Nation and Rock N Roll Corridor of Fame member Brenda Lee performs at The Nation Music Corridor of Fame and Museum within the CMA Theater on December 9, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Nation and Rock N Roll Corridor of Fame member Brenda Lee performs at The Nation Music Corridor of Fame and Museum within the CMA Theater on December 9, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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For many people, Christmas songs are dominating our playlists this week. There’s the one you begin listening to in October, Mariah Carey’s “All I Need for Christmas Is You,” Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Child,” and the Christmas banger that went to primary final yr, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Across the Christmas Tree.”
Lee, now 80, recorded the tune when she was 13. The residing legend talked to NPR final yr when her tune — lastly — hit primary. We revisit that dialog.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan and Brianna Scott. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our govt producer is Sami Yenigun.
