Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015. (Laura Roberts/Invision/AP) ...

Yeah, we both understand ♪ Jackie: Her records were hits on any station that played music. My goal as a songwriter was to write for Brenda Lee. I had to have her record my songs.

These days Brenda Lee is best known for the perennial 1958 ... She was such a huge star that she scored back-to-back No. 1 hits in 1960 with "I'm Sorry" and "I Want to Be Wanted" while she was ...

Brenda Lee revealed that she 'never realized' just ... Another fan chimed in, 'One of the best Christmas songs ever ️.' Shockingly, Brenda was only 13-years-old when she recorded Rockin ...

On the all-genre Billboard 200, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus ...

Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas ... Composer Johnny Marks already had seasonal hits to his credit, including "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas." ...

But two songs are always fighting for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100: Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas Is You" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." So how did we get here?

The song hits plenty of holiday reference points ... On Dec. 16, PBS premiered an “American Masters” documentary, “Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around,” exploring the singer’s life, career ...