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The soundtrack for this raucous facade is Brenda Lee’s upbeat 1958 single “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which describes a joyous gathering festooned with holiday trimmings ...

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings' becomes Lee's first leader on an album chart. By Jim Asker Brenda Lee reaches another landmark as the legend notches her first ch ...

Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" concert in 2015 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. Somewhat implausibly, her celebration of a ...

Brenda Lee was recently rockin' around a Target store to check out her own vinyl—but some fans thought the outing may not have been as cheerful as it looked. The 80-year-old singer, known for ...

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 ...

Brenda Lee's rockin' around the Hot 100, as her eternal Christmas classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" finally hit number one on the United States singles chart last year, 65 years after ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock 'n' roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The "I'm Sorry" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" hitmaker ...

Her memories of recording "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" are a little hazy ... That's about it. After all, Brenda Lee was 13 years old at the time — and it was 66 years ago, in 1958.