Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings

~ Release by Brenda Lee (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (single)
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1958-10-19)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 2), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 3), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 13), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-22 (number: 19), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2024 (number: 59), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2023 (number: 60), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2025 (number: 67), Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 70), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 80), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2021 (number: 92) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell, D. Davis & Co. Pty Ltd, EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited and St. Nicholas Music
42:06
2Papa Noel (single)
recording of:
Papa Noel (on 1958-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Botkin
2:28
3This Time of the Year
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-12)
cover recording of:
This Time of the Year (on 1964-06-12)
writer:
Hollis and Owens (American songwriter and record producer)
2:36
4Jingle Bell Rock
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer)
cover recording of:
Jingle Bell Rock
writer:
Joe Beal and Jim Boothe
publisher:
Anne Rachel Music Corp, Carlin, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
2:10
5Christy Christmas (single)
recording of:
Christy Christmas (on 1956-07-31)
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Tony Starr (songwriter)
2:23
6I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus (single)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus (on 1956-07-31)
writer:
Frankie Adams and Wilbur Jones (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
42:19
7Winter Wonderland
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-13)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland (on 1964-06-13)
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:22
8Silver Bells
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-13)
cover recording of:
Silver Bells (Christmas song) (on 1964-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited (renamed into BMG FM Music Ltd. on 2013-05-13), Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony Canada and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:08
9Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-13)
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (on 1964-06-13)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
2:13
10Angel and the Little Blue Bell
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-23)
recording of:
The Angel and the Little Blue Bell (on 1964-06-23)
writer:
Fred MacRae
publisher:
Mimosa Publishing Co., Inc. (US label)
2:56
11Frosty the Snowman
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-13)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1964-06-13)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
32:22
12Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-23)
recording of:
Christmas Will Be Another Lonely Day (on 1964-06-23)
writer:
Lee Jackson (American songwriter - Lee J. Jackson) and Patti Seymour
publisher:
Ahab Music Co., Inc.
2:28
13Blue Christmas
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-12)
cover recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1964-06-12)
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
2:44
14A Marshmallow World
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-12)
cover recording of:
A Marshmallow World (on 1964-06-12)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1949)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) (in 1949)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:32
15Strawberry Snow
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Brenda Lee (1960s American singer) (on 1964-06-13)
recording of:
Strawberry Snow (on 1964-06-13)
writer:
Ronnie Self (rockabilly singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
2:30
16White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas (on 1965-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
2:33
17Jingle Bells
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1965-07-13)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
arrangement of:
MERRY X'MAS NEO KOBE CITY (アルタミラ前BGM)
2:15
18Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1965-07-13)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:28

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Release

copyrighted (©) by:MCA Records Nashville (a division of MCA Records Inc.) (in 1999)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Nashville (formerly Decca Nashville, 1955–1973) (in 1999)
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