Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is an extremely popular christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. It was released on 24 November 1958, and has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Other artists have covered the song through the years, including, however not limited to Justin Bieber, Amy Grant, Jessica Simpson, LeAnn Rimes and Miley Cyrus. In November 2023, a music video was released, and in December, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time, making Lee the oldest artist ever to top the Hot 100 at age 78, later breaking the record once again one week later at the age of 79. The song also set the record for the longest period of time between an original release and its topping the US Charts at 65 years, as well as the longest time between number-one singles by an artist at 63 years, one month and two weeks.
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee" | ||||
| B-side | "Papa Noël" | |||
| Released | November 24, 1958 (US) December 1962 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | October 19, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | Decca 9-30776 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Marks | |||
| Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" at YouTube | ||||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1958–2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 2 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[2] | 3 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[3] | 9 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 5 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 4 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[6] | 3 |
| Illegal chart entered Ireland4 | 2 |
| Italy (FIMI)[7] | 7 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[8] | 3 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[10] | 5 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 22 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 2 |
| Switzerland (Media Control AG)[13] | 3 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[14] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] | 16 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[17] | 62 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[18] | 8× Platinum | 80,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[19] | Platinum | Expression error: Missing operand for *.File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| Germany (BVMI)[20] | Platinum | 500,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[21] | 3× Platinum | 45,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] | Platinum | 20,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | 4× Platinum | 2,400,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | 7× Platinum | 14,000,000File:Double-dagger-14-plain.png |
^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Media
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Billboard ad 1960.jpg
Billboard advertisement, November 21, 1960
References
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Illegal name entered Brenda Lee/Brenda+Lee/chart?f=379 Brenda Lee Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Brenda Lee. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "Illegal name entered Brenda Lee/Brenda+Lee/chart?f=341 Brenda Lee Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Brenda Lee. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "Illegal name entered Brenda Lee/Brenda+Lee/chart?f=357 Brenda Lee Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Brenda Lee. Prometheus Global Media.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Danish single certifications – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". IFPI Denmark.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Brenda Lee; 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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- ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "British single certifications – Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ "American single certifications – Brenda Lee – Rockin_ Around the Christmas Tree". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
