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    • Mar 1, 1994
    "Billboard's Greatest Christmas Hits (1955-Present)" earns a gold album from the RIAA. On it are Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer," Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" and Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock"
    Nov 19, 1996
    TVT Soundtrax releases the "Jingle All The Way" soundtrack. The disc highlights Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," plus Christmas songs from Clarence Carter, Chuck Berry, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mathis, Nat "King" Cole and Charles Brown, among others
    Nov 20, 1996
    The Arnold Schwarzenegger holiday movie "Jingle All The Way" opens in theaters. The soundtrack includes Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," plus Christmas recordings by Chuck Berry, Nat King Cole, Darlene Love and Brian Setzer, among others
    Apr 23, 1997
    "Jingle Bell Rock" singer Bobby Helms marries Rita Long
    Jun 19, 1997
    Bobby Helms dies at his home in Martinsville, Indiana. He leaves behind three major singles from 1957: "Fraulein," "My Special Angel" and "Jingle Bell Rock"
    Oct 19, 1999
    "Billboard's Greatest Christmas Hits (1955-Present)" is certified platinum by the RIAA. The album includes Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer," Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" and Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock"
    Jan 14, 2000
    Time-Life's "Classic Country: 1950-1959" is certified gold by the RIAA. The album features 15 hits by such acts as Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Sonny James, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Bobby Helms, Conway Twitty and The Browns
    Oct 23, 2001
    UTV releases "Now That's What I Call Christmas!" It boasts holiday classics by Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Elmo & Patsy, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Paul McCartney and Kathy Mattea, among others
    Dec 14, 2001
    The album "Now That's What I Call Christmas!" is certified gold, platinum and quadruple-platinum by the RIAA, behind music by Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Elmo & Patsy, Burl Ives, Bruce Springsteen, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, John Lennon and Kathy Mattea
    Feb 20, 2003
    "Now That's What I Call Christmas!" snags a quintuple-platinum album from the RIAA behind holiday music by Elvis Presley, Kathy Mattea, Gene Autry, Bobby Helms, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Elmo & Patsy, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, The Carpenters and The Beach Boys
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