Her greatest success was yet to come: In 2023, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 65 years after its initial release.

"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.

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.

Brenda Lee's classic 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' finally topped the charts Lee recorded the song in 1958 when she was 13 — it topped Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time thanks to a ...

That Christmas, Lee's first as a major superstar, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" finally made it to the Hot 100, going all the way to No. 14. Brenda Lee in 2015. Rick Diamond/Getty.

The illuminated Christmas tree is reflected in puddles in Trafalgar Square, central London. AFP via Getty Images. Dubbed the “World’s most famous Christmas tree,” this traditional gift from ...