Music legend Brenda Lee will turn 79 on December 11, and she'll have a lot to celebrate: Her classic holiday song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has just topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the very first time — 65 years after its release.
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is now only the third holiday song in history to top the Billboard Hot 100, joining Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks with David Seville. Written by Johnny Marks, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was released in 1958, but it only hit the chart in 1960, peaking at #14 that year. Last year and in 2019, it climbed as high as #2.