Brenda Lee is already 78 years old today. PDO
Musician Brenda Lee a Christmas hit released in 1958 Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree reached number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on Monday, December 4th.
The ranking is downright record-breaking, as only three Christmas songs have been number one on Billboard’s prestigious music chart during its history. The song’s ranking at number one broke many other records at the same time.
Lee, now 78, recorded the song when he was just 13 years old. Lee sang the well-known song with his amazingly mature voice.
– I can’t believe that this song has reached number one after such a long time! Unbelievable, Lee enthused about it in the press release.
– This song was published when I was still a young teenage girl. It’s so great that it has influenced so many generations and continues to do so. This song is one of the most amazing gifts I have ever received. Keep rocking and Merry Christmas! He wished.
The young singer had an incredibly mature voice. PDO
Brenda Lee was just a young girl at the time of the song’s release. PDO
The song has been popular for many decades in different contexts. For example, in 1990 it was used in a movie Home alone, which made the old song flourish again. The song has attracted more interest again in recent years. Last year it became the second most listened to Christmas song with 240 million streams.
As we previously reported, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree only got the music video about a month ago.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree is the singer’s third hit song that has reached Billboard’s Hot 100 list.