When you think of Christmas music, 99% of people probably think of the unmistakable and irrepressible lyrics of All I want for Christmas is youuu… by Mariah Carey. There’s not much hesitation, It is the song that has been heard since November 1 (the Halloween party is barely over) until December 25th and that injects every year millionaire royalties to the 54-year-old New York singer.

Until today. Starting this year, Mariah Carey is facing a lot of measured competition. The revival of the Christmas classic took place in December 2023 Rocking around the Christmas treeby Brenda Leewhich just positioned itself at number 1 on the list Billboard Hot 100 (from December 4). If you think you haven’t heard it yet, pay close attention as you watch the films for the umpteenth time My poor little angel 1 (in the fake Christmas party scene with mannequins) or Cheaper per dozen (the final scene when the family celebrates Christmas).

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It’s the first time this 65-year-old song (released in 1958) has topped the coveted chart and Mariah Carey and her Everything I want for Christmaswhich ranks second. Just in time for the song’s 65th anniversary, Brenda Lee has just recorded the first official video for Rocking around the Christmas treewhich I actually didn’t have.

In the clip, the performer appears in a long red tunic moving her lips to the sound of the composition playing play. He is joined by country stars Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood. However, Lee got the chance to sing live on an NBC show on Thursday, December 7.

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Brenda Lee, now 78 years old, originally recorded this song (written by Johnny Marks and produced by Owen Bradley) when he was 13 years old. Had she achieved this record at that age, she would have become the youngest artist to achieve a No. 1. However, Billboard acknowledges that they prefer the oldest artist to achieve this recordsurpassing Louis Armstrong, who was 62 years old when he reached No. 1 Hello, Dollie! (1964) and Cher, who was 52 years old at the time To believe (1998) ruled the Hot 100 rankings.

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Brenda tells the story of how #RockinAroundtheChristmasTree became the signature song it is today! #ArockinChristmas

♬ Rocking around the Christmas tree – Brenda Lee

“This is the song that put me on the radar of all generations,” thanked Brenda Lee in a TikTok video, shared on her official account, where she distributes other capsules on this topic. “I never thought this would become my signature song.” Rocking around the Christmas tree It has also been covered by famous music stars, such as Miley Cyrus, Meghan Trainor and Jessie J, Leah Michelle and Michael Bublé.