Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
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Performed by
Brenda LeeProduced by
Owen BradleyWrited by
Johnny MarksAbout
“Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas classic written by Johnny Marks and performed by Brenda Lee. Despite her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded the track when she was just 12 years old.
On December 4, 2023, 65 years after its initial release, “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” hit...
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Lyrics
[Verse]
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later, we'll have some pumpkin pie
And we'll do some caroling
[Pre-Chorus]
You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear
Voices singing, "Let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
[Chorus]
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancin' merrily
In the new old-fashioned way
[Saxophone Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear
Voices singing, "Let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
[Chorus]
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancin' merrily
In the new old-fashioned way
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Q&A
Who wrote Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree's ?
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree was written by Johnny Marks.
Who produced Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree's ?
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree was produced by Owen Bradley.
When did Brenda Lee release Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?
Brenda Lee released Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree on Mon Nov 17 1958.
What did Brenda Lee say about "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree"?
On how the song came to be:
We cut that, as you do most Christmas songs, in the heat of summer. I remember I walked into the Quonset Hut where I did everything,” Lee says of the legendary Nashville studio. “[Producer] Owen [Bradley] had it all decked out like Christmas. I was only 12 going on 13, s...
How did the song perform commercially?
During the tracking week ending December 9, 2023, the song reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time. The song became Lee’s third number-one single as “I’m Sorry” and “I Want to Be Wanted” reached the top spot 65 years prior in 1960. Lee also became the oldest artist in...
When did Brenda Lee realize she'd had a hit on her hands?
Somebody called me and said, “Have you seen the movie Home Alone? You ought to, because they’ve got ‘Rockin’‘ really featured in it.” That’s when it really took off with the youngsters. I knew it was special, but you never know what’s going to be a hit – if you did, we’d all have hits every day. It...
What has the artist said about the music video?
Brenda Lee on filming an official music video for the song 65 years after the song’s release:
For those out there who know me and have supported me and my music through the years, I’ve very proud to be putting out the first ever music video for ‘Rockin’.’ This song has been so special to me—I never...