A case in point is Peter Pan Records' recording of "Jingle Bells" as credited to the Caroleers:
Based on the label (depicting Pan the Greek God rather than Peter Pan the flying boy), I think this is the first release, paired with "Adeste Fidelis" on one side of a 78 rpm record:
I believe that would be from the early 1950s. I see "Jingle Bells" as being released in 1950, but the flipside of this particular record is "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," which was a hit in 1952, so it couldn't be earlier than that.
This is the label of the record usually shown to be from 1950:
That looks newer, though, doesn't it?
Somebody probably knows the answer, but it would take a lot of research!
Whatever the case, there are a zillion label variations over the years. Here are some:
And here are some picture sleeves:
I think that's the same recording over and over, so Peter Pan got some good mileage!
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