Editing Brenda Lee (section)

=== 2019–present: "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 65th anniversary ===
Since ''Billboard'' modified its recurrent rules in 2012, Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has regularly returned to the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] since 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Molanphy |first=Chris |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Why Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Is Finally No. 1 |language=en-US |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/12/mariah-carey-christmas-number-1-billboard-hot-100.html |access-date=December 2, 2023 |issn=1091-2339 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206022145/https://slate.com/culture/2019/12/mariah-carey-christmas-number-1-billboard-hot-100.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On the Hot 100 chart dated December 21, 2019, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" reached a new peak of #3 in the United States with 37.1 million streams and 5,000 digital sales sold.<ref name="musiclover">{{Cite web |title=Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Hits No. 3 on Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546458/brenda-lee-juice-wrld-tones-and-i-burl-ives-hot-100-top-10 |access-date=December 16, 2019 |website=Billboard.com |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318131756/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546458/brenda-lee-juice-wrld-tones-and-i-burl-ives-hot-100-top-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week it moved up to #2,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Songs &#124; Billboard Hot 100 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 |website=Billboard.com |access-date=January 5, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027024922/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 |url-status=live }}</ref> where it remained for a second week.<ref name="auto" /> From 2019 to 2022, the song has re-peaked at #2, blocked from the top position by [[Mariah Carey]]'s "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=November 29, 2023 |title=Is It Finally Brenda Lee's Year to Be 'Rockin'{{-'}} Atop the Hot 100? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/brenda-lee-rockin-around-christmas-mariah-no-1-1235515850/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202123610/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/brenda-lee-rockin-around-christmas-mariah-no-1-1235515850/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2023, to celebrate the song's 65th anniversary, Lee released a music video featuring her lip-synching to the original recording at a house party with [[Tanya Tucker]] and [[Trisha Yearwood]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollabaugh |first=Lorie |date=November 6, 2023 |title=Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' Celebrates Milestone With New Video |url=https://musicrow.com/2023/11/brenda-lees-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-celebrates-milestone-with-new-video/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=MusicRow.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112182402/https://musicrow.com/2023/11/brenda-lees-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-celebrates-milestone-with-new-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lee has also joined social media platform [[TikTok]] to promote the song, where she posts videos reminiscing about her song's history and success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Will Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' Finally Dethrone Mariah Carey On The Charts? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/12/01/will-brenda-lees-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-finally-dethrone-mariah-carey-on-the-charts/ |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202170510/https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/12/01/will-brenda-lees-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-finally-dethrone-mariah-carey-on-the-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart dated December 9, 2023, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" topped the Hot 100 for the first time in the United States becoming Lee's third #1 hit and first since her 1960 single, "[[I Want to Be Wanted]]". At 78, Lee became the oldest female artist and oldest artist overall to top the Hot 100, feats formerly held by [[Cher]] and [[Louis Armstrong]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-billboard-hot-100-record |title=Brenda Lee Hits No. 1 on the Hot 100, Becoming the Oldest Artist to Ever Top the Chart |work=TheMessengerEntertainment| access-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204212529/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-billboard-hot-100-record |url-status=dead }}</ref> The week following, she held the number one spot, which also meant she surpassed her own age record, having turned 79 during the week ending December 16, 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-number-one-hot-100-second-week-1235550742/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 11, 2023 |date=December 11, 2023}}</ref> Following two few weeks off number one, on the week ending January 6, 2024, she returned to number one for an additional week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-hot-100-number-one-third-week-1235574397/|title=Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Jingles Back to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2024|access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref>

A Lee approved AI-generated Spanish language version "Noche Buena y Navidad" appeared on October 25, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Universal Music to Release AI-Powered Spanish Version of Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/universal-music-release-ai-powered-131109179.html |work=Yahoo Finance |agency=Reuters |date=October 25, 2024 |access-date=October 25, 2024 |author=Harshita Mary Varghese}}</ref>

In December 2024, [[Spotify]] revealed that "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is among the Top 10 most streamed holiday songs of all time, <ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbuti |first=Angela |date=2024-12-21 |title=Exclusive {{!}} Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed |url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/entertainment/spotifys-top-10-most-streamed-holiday-tracks-of-all-time-revealed/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> reaching more than a billion downloads.<ref>{{Citation |title=Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree |date=1964-10-19 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2EjXfH91m7f8HiJN1yQg97 |access-date=2024-12-25 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brenda Lee Reacts to 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Breaking 1 Billion Streams Days Before Her 80th Birthday (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/brenda-lee-reacts-to-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-breaking-1-billion-streams-exclusive-8759504 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] also certified "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"  that month for 7× Platinum for US sales of 7 million copies of the digital single.<ref>Gold & Platinum – Brenda Lee". ''Recording Industry Association of America''. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024</ref>

Also in December 2024, Lee was honored at the [[Tennessee State Capitol]], where the song was named the Official Holiday Song of Tennessee. Legislation recognizing the song in this way was filed by Tennessee House of Representative member [[Jason Powell]] in December 2023. It passed the state legislature and was signed into law by Governor [[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vissman |first=Donna |date=2024-12-15 |title=Brenda Lee's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree is Named State of Tennessee Holiday Song |url=https://wilsoncountysource.com/brenda-lee-s-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-is-named-state-of-tennessee-holiday-song/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Wilson County Source |language=en}}</ref>