Brenda Lee Just Performed "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Live Like It's 1958

The classics never go out of style, especially around the holidays.

With her song atop the charts over half a century after its release, Brenda Lee took the stage during NBC's special Christmas at the Opry to sing "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree." And she nailed it. 

The song got the whole crowd in the dancing (and Christmas) spirit. Watching the performance will probably have the same effect on you. "I was 6 years old when this song was a hit. I'm 71 now looking at spry and beautiful Brenda Lee belting this song out like she did in 1958. It's bringing me to tears to see her looking so wonderful. God bless you Brenda and keep rockin' around that Christmas tree for years to come," reads one gushing comment on YouTube.

Watch, below. 

What to know about "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee

The rockabilly banger was written by Johnny Marks, who also penned the classics "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "A Holly Jolly Christmas," and was recorded by Brenda Lee and released in 1958, when Lee was just 13 years old. The song entered the Billboard charts in the 1960s as Lee's career took off, then spiked in popularity again after it was used in the 1990 hit movie Home Alone.

In the Christmas seasons of 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, it hit the number-two spot, finally hitting the top of the charts this year, 65 years after its release, a record-breaking gap between release and chart domination. Lee is also now the oldest person to have a number-one single; she turns 79 on December 11.

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"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee lyrics 

Rockin' around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
And we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing, let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancin' merrily
In the new old-fashioned way

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You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear
Voices singing, let's be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rockin' around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancin' merrily
In the new old-fashioned way