"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 ...

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear this classic song is bringing overdue acknowledgement to a beloved artist. Sixty five years after it first released, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree ...

This Christmas, Lee, now 80, is celebrating her perennial holiday hit with a new PBS American Masters documentary, Brenda Lee: Still Rockin'. The 51-minute special includes appearances by Keith Urban, ...

Brenda Lee is rockin’ around the Billboard Hot 100, landing in the No. 1 spot on the singles chart for the first time. Lee’s hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is the third holiday song to ever ...

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Brenda Lee’s festive Christmas song, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” has earned the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the first time in 65 years. According to Billboard.com, Lee ...

The music icon (and newly crowned Queen of Christmas!) also opens up about how she's spending her milestone 80th birthday Alexa King Stone Last year, music icon Brenda Lee was crowned the honorary ...

Brenda Lee's secret to her long-lasting marriage is her commitment to commitment. During the Dec. 17 episode of Southern Living's Biscuits and Jam podcast, the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" ...

LOS ANGELES — Brenda Lee is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100. Lee's "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" is the No. 1 song in the country for the first time — 65 years after its 1958 release.

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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. ...