The 12 best new bops of Christmas ‘23, from Cher to Brandy

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“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” — Brenda Lee’s 1958 evergreen — finally made it to No. 1 after 65 years this week. Another little yuletide ditty that you might have heard of — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — is right behind her at No.

2 on the Billboard Hot 100.And those juggernaut chestnuts are followed by more familiar fruitcake fare: Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (No.

4), Wham!’s “Last Christmas” (No. 5), Burl Ives’ “It’s a Holly Jolly Christmas” (No. 6) and Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” (No.

10).Still, there are plenty of reasons not to play the same old songs this holiday season. Here are 12 new tinsel tracks to rock around your tree this Christmas.If you need any proof that Cher can do anything — even at 77 — look no further than how she makes merry magic happen with her legendary contemporary Wonder on this joyous remake of the holiday bop that the Motown icon first recorded on his 1967 album “Someday at Christmas.” Both septuagenarians bring a childlike spirit to this “Christmas” collaboration.