Everybody knows Brenda Lee’s classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The song was written by Johnny Marks, who also ...
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” obliquely references these cultural shifts. When discussing caroling, the lyrics first quote a classic holiday standard, “Deck the Halls”: The pairing ...
A new documentary on PBS explores the extraordinary life of singer Brenda Lee, a child prodigy whose 70-year career spans ...
Brenda Lee opens up about how she's spending her milestone 80th birthday, and the latest fanfare around her classic 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.' ...
It’s a yuletide tradition on Capitol Hill. An annual custom of rockin’ around a congressional Christmas tree, festooned with hundreds of legislative ornaments, Advent appropriations and ...
In a Nashville recording studio in 1958, 13-year-old Brenda Lee laid down the vocals for "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," ...
Somewhat implausibly, Brenda Lee's celebration of a "Christmas party hop" is more popular today than ever before.
As the holiday season approaches each year, a handful of Christmas songs infiltrate the charts. One song that is consistently ...
Her memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy. She remembers the producer placing decorations around the studio and blasting the air conditioner on a warm ...
Related: Brenda Lee Reflects on Her Record-Breaking No. 1 Hit 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' (Exclusive) "He said, 'I was laying on the beach in New York,' and pine trees were over to this side.' ...
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which ... of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a ...