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KRTH playing "Feliz Navidad"

TheBigA said:
This just in.....

www.forbes.com

Brenda Leeâs âRockinâ Around The Christmas Treeâ Hits No. 1 â 65 Years After Its Release

More than half a century after it was first released, Brenda Lee’s seasonal smash "Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree" has finally hit No. 1 on the Hot 100.
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It's #1 on the Hot 100, not the Holiday 100.
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So, there's a record ahead of it on the Holiday 100, but that record isn't number one on the overall chart.

Billboard's methodology never fails to amaze...
 
I said earlier that this would lead to a press release, and it did. Here it is in full with a quote from Brenda:

BRENDA LEE’S SONG “ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE” HITS NO. 1 FOR THE FIRST TIME

GLOBAL SUPERSTAR MAKES HISTORY 65 YEARS AFTER THE SONG’S ORIGINAL RELEASE
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NASHVILLE, TN (Dec. 4, 2023) – Rock and Roll Hall and Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee’s iconic holiday hit “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever, 65 years after the song’s debut. By hitting the No.1 spot, Lee breaks several records, many of which were held by Mariah Carey and “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” whom Lee beat out for the top spot this week. Lee claims just the third holiday No.1 ever on the Hot 100.

This is also Lee’s third No. 1. She now holds the record for the longest gap between an artist’s first and most recent week at No.1 on the Hot 100, as her first No.1 was her single “I’m Sorry” in 1960, 63 years ago. Lee and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” now also hold the record for the longest climb to the top of the Hot 100, as the Johnny Marks-written hit was released 65 years ago, when Lee was just 13 years old. Now, at almost 79-years-old, Lee is also the oldest woman to top the Hot 100, surpassing previous record-holders Cher (“Believe,” age 52) and Carey (“All I Want for Christmas is You,” age 53).

“This is amazing! I cannot believe that ‘Rockin’’ has hit No. 1 65 years after it was released, this is just so special! Thank you to the team at UMG/UMe who worked so hard to celebrate the song’s anniversary this year. But most importantly, thank you to the fans who keep listening. The song came out when I was a young teenager and now to know that it has resonated with multiple generations and continues to resonate – it is one of the best gifts I have ever received. Keep on Rockin’ and Merry Christmas!” – Brenda Lee

This year for the song’s 65th anniversary, Lee released the first ever music video for “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” featuring cameos by country stars Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood. She also released a new EP, A Rockin’ Christmas with Brenda Lee, featuring “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” and other holiday favorites including “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” “Jingle Bell Rock” “A Marshmallow World” and “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” reimagined by Filous.

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE” | HERE

LISTEN TO A ROCKIN’ CHRISTMAS WITH BRENDA LEE | HERE
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Photo Credit: Alexa King Stone
Brenda Lee will perform “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” on the upcoming NBC television special “Christmas at the Opry” which airs Thursday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and streams next day on Peacock.
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Brenda Lee Performing “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” on NBC’s
“Christmas at the Opry” airs Thursday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and streams next day on Peacock.
Photo Credit: Allen Clark/NBC
About Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee signed with the legendary Decca Records label before her 12th birthday and went on to record such landmark hits as “Sweet Nothin’s,” “All Alone Am I,” “Break it to Me Gently” and “I’m Sorry.” Though she had success in multiple genres including rockabilly, pop and rock, Lee found her home in country music. Lee’s best-loved hit, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” is celebrating its 65th anniversary and continues to top the charts year after year. Not only has Lee sold more than 100 million albums globally, throughout her career she shared stages and earned the respect of the world’s most revered performers. The Beatles opened for her and the lads from Liverpool became good friends with the Southern belle from Atlanta, and Elvis Presley and Lee made their Grand Ole Opry debut on the same night. Lee had nine consecutive top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits from 1960 to 1962 and set a record for a female solo artist that was unequaled until over two decades later. Lee churned out country hits such as “Sunday Sunrise” and “Big Four Poster Bed” and continued to have country hits into the 80s, including “I Love Her So,” a duet with George Jones. Lee was the first woman inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Fames and she is a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. Her hit song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” was certified 5x Platinum by the RIAA.
 
Note to board users: BigA used a press release he received to make his post. A press release is intended to be published.

Just because this release is long and full of pictures does not mean that long articles from copyrighted sources can also be posted here.
 
oldies76 said:
I’m sure Brenda is celebrating Michael. If you were a hit musician , would you rather be 1 or 2?
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Look, good for Brenda, and I'm not out to deprive a lady who turns 79 next week of a reason to celebrate.

But honest to God---if you're a hit musician, you know what number one means in relation to number two better than anyone else. Especially today.
 
Imagine if Casey Kasem's spiel had been:

"Welcome to American Top 40. I'm Casey Kasem in Hollywood, and it's time for our weekly countdown of the records radio programmers feel are safe to play based on research."
 
played feliz navidad again this morning and playing rockin around the christmas tree right now as i type this before our community bulletin board of the airwaves
 
AbrahamJSimpson said:
Oh good lord. Stations all across the country that don’t touch the artists and eras they play at Christmastime alongside some of their core artists who do have seasonal recordings.

Does the constant dwelling on one station ever get tiring?
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I know right?? Just look at all the amount of minutiae posted about flipping Christmas music. Newsflash: It's just frigging Christmas music that comes around once a year. There are no intended subtle nuances or vast conspiracies why what Christmas song is played on whatever station at whatever time. Just goes to show that there isn't much actual deep thinking going on around here.
 
Kelly A said:
I know right?? Just look at all the amount of minutiae posted about flipping Christmas music. Newsflash: It's just frigging Christmas music that comes around once a year. There are no intended subtle nuances or vast conspiracies why what Christmas song is played on whatever station at whatever time. Just goes to show that there isn't much actual deep thinking going on around here.
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What it shows, to me at least, is there's not much of true substance to discuss in this industry, at least not at the present moment. Most of what's being discussed herein is rehashing old controversies, flogging dead and dying horses, repeating oft-spoken conventional wisdom, because people feel the need to chat in a community of common interests. (Look at that other board, the one littered with arrogance and dental floss. It's become nearly moribund in recent weeks. Barely anything worth discussing about radio in The Great City.) So "Christmas music, Christmas format changes, "Brenda Lee is #1, finally, after 176 years" (or whatever), all they're doing is keeping the typing fingers lubed for when a real topic of interest rears it's ugly little head.
 
Weiserguy said:
What it shows, to me at least, is there's not much of true substance to discuss in this industry, at least not at the present moment.
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I disagree. Then again, I attend a lot of industry conventions where a lot of true substance is discussed.

Just read the radio trades. Lots of substance to discuss if you just think a little creatively.

BTW I think the Brenda Lee story is interesting, and I thought the info on Feliz Navidad had substance. But that's just me.
 
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