October 29, 1957 : Bobby Helms waxes the Christmas single "Jingle Bell Rock"/"Captain Santa Claus" (Decca 30513, November). It peaks at # 6 (pop) and will chart again in December 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1962. Personnel : Harold Bradley, Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Ray Edenton (guitars) ; Bob Moore (bass) ; Owen Bradley (piano) ; Buddy Harman (drums) ; The Anita Kerr Singers (vocal chorus). Produced by Paul Cohen at Bradley Studio in Nashville.