Happy Rockabilly Jingle Bell Christmas!
Stanley Bear and I recently took a little trip from Paddington Station for a top secret doll rescue mission. Naturally, we had to stop by and see Paddington! LISTEN NOW · 2:57 Touch the arrow above to hear a vintage Jeni & Billy recording of “Jingle Bells.” Here’s some Christmas cheer – a rockabilly version of the holiday favorite, “Jingle Bells” which I recorded with my old friend and former duo partner Billy Kemp back in 2011. Neither of us can remember what possessed us to make it. We didn’t have a Christmas record in the works. We seem to think it may have been because Billy dragged his electric guitar out of the closet and we just thought, hey, it’s Christmas, let’s do “Jingle Bells.” One funny note: Billy recorded all of the music for this track before I did any singing which was different from our normal way of recording. Usually when we recorded, Billy played guitar or banjo and I would sing at the same time, or we’d both play and sing just like...