Brenda Lee was just 13 years old when she first recorded “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” in 1958. The song has gone on to be recorded by hundreds of artists, making it one of the most successful Christmas songs of all time. The song was penned by Johnny Marks, a writer who specialized in holiday tunes, having also penned perennial favorites “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” “Run Rudolph Run” and the melody for “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” among several others.
Lee’s lively rendition may be...
Lee’s lively rendition may be...
- 12/24/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
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