Today in Enrichment Friday we looked at the singer Brenda Lee who is a famous American Singer in the 50’s. We found out about the origins of ‘Rocking Around The Christmas Tree’ which she sang when she was only 13! We found out that the song takes place at the “Christmas party hop,” a festive “sock hop” where teenagers would take off their shoes and dance which was popular during the 1950s. Johnny Marks, who specialised in writing Christmas songs, wrote the song (along with ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’) when he was 50.
We then learnt the song: Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Official Lyric Video) and enjoyed dancing as we sang like they would have done when the song was first released! Perfect for getting us into the Christmas spirit!