But Brenda Lee’s 65-year-old song, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” perennially second to Carey on the charts, has also quietly gained steam over the years, and Billboard reported the ...

I'm Michel Martin. You can't get it out of your head, and now it's finally topped the charts. We're talking about Brenda Lee's classic "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG ...

In a holiday tradition as trusted as Santa Claus sliding down the chimney, Brenda Lee's classic tune "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" began last month its annual ascent up the Billboard charts.

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 years ago, during the Eisenhower administration — has gone to No. 1 on the singles chart, for the first time ever.

In keeping with the times, Lee also recently joined TikTok. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" first hit the charts coming in at no. 64 on the Hot 100 in 1960. The song enjoyed a resurgence after ...

Brenda Lee has returned to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” 65 years after the song’s 1958 recording. The chart-topper sees the singer ...