Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Tops Billboard Hot 100 After 65 Years
Mariah Carey sends congratulatory flowers to Lee, who becomes the oldest woman to top the chart.
Overview
- Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' has hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 65 years after its release.
- Mariah Carey, whose own holiday hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' has topped the charts for the past four years, sent Lee congratulatory flowers.
- Lee, at 78, is now the oldest woman to top the Hot 100, surpassing previous record-holders Cher and Carey.
- 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' is Lee's third No. 1 hit in her career, with her first being her 1960 single 'I’m Sorry'.
- Lee was just 13 years old when she recorded the hit, which has since become a holiday mainstay.