Rocking around the Christmas Tree Johnny Marks 1942
Yes - it's him again. The fella who wrote "Rudolph,the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the rest of the
songs from the Rankin-Bass animated feature shot yet another seasonal hit onto the airwaves with this sock-hop favorite recorded
by Brenda Lee ("I'm Sorry," "The Crying Game") , who was just inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of
2002. Marks himself is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, based mainly on the strength of his Christmas offerings.
Oh - By the way...
Johnny Marks is Jewish, as are the writers of 8 out of the ten most popular Christmas songs of
all time.
Rocking around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you
can see Ev'ry couple tries to stop
Rocking around the Christmas tree, Let the Christmas spirit ring Later
we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some caroling.
You will get a sentimental Feeling when you hear Voices
singing let's be jolly, Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Rocking around the Christmas tree, Have a happy holiday Everyone
dancing merrily In the new old-fashioned way. |