"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written by Johnny Marks — who, as part of a long, great tradition of American Christmas songwriters, was himself actually Jewish. (Marks also wrote "Rudolph the ...

Sixty-five years after its release, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee has officially become the No. 1 song in the country. “We did it, Brendanators!” she wrote. At 78, Lee becomes the ...

Still Rockin': as a Singer Turns 80, the Christmas Song She Sang as a Teen Is a Holiday Staple NEW YORK (AP) — Her memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy. She ...

Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” just topped the charts 65 years after its initial release. Debuting in 1958, with a 13-year-old Lee belting the holiday classic, the song has finally ...

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This week's No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is one you've probably heard before — over and over again. For decades. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 ...

Brenda Lee attends the CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Her holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 65 years after its debut. ...

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This week's No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 is one you've probably heard before — over and over again. For decades. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 ...