"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 ...

Brenda Lee has taken the top spot on the Billboard chart two weeks in a row with her 1958 hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and ...

Rock and Roll Hall and Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee was recognized for her holiday hit “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” recently with plaque presentations by Spotify and the RIAA. Spotify ...

Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015. (Laura Roberts/Invision/AP) As the holiday season approaches each year, a ...

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

Brenda Lee’s record-breaking holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week. Lee broke several chart records when the song went to No. 1 ...

Brenda Lee’s classic holiday song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has been a popular addition to radio stations and Christmas party playlists for years. Now, 65 years after its debut, Lee’s ...

(WJW) — Brenda Lee’s 65-year-old holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. The 78-year-old singer breaks multiple records with ...

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. ...

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 ...