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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Christmas song written and composed by Johnny Marks, originally recorded by Brenda Lee and released in 1958
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q491663
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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Summary

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's composer is recorded as Johnny Marks[4].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's genre is Christmas music[5].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's genre is rock and roll[6].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's genre is country music[7].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's genre is rockabilly[8].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was followed by You Can Depend on Me[9].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was produced by Owen Bradley[10].
  • Among the performers on Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was Mel and Kim[11].
  • Among the performers on Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was Lasse Stefanz[12].
  • Among the performers on Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was Lasse Stefanz[13].
  • Among the performers on Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was Wenche Myhre[14].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was performed by Arvingarna[15].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was performed by Brenda Lee[16].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's record label is recorded as Decca[17].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was released on December 1962[19].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"}[20].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+122'}[21].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's derivative work is recorded as Fånga en vind[22].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's derivative work is recorded as Julen är här[23].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's form of creative work is recorded as song[24].
  • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree's recording date is recorded as October 19, 1958[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[26]

  • Genre(s): christmas music, pop[27]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas music, holiday music, pop[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 15875086-77a1-3e37-b125-75252d9d6bef[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Mel and Kim[11], Lasse Stefanz[12], Wenche Myhre[14], Arvingarna[15], and Brenda Lee[16]. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was produced by Owen Bradley[10].

Publication

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was released on December 1962[19]. Genres include Christmas music[5], rock and roll[6], country music[7], and rockabilly[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was followed by You Can Depend on Me[9].

Why It Matters

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

Related Entities

Brenda Lee Decca United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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