Brenda Lee revealed that she 'never realized' just how poor she was growing up. The Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree opened up about her childhood and growing up with a single mother.

Everybody knows Brenda Lee’s classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” The song was written by Johnny Marks, who also wrote other holiday classics like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Holly ...

Brenda Lee performs at the "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2015. (Laura Roberts/Invision/AP) As the holiday season approaches each year, a ...

Singer and entertainer, Brenda Lee who is also known as Little Miss Dynamite, is the singer of the quintessential Christmas ...

From Nat King Cole and Bruce Springsteen to Brenda Lee and a certain Queen of Christmas — Mariah Carey — these 10 yule tunes ...

In a Nashville recording studio in 1958, 13-year-old Brenda Lee laid down the vocals for “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,” ...

Brenda Lee and husband Ronnie Shacklett share two children, Julie and Jolie. Here’s everything to know about singer Brenda ...

Here are four Christmas songs, including one from Brenda Lee herself, that will have you scratching your head.

Her memories of recording "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" are a little hazy. She remembers the producer placing ...

Somewhat implausibly, Brenda Lee's celebration of a "Christmas party hop" is more popular today than ever before.

Rounding out the Top 10 are: “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms; “Snowman” by Sia; “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” ...

After all, Brenda Lee was 13 years old at the time — and it was ... what is the “new old-fashioned way,” exactly? The simplicity of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a big part of its appeal, ...