Brenda Lee released "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 65 years ago. And now, for the first time ever, it's the #1 song in the country. And it's broken a few records on its way to the top.
At 78, Brenda is the oldest artist to top the Hot 100 . . . replacing Louis Armstrong, who was 62 when "Hello, Dolly" hit #1 in 1964.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is only the THIRD-holiday #1 ever. The first was "The Chipmunk Song" in 1958, followed by Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which has made it 12 times since 2019.
It also has the record for the longest time between a song's release and its rise to #1. Mariah's Christmas classic had the previous record. It was released in 1994 and took 25 years to reach the top.
Brenda was 13 when she recorded "Rockin'." It came out in 1958. It peaked at #14 in 1960, then spent nine weeks at #2 between December 2019 and the 2022 holiday season.
Four more holiday classics occupy the Top 10 this week:
Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" (#4) . . . Wham!'s "Last Christmas" (#5) . . . Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (#6) . . . and Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (#10).
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