"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"— sung by Brenda Lee, and first released 65 years ago, during the Eisenhower administration — has gone to No. 1 on the singles chart, for the first time ever.

Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories. It’s not joy being sought, but permission to wallow in nostalgia. Others relish ...

“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” beat out Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” as the first holiday song to top Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this season.

The best Christmas songs for your holiday season playlist. Looking beyond the obvious, overplayed holiday staples and toward tunes like Taylor Swift's "Christmas Tree Farm" or Phoebe Bridgers ...

Brenda Lee says Mariah Carey sent the "sweetest note" to celebrate her "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" overtaking "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Featuring tracks from Mariah Carey, John Legend, Blink-182 and Lil Nas X, these modern Christmas songs will bring some sugar, spice and everything nice to your holiday playlist.

Christmas music royalties are a boon to some performers For some performers, ... "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" had a resurgence in 1990, originally because it was in the "Home Alone" movie.

Taylor Swift wrote "Christmas Tree Farm" on Dec. 1, and released the track less than a week later on Dec. 6 Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016 ...

We've found Christmas treats from some of country music top stars, so you can wear your Hunter Hayes sweater, sip hot cocoa from your Darius Rucker mugs and hang your ornaments while listening to ...

Over a decade later, “Christmas Tree” earned over 8 million plays on the music platform Spotify. Some fans associate this song with its sexual innuendos. Others praised Gaga for bringing her ...

Taylor Swift's "Christmas Tree Farm" Music Video Is a Heartwarming Ode to Her Childhood. By Kelsie Gibson. Updated on Dec 8, 2019 at 1:30 PM. Christmas came a little early thanks to Taylor Swift.

30. The Waitresses 'Christmas Wrapping' (1981) This New Wave standard rocks the mic like Debbie Harry on the "Rapture" tip with an impossibly elastic bass line, punch-drunk horns slurring the ...