"Twistin' Bells," Santo and Johnny (Canadian American)

This pair of Brooklyn brothers, last name Farina, was best known for "Sleep Walk," the moody steel guitar-led instrumental that pops up on movie soundtracks occasionally. It was a big smash in its day, and the duo returned to the charts in 1960 with this record, a holiday take on the biggest dance craze of the year based on "Jingle Bells." They made several albums back in the day before splitting up, with Johnny continuing an independent solo musical career and maintaining the duo's official website. In fact, Johnny made a full solo holiday album in 2008 called Christmas Mine. Not surprisingly, it's an instrumental outing with lots of steel guitar, but no remake of the song this post is about.