“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee Tops Billboard Chart 65 Years After Release
As December arrives, the festive spirit is in full swing, with “Christmas” bringing an atmosphere of joy and warmth. And as the latest music charts are revealed, it’s time for Christmas songs to claim their spots. The World’s Biggest Music Charts for the week of December 9th have shown a significant presence of holiday tunes, with Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” securing the number one position on the “Hot 100” chart, marking a momentous achievement 65 years after its initial release.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” a timeless Christmas classic, was first introduced in 1958. Written by Johnny Marks and performed by Brenda Lee at the young age of 13, the song gradually gained popularity over the years. Despite initial success in the 1960s, during Lee’s peak fame, and later resurgence due to its feature in the film “Home Alone” in 1990, it wasn’t until 2014, with the inclusion of streaming numbers, that the song made its mark on the charts once again. Since then, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has consistently charted, vying for the top spot with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which held the number two position on the Hot 100 chart for nine weeks last year.
Notably, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has set a record as the song with the longest time span to reach number one, achieving the feat at a remarkable 65 years. Brenda Lee, at 76 years old, also becomes the oldest artist to top the charts, and holds the distinction for the longest gap between number one songs, with her previous chart-topper dating back 63 years to the 1960s.
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In addition to its recent success, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” becomes the third holiday song to reach number one on the Billboard charts, following “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” by Alvin and the Chipmunks and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
Last November, in an interview with the New York Times, Brenda Lee expressed her astonishment at the enduring popularity of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” stating, “I never thought in my entire life that this song would become my signature song.”
Source: Billboard, The Guardian, The New York Times
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” a 1950s Christmas song by Brenda Lee, overtakes “All I Want For Christmas Is You” to reach #1 on the Billboard chart, 65 years after its release!
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” a 1950s Christmas song by Brenda Lee, overtakes “All I Want For Christmas Is You” to reach #1 on the Billboard chart, 65 years after its release!
Going into December. It brings an atmosphere of mass and warmth from “Christmas“And it’s time for all the festival songs to take their place on the latest charts.”Notice board” World’s Biggest Music Charts The charts for the week of December 9th have been announced and it has been discovered that many Christmas songs have reached the charts, with “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree“of”Brenda Lee“Catch number 1 on the charts”100 hot“It went on to dominate for the first time 65 years after the song was released
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” a classic Christmas song. First released in 1958, it was written by Johnny Mark and Brenda Lee, who recorded the song when she was just 13 years old.
When the song was released, it gained popularity over time and managed to enter the top 20 starting in the 60s, when Lee was at the height of his fame, having several number 1 hits before fading away with time. until it came to be talked about again When this song was used for the film “Home Alone” in 1990, and returned to the chart again in 2014 when Billboard took the streaming numbers into account.
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has then charted every year since, alongside “All I Want For Christmas Is You“of”Mariah Carey” last year held second place on the Hot 100 chart for 9 weeks.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree became the song that took the longest to reach No.1 at age 65, making Lee the oldest artist to hit No.1 at age 76 and hold the title of the artist with the longest gap between No. 1 song is 63 years, with Lee’s most recent No. 1 song from the 1960s “I Want to Be Wanted.”
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The song also becomes the third holiday song after “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” from the cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” from “Marai” “Carrie ” which successfully rose to number 1 on the Billboard charts.
Last November, Lee told the New York Times about Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, “I never thought in my entire life that this song would become my signature song.”
Source: Billboard, The Guardian, The New York Times
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