{"id":925,"date":"2025-01-20T15:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2025-01-20T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:22:43","slug":"darci-lynne-gave-johnny-markss-classic-christmas-song-a-slight-country-twang-that-made-it-her-own-in-an-amazing-cover-the-song-has-been-performed-by-kelly-clarkson-and-michael-buble-but-lyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"Darci Lynne gave Johnny Marks\u2019s classic Christmas song a slight country twang that made it her own in an amazing cover. The song has been performed by Kelly Clarkson and Michael Bubl\u00e9, but Lynne\u2019s version brings a fresh new spirit to the Christmas holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2018, Darci Lynne had an NBC Christmas special called My Hometown Christmas Special, and she performed several holiday favorites during it, including \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The America\u2019s Got Talent Season 12 winner\u2019s stunning voice shone through on her cover. She even offered a slight country twang to the song that made it her own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hGYJUDDn\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Darci Lynne - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (from the NBC Christmas special)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSUKdu2Kfdg?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"BeuYIEKE\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hpQjRqRl\"><\/div>\n<h3>What to know about \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d by Brenda Lee<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d was written by Johnny Marks (who also penned Christmas classics such as \u201cRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u201d and \u201cA Holly Jolly Christmas\u201d) and the song was recorded by singer Brenda Lee when she was only 13 in 1958.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d reached the number-14 position on the Billboard charts in 1960 and regained popularity in 1990 when it was featured in the hit film Home Alone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/sites\/nbcblog\/files\/styles\/scale_862\/public\/2022\/12\/darci-lynne-and-oscar-americas-got-talent.jpg\" alt=\"Darci Lynne And Oscar on Americas Got Talent\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wqRAGEmA\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2023, Lee\u2019s version of \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d peaked at the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, 65 years after its release. At age 79, Lee became the oldest person to have a number-one single.<\/p>\n<p>On December 7, Lee joined country legend Wynonna Judd during NBC\u2019s Christmas at the Opry special for an upbeat performance of \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d that\u2019ll get you in the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sAIaIMdF\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree\u201d has since been covered by Kelly Clarkson, Kacey Musgraves, Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber, LeAnn Rimes, Meghan Trainor, Gavin DeGraw, Jessie J, She &amp; Him, Michael Buble, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2018, Darci Lynne had an NBC Christmas special called My Hometown Christmas Special, and she performed several holiday favorites during it, including \u201cRockin\u2019&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/story15.com\/?p=925\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Darci Lynne gave Johnny Marks\u2019s classic Christmas song a slight country twang that made it her own in an amazing cover. 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