It can be durable, a classic! The test with the essentials” Everything I want for Christmas it’s you » by Mariah Carey, which has left us speechless since November. But this week, the heady title was dethroned by the holiday classic…” Swinging around the Christmas tree » by Brenda Lee. This piece, dating back to 1958, made a surprising breakthrough that shook the little world of Christmas music.
The battle of the numbers of the year
Brenda Lee won the competition with a whopping 34.9 million streams, pushing ” Rocking around the Christmas tree ” TO top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Mariah Carey, while leading sales with 4,004,000 downloads, came in second in terms of streaming with 32.4 million streams. Well, it’s not even a low score, so don’t panic.
It is also a record of longevity
Brenda Lee’s music also broke a longevity record by becoming the longest-running song to reach number one on the charts, 65 years after its release. A feat that even surpasses Mariah Carey, who had held the record since 2019.
Brenda Lee, 78, becomes the oldest person to top the Hot 100, restoring her reign 63 years after her last appearance in 1960. A victory that comes after an intense and prolonged promotional battle between the two artists , most notably with Brenda Lee celebrating her song’s 65th anniversary with a music video and a presence on TikTok.
So which of these two songs makes you more want to wiggle in a Christmas sweater?
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Source: Madmoizelle
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