Rockin around the christmas tree

All 18 of Brenda's '50s and '60s Decca Christmas recordings, all in one place for the first time! But for those who think that Lee's Christmas repertoire begins and ends with that beloved tune, they need to put this disc on their wish list.

The music legend shares memories of recording her Christmas classic 65 years ago! Brenda Lee kicked off the holiday season in the new old-fashioned way: with a song at No. It marks both a first for the song and also the first time in recent memory that Mariah Carey's holiday juggernaut "All I Want for Christmas Is You" took second place on the charts during the holiday season. Lee's achievement will go down in history as only the third holiday song to reach No. It also marks her third-ever career No.

Rockin around the christmas tree

By the song's 50th anniversary in , Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. The song also set the record for the longest period of time between an original release and its topping the Hot 65 years , as well as the longest time between number-one singles by an artist: 63 years, one month and two weeks. In a interview with The Tennessean , Lee recalled that she had no knowledge as to why Marks wanted her specifically to sing it: "I was only 12 [sic], and I had not had a lot of success in records, but for some reason he heard me and wanted me to do it. And I did. An instrumental version of the song appears as background music in the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , which exclusively featured music written by Johnny Marks. It can be heard in the scene where Rudolph first arrives at the Reindeer Games and meets another reindeer named Fireball. The song was also used in the film Home Alone during a scene when Kevin McCallister pretends that there is a holiday party taking place in his house, and discourages the burglars from robbing it. On November 3, , Lee released a music video for the song, consisting of the year-old Lee lip synching to the original recording of her year-old voice at a party that includes Trisha Yearwood and fellow former teenage country music star Tanya Tucker. Although Decca released the single in both and again in , it did not sell well until Lee became a popular star in It continued to sell well during subsequent holiday seasons, peaking as high as No.

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Phenomenally, her gravelly vocals were recorded when she was just 13, when the Decca single was cut in The song was written by the late Johnny Marks, one of the most successful songwriters of festive hits in the history of music. Atlanta-born Lee recalled the background to her involvement in It must have been a God-given thing, because I was only 12 at the time and had not had a lot of success. For some reason, he had heard me and wanted me to do it. It has been a blessing because it is a phenomenal song. By the time the record was cut, in the summer of , Lee had become a teenager.

Phenomenally, her gravelly vocals were recorded when she was just 13, when the Decca single was cut in The song was written by the late Johnny Marks, one of the most successful songwriters of festive hits in the history of music. Atlanta-born Lee recalled the background to her involvement in It must have been a God-given thing, because I was only 12 at the time and had not had a lot of success. For some reason, he had heard me and wanted me to do it. It has been a blessing because it is a phenomenal song. By the time the record was cut, in the summer of , Lee had become a teenager.

Rockin around the christmas tree

By the song's 50th anniversary in , Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. The song also set the record for the longest period of time between an original release and its topping the Hot 65 years , as well as the longest time between number-one singles by an artist: 63 years, one month and two weeks. In a interview with The Tennessean , Lee recalled that she had no knowledge as to why Marks wanted her specifically to sing it: "I was only 12 [sic], and I had not had a lot of success in records, but for some reason he heard me and wanted me to do it. And I did. An instrumental version of the song appears as background music in the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , which exclusively featured music written by Johnny Marks. It can be heard in the scene where Rudolph first arrives at the Reindeer Games and meets another reindeer named Fireball. The song was also used in the film Home Alone during a scene when Kevin McCallister pretends that there is a holiday party taking place in his house, and discourages the burglars from robbing it. On November 3, , Lee released a music video for the song, consisting of the year-old Lee lip synching to the original recording of her year-old voice at a party that includes Trisha Yearwood and fellow former teenage country music star Tanya Tucker. Although Decca released the single in both and again in , it did not sell well until Lee became a popular star in

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