On Monday 8 December 2025, Gene Watson was counting down the days until Christmas, and recalled recording ‘Silver Bells’ with George Jones.
‘We’re counting down the days until Christmas, and we’re all feeling the joy of the season, and I hope you are as well.
I did a Christmas song with the late, great George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013).
I thought you might enjoy this Christmas song, ‘Silver Bells’ ‘
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In 1986, Epic Records released ‘The Nashville Christmas Album’ (Epic Records, 1986); one of the included tracks was ‘Silver Bells’, which was written by Jay Livingston (28 March 1915 – Wednesday 17 October 2001) and Raymond Bernard Evans (4 February 1915 – Thursday 15 February 2007), and featured duet vocals from Gene Watson and George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013).
