This installment of “Why Is This Song No. 1 song—in late 1960, as a teen idol, she topped the chart with “I Want to Be Wanted.” And therein lies another record: The 63 years between “Wanted” and “Rockin’ ” give Lee the longest gap between career chart-toppers, again beating Cher, who went 25 years between “Dark Lady” and “Believe.” Here’s …
'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' goes to No. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 years ago, during the Eisenhower administration — has gone to No. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written by Johnny Marks — who, as part of a long, great tradition of American Christmas songwriters, was himself actually Jewish. This …
Brenda Lee’s holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” tops the music charts after 65 years: “You can’t keep a good song down,” she says. Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” just topped the charts 65 years after its initial release. For the record: An earlier version of this article said that “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” spent nine …
