The Xmas song standard titled these "Bells" was introduced by Bob Hope in the 1951 movie "The Lemon Drop Kid"
[DOC] [TLE] Silver Bells - Notes - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas [PAR] From the movie "The Lemon Drop Kid", performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn 
Maxwell ... introduction of the Christmas ballad "Silver Bells" in the 1951 holiday 
movie, ... become a familiar standard, perhaps even a classic, of the Christmas 
season.