Since then, the tune has become a mainstay for the season and is Lee's signature hit.
Lee was just 13 when she recorded the song and it debuted to modest acclaim in 1958. That makes the hit song's original performer, Brenda Lee, now 78, one of the oldest artists to ever top the chart.
Sixty five years after it first released, 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear this classic song is bringing overdue acknowledgment to a beloved artist.
