This Christmas, Lee, now 80, is celebrating her perennial holiday hit with a new PBS American Masters documentary, Brenda Lee: Still Rockin'. The 51-minute special includes appearances by Keith Urban, ...

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written by Johnny Marks — who, as part of a long, great tradition of American Christmas songwriters, was himself actually Jewish. (Marks also wrote "Rudolph the ...

When you’re “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” this holiday season to Brenda Lee’s classic song that hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 (beating out Mariah Carey’s perennial favorite “All I ...

In the beloved 1990 movie ‘Home Alone,” young Kevin McCallister (portrayed by Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation. He relishes this newfound freedom until ...

Brenda Lee recorded “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” written by Johnny Marx, when she was 12 years old. The song didn’t have much success until it was released in Europe, and it received an even ...

Brenda Lee’s classic holiday song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has been a popular addition to radio stations and Christmas party playlists for years. Now, 65 years after its debut, Lee’s ...

Brenda Lee attends the CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Her holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 65 years after its debut. ...