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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.
And last Christmas, after 65 years in circulation, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" finally ascended to the summit of Billboard's Hot 100, making her the oldest performer, at 78, to score a No ...
Four years later, at the age of 13, she became the first artist to record a little song called "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." See the original post on Youtube.
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]
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
Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is officially the most popular song in the U.S. more than half of a century after it was first released. The 79-year-old artist dethroned ...