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Lee first recorded the festive track when she was just 13 years old, 65 years on there’s a charming music video to go with the classic Christmas song.
And while Brenda isn't likely to knock Christmas Queen Mariah Carey off her Christmas pedestal anytime soon, the track has been at number two on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart for the last four years.
It’s never too early for????! Music icon Brenda Lee celebrates the 65th Anniversary and 5x Platinum ???? certification of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”! ?????: https://t.co/fYcZc3UgvC featuring @trishayearwood & @tanyatucker @UMGNashville pic.twitter.com/vyf7LLp7Qf
— RIAA (@RIAA) November 3, 2023
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written by Johnny Marks, who also wrote "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas".
The American singer, born in Atlanta Georgia in 1944, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2009.
