Brenda Lee was just 13 when she showed up at a Nashville recording studio that was decked out in Christmas cheer — well before the holiday season — to record “Rockin’ Around the Christmas ...

Brenda Lee was just 13 when she recorded the song and it debuted to modest acclaim in 1958.

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Brenda Lee’s festive Christmas song, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” has earned the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the first time in 65 years.

Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” written by Johnny Marx, when she was 12 years old. The song received a boost thanks to its inclusion in the classic holiday movie ...

Move over, Mariah Carey: Brenda Lee's reliable holiday hit, first released during the Eisenhower administration, is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first time ever.

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Lee is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100, and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” released in 1958, is the oldest song to reach the chart’s summit.

Brenda Lee has had a robust music career, beginning as a rockabilly teen, moving into pop stardom, and eventually returning to her country roots.

Lee’s holiday classic has charted at No. 2 behind Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on the Billboard Hot 100 for years.