Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958, she was just 13 years old—and she never imagined it would ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of course, the now-80-year-old Lee is used to that sort of thing. She was the first woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—and in ...

NEW YORK – 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 ...

Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” written by Johnny Marx, when she was 12 years old. The song didn’t have much success until it was released in Europe, and it received an even ...

The simplicity of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a big part of its appeal, said Nathaniel Sloan, a musicologist at the University of Southern California and co-host of the "Switched on Pop" ...

As the holiday season approaches each year, a handful of Christmas songs infiltrate the charts. One song that is consistently at the top of the list is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sung by ...

Brenda Lee was just 13 with a voice beyond her years when she recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” the 1958 Rockabilly hit that’s become standard on any holiday playlist worth its salt. When ...

This combination of images shows singer Brenda Lee at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 8, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., and Brenda Lee at 14, in London on April 5, 1959. NEW YORK — Her memories of ...