1 on their Best Selling Retail Records chart beginning Oct. His holiday classic has charted Billboard's surveys almost annually since it first spent 11 consecutive weeks at No. The Best Selling Pop LP's had 11 seasonal albums chart including the debut of Elvis' Christmas Album that topped the survey for 3 weeks.īing Crosby's all-time best-selling single ' White Christmas' returned to the Top 40 again in 1957 at #34. Gene Autry's newly recorded version of his 1949 original ' Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' made the Top 100 Sides at #70. The popular music surveys charted 9 Christmas singles, including the debut of the Bobby Helms' standard ' Jingle Bell Rock' ( Top 100 Sides #6). Moreover, the best holiday songs are the classics, and there's just no beating this one.Music rankings by the trade magazine Billboard of Christmas Holiday Music Billboard magazine's first annual 'Christmas Records' charts from November 30, 1963.īillboard magazine only charted Christmas singles and albums along with the other popular non-holiday records until the 1958 holiday season when they published their first section that surveys only Christmas music.Īn increase of Christmas records began charting Billboard in 1957. That small chorus of 'Ooh' before Lee comes in is an instantly recognizable holiday classic, and this track has just the right amount of happiness and celebratory vibes without overdosing on the sweet like Cyrus' version. Want something more impressive? Brenda Lee recorded this at just 13 years old, even though she sounds like a super seasoned pro. But, hey, there's no denying this version is f-u-n fun and it's kid friendly, unlike 'Wrecking Ball.'Ĭyrus' version of 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' may be full of espresso and pep, and while that's all super joyful, there's just no beating the 1958 original.

Forget about all the modern day twerking, Miley Cyrus used to be better known as Hannah Montana, and as the girl who had the 'Best of Both Worlds,' she recorded a super poppy, ridiculously happy version of 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.' Cyrus generally keeps the same spirit of the song, but to help appeal to her uber-young fanbase, she added a bunch of perky inflections, some small jazzy vocal inflections and way too much energy.

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