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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 ...
Since Billboard modified its recurrent rules in 2012, Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has regularly returned to the Billboard Hot 100 since 2015. [28] On the Hot 100 chart dated December 21, 2019, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" reached a new peak of #3 in the United States with 37.1 million streams and 5,000 digital sales sold. [29]
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.
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’ Chris Willman December 4, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Last year, music icon Brenda Lee was crowned the honorary Queen of Christmas when her 1958 classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” took the top spot on the Billboard chart — a place ...
The 1958 release of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" did not chart until Lee had further charting singles in 1960. Originally the US Hot 100 top 20, it would later top the same chart 65 years later in 2023.
Brenda Lee was just 13 with a voice beyond her years when she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” the 1958 Rockabilly hit that’s become standard on any holiday playlist worth its ...
Brenda Lee has rocked around Christmas trees for 64 years. However, that scratches the surface of why the famously under 5-foot-tall, 78-year-old legend is a Country Music and Rock 'n' Roll Hall ...