Brenda Lee Performs #1 Hit 65 Years After Recording It Halifax, NS, Canada / Hot Country 103.5 Russell MacKenzie Dec 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM Jessica Lewis / Unsplash 65 years after it’s release, ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ by Brenda Lee went to number 1. It was recorded when she was just 13. Here she is performing it, as cute as ever, just the other night. The star turns 79 today. (December 11th)