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UNBELIEVABLE: Brenda lee - The Untold Story

Christmas legend Brenda Lee 'never realised' just how poor she was growing up

Brenda Lee "never realised" just how poor she was growing up because of the community around her.

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Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee

The Independent UK

Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' Resurgence

Discover the enduring charm of Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' and its impact on holiday music history.

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Still rockin': As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple

Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now

The Independent UK

Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? reissued as all-star mashup – including three generations of Bono

Fortieth-anniversary edition is spliced together by Trevor Horn from previous versions of the song, including snippets of George Michael, Ed Sheeran and more

The Guardian - UK

“Training a model based on the 13-year-old Brenda Lee, using original masters, was both a challenge and a creative breakthrough”: BT on the new Spanish version of Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree that was made possible by his SoundLabs AI MicDrop plugin

Will Noche Buena y Navidad become a festive classic?

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Dirty Deeds Around The Christmas Tree? Hear an AC/DC classic transformed into a feel-good festive cracker

Mash-up wizard Bill McClintock weaves some Christmas magic with Bon Scott's tale of vengeance and skulduggery

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Fans hail ‘legendary’ Mariah Carey as she scores ‘mind-blowing’ Billboard record

Singer’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ has become her third hit to spend at least 14 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100

The Independent UK

The 10 best Christmas songs of all time: 2023 edition

These 10 Christmas songs are the best of all time.

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“Never Laughed So Hard”: 13 Family Game Ideas For An Unforgettable Christmas Party

Bored Panda found some fun party games to try out with your family after a big Christmas dinner. If the conversation at the table starts to turn sour, tell everyone it's time for candy cane fishing! The post “Never Laughed So Hard”: 13 Family Game Ideas For An Unforgettable Christmas…

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Growing up with background Brenda

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The Guardian - UK

‘I just loved to sing!’: Brenda Lee on inspiring Elvis, Lennon and Taylor Swift – and topping the chart at 78

She has just become the oldest person ever to top the US chart, with the classic she recorded at 13 – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree. She recalls touring with Jerry Lee Lewis, forming a bond with the king of rock’n’roll and what she learned from Judy Garland

The Guardian - UK

The Sweet Story Behind Why ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Isn’t The No. 1 Song This Year, And How Mariah Carey Responded

Mariah Carey has been dethroned as the queen of Christmas after another classic has become number one.

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Mariah Carey dethroned from Christmas charts by 65-year-old hit

Brenda Lee’s ’Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since its release in 1958

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Up First briefing: 4th GOP debate; safety experts want tech to reduce speeding

The field is smaller and stakes are higher at tonight's fourth GOP primary debate. As death and injuries mount, safety experts call for more speed intelligence technology in cars.

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'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' goes to No. 1 — after 65 years

Move over, Mariah Carey: Brenda Lee's reliable holiday hit, first released during the Eisenhower administration, is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first time ever.

Chicago Sun-Times

65 years later, Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ tops Billboard chart

The song bumps Mariah Carey’s longstanding charttopper “All I Want for Christmas is You” to the No. 2 spot.

The Guardian - UK

Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree hits US No 1 – 65 years after release

At 78, Lee becomes oldest person to top US singles chart, beating record held by Louis Armstrong since 1964

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The Independent UK

Mariah Carey dethroned from Christmas charts by 65-year-old hit

Brenda Lee’s ’Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since its release in 1958

Fortune

78-year-old Brenda Lee campaigns for ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ to finally top Mariah Carey on holiday charts

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" are already climbing the charts, for the fifth year in a row.

The Independent UK

The 18 best Christmas songs, from Santa Baby to Last Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year. As Christmas approaches, we pick the classic songs you need on your festive playlist

Glasgow Live

Top ten Christmas songs ranked as 50 per cent of Brits have festive shower playlist

As searches for Christmas songs have soared by 200 per cent since September, a new study of 500 Spotify playlists has revealed the UK’s favourites to sing to in the shower.

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Is this the year Brenda Lee's rockin' holiday hit goes to No. 1? It should be

As Halloween comes to a close, the candles are blown out inside the pumpkins on your porch and the trick-or-treaters are safely tucked in bed, Mariah Carey will be waiting in the wings somewhere, ready to kick off Christmas season once again.

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