"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. (Marks also wrote "Rudolph the ...

Brenda Lee’s classic holiday song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has been a popular addition to radio stations and Christmas party playlists for years. Now, 65 years after its debut, Lee’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Christmas, Lee, now 80, is celebrating her perennial holiday hit with a new PBS American Masters documentary, Brenda Lee: Still Rockin'. The 51-minute special includes appearances by Keith Urban, ...

LOS ANGELES — Brenda Lee is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100. Lee's "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree" is the No. 1 song in the country for the first time — 65 years after its 1958 release.