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"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas ...
That Christmas, Lee's first as a major superstar, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" finally made it to the Hot 100, going all the way to No. 14. Rick Diamond/Getty. Brenda Lee in 2015.
While “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sold well throughout the ‘50s and early ‘60s, it wasn’t until 1990 that the song achieved its current standing as a cross-generational anthem.
Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee is an album by Brenda Lee and was released in 1964 by Decca Records. [3] in 1999, the album was rereleased on MCA Nashville, expanded to 18 tracks, and retitled Rockin’ around the Christmas tree: the Decca Christmas Recordings, which has remained in print ever since.
Grammy-winning country duo Day + Shay brought out a full band for a lively rendition of "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," one of the tracks in their newly released debut holiday album, "It's ...
Frank Driggs ("Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree") Irving Townsend ("We Three Kings of Orient Are") Jingle Bell Jazz (re-issued as Christmas Jazz ) is a collection of jazz versions of Christmas songs recorded between 1959 and 1962 by some of the most popular artists on the Columbia label.
Brenda Lee on Hitting No. 1 With ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,’ After Record-Breaking 65-Year Climb: ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Song Down’
In December 2012 Wilde was videotaped with mobile phones singing her hits "Kids in America" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on the tube carriage while wearing "reindeer antlers after leaving a boozy festive party". The video went viral on YouTube receiving more than two million views. [5]