Lee’s mature vocal talent earned her frequent comparisons with the 'Wizard of Oz' star in the early days of her career, and Judy Garland gave her some poignant advice.
In a Nashville recording studio in 1958, 13-year-old Brenda Lee laid down the vocals for “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree,” ...
Here are four Christmas songs, including one from Brenda Lee herself, that will have you scratching your head.
Singer Brenda Lee and her husband of over 60 years, Ronnie Shacklett, are proud parents of two adult daughters, Julie and ...
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.
These days Brenda Lee is best known for the perennial 1958 holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," which she ...
Rounding out the Top 10 are: “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms; “Snowman” by Sia; “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” ...
A new documentary on PBS explores the extraordinary life of singer Brenda Lee, a child prodigy whose 70-year career spans ...
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, ...
Brenda Lee "never realised" just how poor she was growing up. The 80-year-old singer was just eight years old when her father ...
Mariah Carey continues to cement herself as the “Queen of Christmas” as “All I Want For Christmas Is You” becomes the first ...