As the holiday season approaches each year, a handful of Christmas songs infiltrate the charts. One song that is consistently ...

(1959) and “Brenda Lee” (1960 ... her rockabilly roots remained at the core of her artistry. In the late 1950s, Lee embarked upon a successful European tour that propelled her to international ...

Everybody knows Brenda Lee’s classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The song was written by Johnny Marks, who also ...

Brenda Lee developed a "magical" connection to the Beatles during the Liverpudlian band's early days touring Europe as the Silver Beetles.

Lee’s mature vocal talent earned her frequent comparisons with the 'Wizard of Oz' star in the early days of her career, and Judy Garland gave her some poignant advice.

Brenda Lee: My mother told me ... Robert: By the time of the 1950s, American show business is getting kind of sophisticated. I mean, they’re figuring out television and… The tools that ...

After rising to more prominence for her rockabilly style during the late 1950s, Brenda Lee would record the Christmas classic. While "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" is one of the biggest ...

Brenda Lee On ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Legacy Although “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sold steadily throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, its status as a beloved cross ...

also opens up about how she's spending her milestone 80th birthday Alexa King Stone Last year, music icon Brenda Lee was crowned the honorary Queen of Christmas when her 1958 classic “Rockin ...