Move over, Mariah Carey: Brenda Lee's reliable holiday hit, first released during the Eisenhower administration, is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first time ever.

Atlanta native Brenda Lee, at age 78, is still going strong. She recently taped her first video for her song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" with guests Trisha Yearwood and Tanya Tucker.

Brenda Lee sent celebratory flowers from Christmas hit rival Mariah CareyLink; As of Dec. 10, the track, which was recorded in 1958 when Lee was just 13 years old, broke 1 billion streams on Spotify.

UMG says the track sounds like 13-year-old Lee was back in the studio. This new twist uses an AI vocal model derived straight from her voice, a real first in commercial music.

Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" finally passes Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for the Hot 100 No. 1 spot this week.

Brenda Lee opens up about how she's spending her milestone 80th birthday, and the latest fanfare around her classic 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.' The music icon ...

Brenda Lee performs onstage for All for the Hall a concert hosted by Keith Urban and Vince Gill benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at Bridgestone Arena on December 05, 2023 in ...

Brenda Lee is finally leading the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her holiday anthem "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." This is the first time the classic song has reached the No. 1 spot.

One song that is consistently at the top of the list is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” sung by Brenda Lee. In 2023, it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since its ...

This timeline explores Brenda Lee’s life and the major milestones in her career. December 11, 1944. Brenda Mae Tarpley is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Annie Grayce and Ruben Lindsey Tarpley.

Brenda Lee has had a stellar music career, beginning as a rockabilly teen, ... Kitty Wells, and Loretta Lynn led to more sales, so that today her Nashville commercial success ...

In a Nashville recording studio in 1958, 13-year-old Brenda Lee laid down the vocals for “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,” and it's more popular today than ever.