Brenda Lee, the singer behind Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree, shared an emotional video reacting to making music history.

Although she was only 13 years old when she released the song “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” in 1958, it became a huge holiday hit that has stood the test of time.

In 2019, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, setting the record for the time between its original release and its peak position on the Hot 100 (65 years).

Now the star has reached a new milestone as she is the only country artist whose song has over a billion streams on Spotify.

A video shared on social media showed the emotional singer as she was awarded the plaque for her work.

A caption read: “Join us in congratulating Brenda on her milestone of reaching 1 billion streams of ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ on @spotify, making her the only female country artist with a Christmas song in Spotify’s Billions Club.” .”

“She was also certified seven-times platinum by the @riaa_awards for “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.” 🎄🎶’

Fans were happy for the star and celebrated her work in the comments section on social media.

“No one deserves these honors more than the legendary Brenda Lee!!🎄❤️👏😍,” mikeya247 said.

“Oh, Brenda! Congratulations. “I love you and your beautiful songs.❤️,” said mostafe_amed_jr.

“And imagine this: she recorded and sang the song at the age of 13. AND IT’S STILL A BIG HIT EVERY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎄🎶🎶,” said fast_furios1116.

The 79-year-old, who is also known for her huge hits Sweet Nothin’s, If You Love Me and The End of The World, was just 13 when she recorded the iconic holiday bop.

Earlier this year, fans were shocked at the depth and incredible sound of the singer’s voice when they were reminded that the popular Christmas hit was recorded by a child.

A year before releasing her beloved Ode to a Christmas Tree, Brenda scored her first Billboard hit at age 12 with “One Step at a Time.”

She sold more than 100 million records worldwide and became Billboard’s top female artist of the decade in the 1960s.

Brenda has won a Grammy Award, four NARM Awards, three NME Awards and five Edison Awards and was the first woman to be inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In 2023, Rolling Stone named her one of the greatest singers of all time.

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