‘Rock’ of ages: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ finally hits No. 1 — 65 years later
nypost.comBillboard Hot 100 chart that was released on Monday.That’s almost exactly 63 years after the tinsel tune first hit the Hot 100, at No.
64, on Dec. 12, 1960.Lee’s third career chart-topper — and first since 1960’s “I Want to Be Wanted” — previously peaked at No.
2 on the pop chart, first reaching that position in December 2019.And now “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is just the third holiday single ever to jingle all the way to the top, following Alvin and the Chipmunks’ “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” in 1958 and, of course, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which first hit No.
1 in 2019.In honor of its 65th anniversary, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” recently got its first official video, which was released in November.
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