle Bell Rock'''" is a [[Christmas]] song which was originally popularized by [[wikipedia:Bobby Helms|Bobby Helms]] and has been recorded by numerous artists. The title and some of the lyrics refer to the popular Christmas song "[[Jingle Bells (song)|Jingle Bells]]", but it also makes reference to popular ones from the 1950s.
-{{song|writer=Joseph Carleton Beal<br>James Ross Boothe|composer=|lyricist=|date=1957|publisher=Anne-Rachel Music Corp.|specials=''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''<br>"[[Koopa Klaus]]"<br>''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]''<br>''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]''<br>''[[Jingle All the Way (1996)|Jingle All the Way]]''<br>''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]''<br>"[[Here Comes Santa Claus (7th Heaven)|Here Comes Santa Claus]]"<br>''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''<br>''[[Chuck vs. Santa Claus]]''<br>''[[It's Always Christmas with You]]''}}
+[[File:Dominic Roberti and Jamal Robinson-Brown's Very Special Christmas CD.jpg|thumb|250px]]
-Originally popularized by [[wikipedia:Bobby Helms|Bobby Helms]], "'''Jingle Bell Rock'''" is a holiday standard which has been recorded by numerous artists. The title and some of the lyrics refer to the popular holiday song "[[Jingle Bells]]", but the song also makes reference to popular songs from the 1950's.
-==In media==
+==Lyrics==
+<poem>
-* In the 1980s and 1990s, the [[Disney]] [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Channel]] ran a [[wikipedia:D-TV|DTV]] music video of the song, set to clips from the 1935 [[Mickey Mouse]] cartoon ''On Ice'' and the "Wintertime" segment from the 1948 film ''{{WikipediaLink|Melody Time}}''.
+Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
-* Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem performed the song in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
+Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
-* The original broadcasts as well as the first VHS release of ''{{WikipediaLink|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}'' episode "[[Koopa Klaus]]" featured a cover of the song in two scenes. (In reruns and later home video releases, it was replaced by the instrumental version of a song from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''.)
+Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
+Now the jingle hop has begun
+Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
-==Album releases==
+Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
-* ''[[Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2]]'' (1963)
+Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
-* ''[[Disney's Merry Little Christmas]]'' (2006)
+In the frosty air
-* ''[[A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas]]'' (2006)
+What a bright time it's the right time
-==Lyrics==
+To rock the night away
-:Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
-:Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
+Jingle bell time is a swell time
+To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
-:Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
-:Now the jingle hop has begun
-:Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock
+Giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet
-:Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
+Jingle around the clock
-:Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
+Mix and mangle in a jinglin' beat
-:In the frosty air
+That's the jingle bell rock
+''[Repeat second and third verses]''
-:What a bright time it's the right time
-:To rock the night away
-:Jingle bell time is a swell time
-:To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
-:Giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet
+Giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet
-:Jingle around the clock
+Jingle around the clock
-:Mix and mangle in a jinglin' beat
+Mix and mangle in a jinglin' beat
-:That's the jingle bell rock
+That's the jingle bell
+That's the jingle bell
+That's the jingle bell rock
+</poem>
+==Appearance in Christmas specials==
+* ''ALF'': "[[Oh, Tannerbaum]]" (1986) - At the beginning of this episode, the song is heard on the alarm clock radio that Willie turns off as he wakes up. Unfortunately, the syndicated reruns cut that out.
+* ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' (1987) - Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem covered the song.
+* ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'': "[[Koopa Klaus]]" (1989) - The original broadcasts as well as the first VHS release of this episode featured a cover of the song in two scenes. In reruns and later home video releases, it was replaced by the instrumental version of a song from ''{{w|The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3}}''.
+* ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]'' (1989)
+* ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' (1992)
+* ''[[Jingle All the Way (1996)|Jingle All the Way]]'' (1996)
+* ''[[Jack Frost (1998)|Jack Frost]]'' (1998)
+* ''7th Heaven'': "[[Here Comes Santa Claus (7th Heaven)|Here Comes Santa Claus]]" (1998)
+* ''[[Disney's Very Merry Christmas Songs]]'' (2002)
+* ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]'' (2003)
+* ''[[Chuck vs. Santa Claus]]''
+* ''[[It's Always Christmas with You]]'' (2011)
+Outside of the above-listed specials, in the 1980s and 1990s, the [[Disney]] {{w|Disney Channel|Channel}} ran a {{w|D-TV|DTV}} music video of the song set to clips from the 1935 [[Mickey Mouse]] cartoon ''[[w:c:disney:On Ice|On Ice]]'' and the "Once Upon a Wintertime" segment from the 1948 hybrid movie ''{{w|Melody Time}}''.
+==Album releases==
+* ''[[Christmas with the Chipmunks, Vol. 2]]'' (1963)
+* ''[[Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas]]'' (1996)
+* ''[[Jingle All the Way (1996)#Soundtrack|Jingle All The Way: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'' (1996)
+* ''[[Happy Holidays Love, Barney]]'' (1997)
+* ''[[Disney's Merry Little Christmas]]'' (2006)
+* ''[[A Looney Tunes Sing-A-Long Christmas]]'' (2006)
+* ''[[The Archies Christmas Album featuring Betty & Veronica]]'' (2008)
+* ''[[Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 3]]'' (2012)
+* ''[[Disney Channel Holiday Playlist]]'' (2012)
 [[Category:Songs]]
+[[Category:Muppet songs]]
+[[Category:Disney songs]]